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Seryoga — Show Must Go On

Seryoga — Show Must Go On

Theme song for Russian celebrity boxing TV show “King of the Ring”. Seryoga is the first musician in the world who obtained the right to use a sample from Queen’s “Show Must Go On”.

Olga Lepeshinskaya Dies

Olga Lepeshinskaya Dies

Russian ballerina Olga Lepeshinskaya has died at the age of 92 - Lepeshinskaya was known as “the favourite ballerina of Joseph Stalin” and even rumoured to be his mistress.

Kandinsky Awards In Uproar

Kandinsky Awards In Uproar

Somali pirates onstage, demonstrators at the entrance, a walk-out at the announcement of the main prizewinner, helped to ensure that an art awards ceremony stays in the memories of those who attended.

Political Art Or Russia Sleaze?

Reuters, Moscow in Russia, July 2008.
A group of artists is making the headlines in Russia for mocking the establishment with controversial artistic performances, including sex. The radical art group is called “Voina” which means war. It was formed last year by 29-year-old art graduate Oleg Vorotnikov and like-minded fellow artists to fight the establishment through [...]