Culture

Bunkers, airfields, and radar stations from World War II serve as living witnesses to a not-so-distant past, preserving the memory of the tragedies and heroism of a bygone era. Scattered across the UK—from the tranquil plains of Wales to windswept…

Yelena Kostyuchenko is a Russian journalist, writer, LGBTQ+ activist, author of the book My Beloved Country, and playwright. We met with Yelena before the performance of Unseen by Ia Patarkatsishvili, which Kostyuchenko flew in to see—and to discuss afterward. Yelena…

The holidays are over, and Easter seems far away as we trudge through slush, cold, and the expected snowstorms. Yet the golden lights of theatres beckon so invitingly from their posters that you can’t help but step inside, even spending…

Russian Art Centre in London is proud to present the exhibition “Harmony in Details:Metaphysics of Beauty” curated by Valentina Shaeva. This is not just an exhibition of works of art, but an invitation to deep reflection on the connection between…

Dominic Miller, the legendary guitarist and collaborator of Sting, Tina Turner, and Genesis, took to the stage at London’s King’s Place without a setlist, without predictability, and seemingly without a plan—and it was magnificent! A light ambient soundscape emerged with…

On a cool January evening in London’s West End, the Harold Pinter Theatre—built in the late 19th century and preserved almost in its original state—is buzzing with people, many of them children. There are still ten minutes before the show…

The independent theater project “SOSO’s Daughters” was established under the direction of director and playwright Zhenya Berkovich in 2018. Two “Golden Masks” in the 20/21 season for “Finist, the Bright Falcon,” full houses, interest from critics and viewers—this made “SOSO’s…

Publishing novels in English in France has long been sort of a tradition. We spoke about “Ulysses,” the famous novel by James Joyce, which was banned by censors in the UK and the USA and published by Sylvia Beach in…