Under the conditions of the war, against the backdrop of the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, the situation has sharply escalated with respect not only to the Russian language, but also to writers, musicians, and cultural figures with Russian roots. However, it is unlikely that language bans and blacklists of classics are a good idea. […]
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Ombudsman of Germany considers it wrong to boycott Russian art and culture
Luisa Amtsberg, the German Ombudsman, Commissioner of the German government in the field of human rights and humanitarian aid, warns against the boycott of Russian culture. She urges not to hold all Russians responsible for the war unleashed by Putin in Ukraine: “It would be wrong because of Putin’s war to stop going to Russian […]
Athens: cultural events in April
The coronavirus restrictions that are pretty annoying to everyone are ending, and until new ones begin, cultural figures in Greece and other countries are in a hurry to show their works and performances to the audience. Martha Graham Company | Athens | April 15-17 Martha Graham’s legendary dance troupe returns to Greece with a double […]
Local authorities demolish Ottoman-era Muslim cemetery for football field
The Muslim minority in northeast Greece is outraged and unanimously condemned the destruction of the Ottoman-era Muslim cemetery of Horozlu in the village of Peteinos, in the prefecture of Xanthi. The local municipality of Avdira wants to turn the field containing the 17th-century cemetery into an amusement park with a football field, other sports fields […]
Storm of reactions to Lina Mendoni’s cultural “sanctions”
The minister’s decision to “suspend any implementation, cooperation, planning or discussion of events with Russian cultural organizations”, posted yesterday on the ministry’s Facebook page, caused a lot of negative comments from users who pointed to the obvious: it is one thing to influence the economic and political elite of the Russian Federation and another – […]
Greece cancels cultural events with the participation of Russian organizations
Lina Mendoni, Minister of Culture and Sports of Greece, announced the cancellation of events involving Russian cultural organizations. Ms Mendoni has given instructions to suspend any holding, collaboration, planning or discussion of events with Russian cultural organizations, the ministry said in a social media statement. The statement clarifies that the canceled, including the already postponed […]