Tag: Soviet Union
Russian film industry is not allowed to go to Europe, it shoots in Kaliningrad – culture
Berlin is sometimes relocated to Russia, and Sweden with its beaches and dunes is also there from time to time. Illusions, produced in Kaliningrad. The old villa on Kutusow Street,…
Valery Cheplanova’s “The Horse in the Well”: Happiness is an activity – culture
Valery Cheplanova was just Nathan the Wise. She stepped in, at short notice, in a production by Ulrich Rasche at the Salzburg Festival, also as the leading role. The actress…
Wagner uprising in Russia: Putin’s warning of civil war – Culture
President Putin knows the history of his country. Once before, an uprising in Russia was followed by war, destruction, the deaths of millions. Whatever the mutinous Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin…
Wagner uprising in Russia: Putin warns of civil war – Politics
President Putin knows the history of his country. She shows him that Yevgeny Prigozhin’s coup could turn into a catastrophe. Once before, an uprising in Russia was followed by war,…
Ilya Kabakov Obituary for Russian Conceptual Artists: Tireless Visionary – Culture
A filigree temple snail stands in a huge hall at the Zollverein colliery in Essen as a memorial against pragmatism. Architecturally a mixture of Tatlin’s monument to the revolution and…
Russian fashion designer: The “red Dior”, Slava Zaitsev, has died – style
Russian fashion designer Vyacheslav “Slava” Zaitsev has died at the age of 85. This was announced by the Russian Academy of Arts on Sunday evening, as reported by the Tass…
Artur Weigandt: “The Traitors” – A Book for the Homeless – Culture
Only the missing “H” in the name gives an indication of its origin. Artur should actually be called Pavel. His parents then decided on Artur because it sounds less Russian…
David Bowie in the USSR: An Alien in Moscow
In 1973, David Bowie took the train from Japan to the Soviet Union. The photos of it can be seen for the first time in Los Angeles from April. The…
Eastern and Central Europe: Suddenly visible due to the war
The Russian attack on Ukraine changed the self-image of former socialist countries like Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia – and their role in the European Union. source site
Goebbels Hetzretze 80 years ago: What did “total war” mean? – Politics
The world is in great danger, said the speaker. A people of 200 million had been prepared for a “war of aggression against Europe”. And: “The onslaught of the steppes…