Category: culture

Finnish customs detained paintings from the Tretyakov Gallery, the Hermitage and other museums in Russia

According to customs officials, the paintings are subject to sanctions against the aggressor country. Finnish customs detained three trucks with paintings at the border from Russian museums. According to Medaison, the goods were detained on April 2 and 3. The trucks contain paintings from the Tretyakov Gallery, the Hermitage and other museums of the aggressor…

Ukraine launches interactive map of cultural monuments destroyed or damaged during full-scale war with Russia

As of April 1 this year, 150 monuments and cultural sites have been affected by the Russian invasion. Ukrainian Cultural Foundation launches interactive “Map of Cultural Losses” “. It shows monuments and cultural objects destroyed or damaged as a result of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Anyone can join in filling it out by sending…

The World Music Community has supported Ukraine: the Creators for Ukraine Foundation has been established

Playlists with Ukrainian music will be played all over the world. International partners supported UAASP NGO (Ukrainian copyright and related rights agency). On March 9, the CISAC Board of Directors established the Creators for Ukraine Foundation, which raises funds to support creators and refugees who find themselves in a difficult situation due to Russia's military…

Electronic versions of Harry Potter books will stop selling in Russia

Books will not be available from the night of April 9. Russian e-book stores “LitRes” and MyBook announced that books about Harry Potter will be unavailable to their customers from April 8. This is happening “at the discretion of the copyright holder,” according to The Insider. “Unfortunately, the series about Harry Potter will disappear from…

In the Russian segment of YouTube blocked the video “Do Russian wars want”

Comments against the war in Ukraine began to appear under the recording. Клип на песня Марка Бернеса «Хотят ли русские wars “blocked in the Russian segment of YouTube. This is the most popular music video for the song performed by the star of the 1940s, it is currently banned from showing in Russia. The “We…