Some UFC Fighters Have Ties To A Chechen Leader Loyal To Putin

[ad_1] The fight and in-ring interview that Chimaev mentioned during the UFC broadcast was not seen by mixed martial arts fans in Poland. Showing the rest of the UFC 273 card, Polsat refused to broadcast the fight between Chimaev and Burns because of Chimaev’s post showing his video chat with Kadyrov. “This is a clear …

Netrebko Faces Backlash After Attempt to Stay Away From Putin

[ad_1] Russian soprano Anna Netrebko, one of opera’s biggest stars, faced backlash in her home country after she tried to distance herself from President Vladimir V. Putin during her invasion of Ukraine on Friday. Miss Netrebko issuance A statement on Wednesday that appears to be an attempt to revive his international career, which has recently …

Anna Netrebko Wants To Get Away From Putin After Losing Her Job

[ad_1] Anna Netrebko, Russian diva with an international career fell apart after that Russia invaded Ukraine Due to her past support for Russian President Vladimir V. Putin, she tried to distance herself from him, saying they had only met a few times on Wednesday. Since the war began, the performances of Miss Netrebko at the …

Putin Says Tchaikovsky Canceled. Met Opera disagrees.

[ad_1] Opera, once divided into local companies of mostly singers from the same country, has evolved into a purely international art form with the advent of air travel. French, German and Italian opera houses began to host artists from all over the world. It’s easy to underestimate this. But it seems remarkable—almost heroic—that after the …

Putin Enters War on the Second Front: Culture

[ad_1] Beyond Ukraine, President Vladimir V. Putin is also waging cultural wars. Mr. Putin made no mention of Ukraine in his speech Friday from the mundane beige-walled office where he conducted most of his public affairs this month. Instead, he expanded on a personal obsession: “cancel culture”. Western elites “canceled” writer JK Rowling for “not …

Books About Russian President Putin and the Forces That Shaped Him

[ad_1] In an interview more than twenty years ago, Vladimir V.Putin Congratulating himself a bit in his youth, he described himself as “a hooligan”. When the interviewer asked if he exaggerated his tendency to get into fights as a student, Putin was offended. “You’re trying to insult me,” he said. “I was a real bandit.” …

Russian Chief Pressing Putin Leaves Bolshoi and French Post

[ad_1] After facing intense pressure from President Vladimir V. Putin to denounce Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a prominent Russian conductor said on Sunday from his position in two orchestras in Moscow and the famous Bolshoi Theater in Toulouse, France. He then said he would resign. Conductor Tugan Sokhiev faced requests from French officials to clarify …

Are you too close to Putin? Institutions Vet Artists, Disturbed.

[ad_1] In Canada, the concert of a famous 20-year-old Russian pianist was canceled amid concerns over his silence over the invasion of Ukraine. The musical director of an orchestra in Toulouse, France, who is also the chief conductor of the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow, has been instructed to clarify his stance on the war before …

Putin, Russia and the Ukraine War: What It Could Mean for Fossil Fuels

[ad_1] If the main elements of the European proposal are met, Russia’s war in Ukraine could have an unwittingly huge consequence: It could accelerate Europe’s shift away from fossil fuels. “The developments in the energy markets in recent months underlined the need to accelerate the transition to clean energy and permanently reduce our dependence on …

Diva Anna Netrebko with a Putin Tie at the Metropolitan Opera

[ad_1] Superstar Russian soprano Anna Netrebko will not appear at the Metropolitan Opera this season or next, as she failed to comply with the company’s request to distance herself from Russian President Vladimir V. Putin, with whom she is waging war on Ukraine. The end of Netrebko’s engagements, the Met announced on Thursday, comes after …

Valery Gergiev Faces Being Removed from Podiums on Support for Putin

[ad_1] one day later he was dropped Star Russian maestro Valery Gergiev is angry from concerts at Carnegie Hall on Friday, with growing anger over his support for Russian President Vladimir V. Putin to several prominent European institutions, including the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra, of which Mr. Gergiev is chief conductor. faced. — Threatening to sever …