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Saturday, January 17, 2026

How a Play Skewering Modern Russia Evaded a Crackdown to Become a Hit by Ivan Nechepurenko

Everyone expected “The Kholops,” a drama exploring oppression, to be shut down soon after it opened in St. Petersburg. Instead, it is two years into a sold-out run.

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Monday, August 30, 2021

Human Most of All: In Moscow, a Theater Stages ‘Gorbachev’ by Ivan Nechepurenko

The Latvian director Alvis Hermanis’s bioplay is an ode to the love story of Mikhail and Raisa Gorbachev, and portrays the former leader in all his humanity.

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Monday, April 8, 2019

Russia Frees Director After Nearly 20 Months of House Arrest by Ivan Nechepurenko

While no longer confined to his apartment in Moscow, Kirill Serebrennikov still faces up to 10 years in prison for embezzlement. He has received support from cultural figures around the worl…

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Tuesday, August 22, 2017

Russia Detains Theater Director, Adding to Fears of a Crackdown by Ivan Nechepurenko

Kirill S. Serebrennikov leads the Gogol Center, one of the most prominent and progressive artistic venues in Moscow.

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Thursday, May 25, 2017

Police Raids Targeting Moscow Director Set Off Fears of a Crackdown by Ivan Nechepurenko

Cultural leaders voiced their support for a renowned theater director after he was questioned as part of an embezzlement inquiry.

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