Soviet writers
Koležnik makes top ten of German-language theatre
Slovenian director Mateja Koležnik's take on Maxim Gorky's play Children of the Sun, staged at the German theatre Schauspielhaus Bochum, has made a list of ten remarkable productions from the last season in German-speaking theatre. A panel of critics applauded her work as highly topical.
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‘Ukraine’s Tom Waits’ Keeps Sound of Jewish Odessa Alive
Before the Russian Revolution, Odessa was a kind of New Orleans on the Black Sea - a duty-free haven with a thriving black market and teeming port-side taverns, where you could hear a variety of musical styles: Greek, Roma, Armenian, Georgian. It was famous for its distinctive mélange. It also had a large Jewish community - bankers, workers and Jewish gangsters all lived there.
Alexei Navalny Nominated for EP andrey Sakharov Human Rights Prize
Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was nominated on Monday (27 September) for the European Parliament's annual human rights prize as European Union lawmakers sought to keep the public spotlight on his pro-democracy network, which has been banned in Russia.