Two years ago, Derek and DeAnna Huffman were desperate to leave Humble, a suburb of Houston. Their three daughters, they believed, were being brainwashed by public school and mainstream media to support LGBTQ rights. American culture in general no longer ...

Much of Russia’s intellectual and technological elite fled the country after the invasion of Ukraine. Vladimir Putin sent hundreds of thousands of his soldiers to die or be wounded in Ukraine. Now, bent on militarizing Russian society and crushing all ...

Ukrainians have found that music, literature, theatre and dance can be potent instruments of “soft power,” the term coined by US political scientist Joseph Nye for the use of culture rather than force to wield influence.

Ukraine is struggling to recover thousands of artworks and other cultural objects lost during Russia’s full-scale invasion.

When Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, in the winter of 2022, the rock group Bi-2 was on a nationwide tour. The group, a stalwart of the Russian music scene for more than two decades, is known for its nostalgia-drenched sing-along anthems ...

(ANSA) - ROME, MAY 7 - Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli on Thursday blasted Venice Biennale chief Pietrangelo Buttafuoco for having dragged President Sergio Mattarella into a row over the controversial decision to allow Russia to reopen its pavilion at this year's international art exhibition.