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...“We saw a moderate increase of anxiety levels,” said Ekaterina Schulmann, a Russian political scientist. “People did notice what happened, even though it all was wrapped up very quickly.”...
...Puccini, Verdi, et al Opera Gala Badische Staatskapelle (Sony Classical) For some light relief on New Year’s Eve how about swapping the annual Johann Strauss concert for an opera gala?...
...“Russia has a deep-seated Afghanistan trauma, so the fear that the country would be dragged into a war it can’t win is very present,” said Ekaterina Sokirianskaya, Russia expert at the International Crisis...
...Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, a senior member of the Qatari royal family, paid €4.9m for Oxia, a pristine 1,200-acre island in the Ionian Sea owned by a Greek-Australian family....
...Soviet Modernism 1955-1991: Unknown History, by Katharina Ritter, Ekaterina Shapiro-Obermair and Alexandra Wachter, Park Books, RRP£45.50/$65 Among the familiar images of dreary housing projects and bleak...
...At Covent Garden, the Mariinsky’s Ekaterina Osmolkina has given performances partnered by Ivan Putrov....
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