March 16, 2023 A Victory for Navalny The Navalny film won the Oscar for Best Documentary at the 95th Academy Awards. Dissent Film & TV Media Politics Russia File
March 12, 2023 Airwaves Hacked, Again A new hack into Russian radio and television stations reveals a vulnerable spot in the nation's airwaves. Film & TV Media News Politics War Russia File
February 09, 2023 Gérard Depardieu Bids Adieu French actor Gérard Depardieu has distanced himself from his previous anti-war statements. Dissent Film & TV Interview Politics War Russia File
September 14, 2022 Russian Troops Set to Regroup? “All of this is very bitter." – Russian newscaster Dmitry Kiselev Film & TV Journalism Media War Quote
September 02, 2022 From the Big Screen to an Online Meme A character from a 1988 Soviet animated film has taken on a new life as a 2022 internet meme. Film & TV Internet Pop Culture Russia File
August 04, 2022 Time to Move? An English-language video released by the Russian embassy in Madrid lists reasons why Westerners should pack up their things and move in. Culture Film & TV Internet Russia File
July 20, 2022 Rain Reenters the Forecast “Today, more than ever, the citizens of Russia should have access to independent information. And therefore it is especially important for us to return to the air. We, like tens of millions of Russians, want the war to end, and Russia to return to the path of development from catastrophe and destruction.” – Editor-in-chief Tikhon Dzyadko of Dozhd TV Dissent Film & TV Journalism Media War Quote
May 18, 2022 For All Ukrainians “Now more than ever, every victory is important for Ukraine. This will further raise the morale of the Ukrainians, which is so needed now. We won not for ourselves, but for all Ukrainians." – Oleg Psyuk, member of Kalush Orchestra, winners of Eurovision 2022. Culture Film & TV Interview Music Quote
April 17, 2022 The Spirit of Maidan Remembering the Maidan protests of 2014 and how Ukrainians fought back when their freedom was threatened. Film & TV Government Journalism Politics War Russia File
March 21, 2022 Star Wars Aid A rare Star Wars collectible is to be sold at auction to aid Ukraine. Art Film & TV Health Pop Culture War Russia File
March 16, 2022 Easing Fear Through Film "Our mission, as workers in the sphere of culture, is not only to save culture itself from destruction, but to save those who value it." – The director of the Kyiv municipal Department of Culture on showing films during these trying times Art Children Film & TV Media War Quote
March 15, 2022 Televised Bravery A one-woman anti-war picket interrupts Russia's most important state news program to tell the country, "They are lying to you!" Film & TV Government Int'l Relations Journalism War Russia File