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Trouble at the Bolshoi
Stars of the Russian Bolshoi ballet in action © HBO It was like a scene from The Phantom of the Opera: a tale of high art, jealousy and violence. In January 2013, the artistic director of Moscow’s Bolshoi Ballet entered his home and had acid thrown in his face. Few people outside the rarefied world of ballet knew of Sergei Filin before the...
Traumatised Ukraine soldiers struggle to adapt to civilian life
Back from conflict in Ukraine, ex-soldiers struggle to cope …read more Source:...
International observers come under fire in eastern Ukraine; no injuries reported
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VIDEO: Tour of a Ukrainian missile silo
The silos that housed Soviet ‘Satan’ missiles serve as both tourist attraction and a reminder of Ukraine’s nuclear past. …read more Source:...
Ukraine adopts budget to preserve bailout
Breakthrough eases fears over $40bn international lifeline …read more Source: Financial...
Implementation of Ukraine ceasefire deal to drag into 2016: RIA cites Russian official
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The implementation of the ceasefire accords, aimed to resolve the Ukraine crisis and known as the Minsk 2 agreements, will drag into 2016, RIA news agency reported on Thursday, citing Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin as saying. …read more Source:...
Ukrainian holiday tradition under threat as popular Soviet film faces ban
The Irony of Fate is watched on TV by millions of families each year but could be banned because one of its actors backed Russia’s annexation of CrimeaThe probable ban of a popular Soviet film in Ukraine has caused alarm among those who like to watch it annually during the festive period. The Irony of Fate, released in 1976 and set on New...
Ukraine’s special services stop truck carrying tangerines to separatist-held area
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Magnum’s best photos of 2015 including Cuban street vendors and bikini-clad grannies
Photo agency Magnum has compiled its favourite images from 2015 captured by photojournalists in locations as far afield as Iraq, Cuba and the Ukraine. …read more Source: Daily...
Russia issues Crimea banknote in move likely to irk Ukraine
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia on Wednesday issued a new banknote dedicated to Crimea, the Ukrainian peninsula it annexed last year, in a move likely to anger Kiev which says it wants the territory back. …read more Source:...
