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Vladimir Putin’s War on Russian Culture
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About this event
Explore the impact of politics on culture at this critical talk on Russian culture.
Why you should come
AI-powered• Hear Mikhail Zygar, founding editor of Dozhd' TV, dissect Putin's media crackdown.
• Discover how playwright Mikhail Durnenkov defies censorship through exile art.
• Uncover the hidden cultural casualties of the Ukraine war, revealed by insiders.
Event Highlights
- •Discussion of the purging of Russian culture since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
- •Speakers include leading Russian intellectuals now living in exile.
- •Event supplements the College’s Berlin Lecture series.
Speakers
Bridget Kendall
former BBC Moscow Correspondent and until recently Master of Peterhouse, Cambridge (Chair)
Mikhail Durnenkov
playwright, known for his work with Teatr.doc and the Liubimovka theatre festival
Mikhail Zygar
journalist and writer (founding editor of the Dozhd’ TV channel)
Organized by: Wolfson College
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