Karelina went back to Russia in January to visit her 90-year-old grandmother. She was arrested and paraded in front of cameras after authorities searched her Venmo account and discovered a donation she made to a charity helping Ukrainians ravaged by war. Russia falsely cla...
The Japanese ballerina and her fellow cast members learned of the Russian invasion while on their current tour of the United States. Although there are Russians and Ukrainians in the troupe, the members are united in their opposition to war. Before each performance, a large message appears on ...
I used to tell people that I loved Russia, because I do. I think everybody has a country not their own that they’re powerfully drawn to; Russia is mine. I can’t explain the attraction, only observe its symptoms going back to childhood, such as listening over and over to Prokofiev’...