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Konstantin Akinsha
Konstantin Akinsha is an art historian and contributing editor to ARTnews magazine.
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Putin’s Ark
Konstantin Akinsha Series: A Window on Russia 2004-12-07Recently I visited Moscow after five years away. The city, which looked different and strange, impressed me by its ability to change. My days back in Russia were divided between official meetings, hours wasted in traffic jams, and nights spent with old friends who tried to show me the best of Moscow nightlife. ... read Comments: 0 Recommended: 0 Read: 36655
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Rushdie a la Russe
Konstantin Akinsha Series: A Window on Russia 2004-06-17June will be a cruel month in Russia's courts. On June 16th, the rebellious oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his comrade-in-arms Platon Lebedev finally began to face the judges of the Meshchansky district court. No doubt, this case will attract the Russian and international press. Hearings began just the day before Khodorkovsky's trial opened in another case that is no less significant. But this case is not about oligarchs trying to interfere in politics; it is about a group of artists and curators whose professional activities have unexpectedly turned into a political hot potato. ... read Comments: 0 Recommended: 0 Read: 23957
