`People of culture are targeted first` - Russian stars rally at director`s trial
(The Guardian Russia)

Kirill Serebrennikov has been charged with embezzlement and faces 10 years in prisonKirill Serebrennikov entered court this week in a black T-shirt bearing a message for Russia, a quote from Nikolai Gogol´s Dead Souls: `Rus´, what do you want from me?`It was an apt question from Russia´s leading avant-garde director, who faces a tortuous, months-long criminal trial seen as a bellwether for artistic freedom in the country. Continue reading...