Russia News » Central News Russia » Central » Culture: Culture or Kremlin influence? Europe divided over its Russian Houses
A dispute between Germany and Russia over their cultural centres is drawing fresh attention to a network of Russian Houses that has faced years of accusations of propaganda and espionage, but ...
News Russia » Central » Culture: Pushkin & Putin: How Russia turns culture into a weapon
The reopening of the Russian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale is not an act of dialogue, but of hybrid warfare – the latest episode in Russia's long weaponisation of culture.
News Russia » Central » Culture: Inside the 'Pavilion of (Dis)sence,' a fight against Russia's weaponization of culture
In the lead-up to the Venice Art Biennale, posters for imagined cultural events began appearing throughout the city, each one carrying the disclaimer: "Canceled because the artist was killed by ...
News Russia » Central » Culture: Russia’s Power Is Not Weapons, It’s Culture – OpEd
Observers say that what drives President Vladimir Putin is to make Russia respected. But perhaps Putin underestimates how much power Russia already has. He has overlooked which trumpets to blow. It is ...