Popular drama school complains of harassment from local officials who accused them of championing Ukrainian nationalism. RFE/RL reportsA popular children’s drama school that staged Ukrainian-language plays in Crimea is shutting down after what its founders describe as a campaign of harassment from local officials. Svitanok (Sunrise) taught children for more than 20 years and was a well-established institution in the capital Simferopol, but has come under fire since Russia annexed the region from Ukraine in 2014. Related: The 90-year-old Russian youth camp inflaming tensions in Crimea Related: Crimea struggles to adapt to life as part of Russia …read more
Source: The Guardian
