Russian Ballerinas Face Consequences in New York and Sydney for Crimea Performances
A Bolshoi Theatre ballerina was removed from a program in New York, while a Mariinsky Theatre ballerina was denied entry to Sydney...
Category: Dmitry Smelansky
Resident of Vilni Media
Cancel culture or Russian cultural propaganda?
In March 2026, the performance of violinist Vadim Repin in Palm Beach, Florida was canceled following advocacy from International Movement Arts Against Aggression and the ...
Why is Maryland funding Russian state-affiliated propaganda?
The Annapolis Symphony Orchestra just announced that tickets for its 65th season go on sale on August 1, with Putin’s violinist Vadim Repin still on the program...
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Apologizes for Russian Propaganda Imagery
Facing intense backlash from Rachmaninoff enthusiasts and the Ukrainian-American community, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO) has apologized for using Russian propaganda imagery...
A Call for the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra to Remove Russian Imperial Symbols from Its Website
Russian propaganda extends far beyond political rhetoric, TV and social media campaigns; it actively uses culture to whitewash the Kremlin's image...
Maryland’s Ukrainian Community Calls for Support of Campaign to Cancel Vadim Repin’s Performance at Maryland Hall
More than 500 people have already signed a petition launched by Ukrainian Activists of Maryland and endorsed by Arts Against Aggression, demanding that the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra...
Russian Blood Money on the Bandstand - the U.S. Federal Investigation Launched
U.S. Jazz Artists Paid from Sanctioned Kremlin-Linked Funds at Moscow Jazz Festival 2026 - While Russia Kills Ukrainian Civilians Daily and Decimates Ukraine's Jazz Sector. The U.S. Federal Investigation has been Launched...
American Jazz Artists Arrive for Moscow Propaganda Event Ahead of High–Profile Shows in the U.S.
Yesterday, Camille Thurman, a member of the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, conducted by Wynton Marsalis, performed alongside the Moscow Jazz Orchestra...
Vadim Repin canceled in Hungary's Day of National Unity Concert: what about a concert in the USA?
Just yesterday morning, when the Ukrainian rescue services were extracting the bodies of 24 people, including 3 children, from the rubble of a residential building in Kyiv...
Russian cultural propaganda tries to break into Washington
Following the embarrassing cancellation near Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Putin's violinist Vadim Repin is now hoping to perform at Maryland Hall...