Zinaída Guipius, Russian writer and first feminist

For Savannah Whaley Zinaida Guipius She was an eminent and important Russian poet, prose writer, and critic. Her poetic and cultural influence on her went hand in hand with her refusal to conform to prescribed notions of femininity. She admired by writers like Virginia Woolf Y gertrude stein, Guipius was a central figure in the … Read more

Who is Yulia Vitazyeva, a Russian journalist who is often a guest on Italian TV talks

Of Valentina Santarpia The most hosted by Italian current affairs programs, she supports Putin and the operation against Ukraine and thus triggers debates in television lounges. Is it part of the propaganda or is it propaganda to itself? On TV, he expresses his pro-Putin positions and attacks Ukraine, raising waves of indignation. On the net, … Read more

A muffled and reassuring comfort zone. Russian state television before and after the war (by F. Lazzarin)

(by Francesca Lazzarin, PhD in Slavic studies, translator and interpreter) “Perhaps, to understand where we were going, we should have watched TV more often”, a dismayed friend and colleague, a young Russian university professor, wrote to me two days later on February 24th. Because he prefers private and progressive channels like “Dozhd’” (known in Europe … Read more

Fondazione Arena: two Russian masterpieces and 140 orchestras for the last symphonic concert of 2022

For the last appointment of the 2022 Symphony Season, two Russian masterpieces between late romanticism and innovation are performed for the first time at the Philharmonic: the concert by the visionary Skrjabin with the pianist Edoardo Maria Strabbioli and the suite from the opera The Golden Rooster by instrumentation master Rimsky-Korsakov. The Choir adds to … Read more

Dostoyevsky’s Russian Christ | RCF

Christ and the Incarnation at the Basis of Dostoyevsky’s Philosophical and Religious Thought Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky (1821-1881) is considered a true giant of Russian literature. Even today his work – “Crime and Punishment” (1866) or “The Idiot” (1868-1869) or “The Brothers Karamazov” (1880) – continues to captivate. Especially for his conception of religion. Dostoyevsky was … Read more

A Ukrainian and a Russian woman crown the statue of Our Lady of Visora: celebrations begin in Conflenti

Conflenti – Many took part, on the evening of 25 August, at the coronation of the Madonna della Quercia di Visora to Conflenti. The celebrations in honor of the Madonna after two years of hiatus due to covid have officially come to life. This year, in fact, all the stages that over time have … Read more

Russian cinema in the new reality. “Ties broken” talks about the conflicts between friends and family due to the war (by Memorial Italia)

“Meduza ”continues his series of articles on documentaries available online which, in the course of the Russian military invasion of Ukraine, appear particularly relevant and relevant. Every weekend the film critic Anton Dolin presents a documentary released recently or several years ago, not limited to Ukrainian and Russian authors. This week’s film is Razryv svjazi … Read more

A cushioned and reassuring comfort zone. Russian state TV before and after the war (by F. Lazzarin)

(by Francesca Lazzarin, PhD in Slavic Studies, translator and interpreter) “Perhaps, to understand where we were going, we should have watched TV more often”, a friend and colleague, a young Russian university professor, writes to me in dismay, two days later on February 24th. Because he prefers private and progressive channels like “Dožd ‘” (known … Read more

David E. Nazar: «The Russian Patriarch repeats Putin’s comments, adding the word ‘God’»

During these days, Pope Francis values ​​the possibility of visiting Ukraine. The Rector of the Pontifical Oriental Institute of RomeRector of the Pontifical Oriental Institute of RomeDavid E. Nazar, has spent years studying the different churches from Eastern Europe and the Middle East. The war in Ukraine, in his opinion, has shown «a climate of … Read more