Columnists Crisis entertainment By Vladimir Kozlov Crisis entertainment The global financial crisis has forced many people to re-think how they will entertain themselves

Columnists Cancellation of play raises controversy By Vladimir Kozlov A Moscow venue refuses to host a performance by Drugoi Theater due to some risque verbal content

Columnists The White Elephant returns By Vladimir Kozlov The season for film awards kicks off in Russia with the White Elephant awards

Columnists Filmmakers elect new chairman By Vladimir Kozlov A congress of Russia’s filmmakers’ union, which came to a close last weekend, elected a new chairman in a controversial vote, the results of which are likely to be challenged

Columnists Provocative Prizes By Vladimir Kozlov The awarding of two major literary and visual-arts prizes has triggered some heated controversy

Columnists New attack on Dom-2 reality show By Vladimir Kozlov Members of the Public Council for Morals on Television have cracked down on the popular show Dom-2

Columnists The biggest book ever? By Vladimir Kozlov Russia’s youngest and the most ambitious book prize has been awarded for the third time to prove the prize’s mainstream focus

Columnists Good year for Russian cinema? By Vladimir Kozlov Sbveral Russian movies collected important prizes at international festivals this year. Is this just coincidence, or the sign of a “new wave”?

Columnists Soviet rockers: glory days over? By Vladimir Kozlov Can we expect more big things from the Perestroika-era rockers, or are their glory days behind them?

Columnists Russian exports By Vladimir Kozlov Why most attempts by Russian pop acts to break through to Western audiences prove unsuccessful?

Columnists Valeria to sue British band By Vladimir Kozlov Russian singers have long dreamed of smashing into lucrative western music markets, so this makes Valeria’s legal claims all the more sensational

Columnists Is the financial crisis threatening culture? By Vladimir Kozlov The financial crisis in Russia has become reality, and many are wondering what effect it will have on the culture and entertainment industry

Columnists Another Russian blockbuster By Vladimir Kozlov The box office success of the new Russian movie “Admiral” is yet more proof that all it really takes is television to lure people into the theaters

Columnists Popular Soviet-era arts building under threat By Vladimir Kozlov Several prominent figures have called on the Moscow authorities to cancel plans to tear down the Central House of Artists

Columnists Deep Purple alarm By Vladimir Kozlov The cancellation of a show by Deep Purple in Nizhni Novgorod for allegedly fire safety reasons is likely to bring more publicity for the band