Ivan Urgant was an unstoppable Russian megastar. Then he expressed opposition to President Vladimir V. Putin’s invasion of ...

EADaily, December 11th, 2025. Comedian and songwriter Semyon Slepakov*, who received Israeli citizenship, cannot assemble ...

The University of Central Oklahoma celebrates 11 years of the Passport UCO program with the opening ceremony of “Passport to Russia” from 1-2 p.m. Aug. 25 in the Nigh University Center’s Will Rogers ...

Russian comedian and TV presenter Maksim Galkin, who has been vocal in his criticism of the Kremlin's war in Ukraine, says Kazakh authorities have been blocking his plans to try and hold concerts in ...

Two major concert halls in Kazakhstan said over the weekend that performances by Russian comedian and TV presenter Maksim Galkin, who has been vocal in his criticism of the Kremlin's war against ...

A member of Russia’s Presidential Council for Human Rights shared her outrage on Thursday over the arrest and beating of a Russian comedian in Belarus, and urged Russia’s authorities to protect the ...

A popular Russian rock band was arrested in Thailand and risked being deported to Russia. Analysts have said it's part of Moscow's effort to shut down dissent reaching the Russian public. One Russian ...

A Russian comedian has been arrested while trying to leave the country after he was publicly denounced for allegedly mocking ...

The corrupt mayor of a Russian town, who is awaiting a visit from a dignitary, gives the royal treatment to a clerk that he mistakenly believes is “The Government Inspector” in Ukrainian playwright ...

BRANSON, Mo. -- Russian comedian Yakov Smirnoff, best known for regaling crowds with his observations of life in the United States, has painted a mural that hangs at ground zero in New York. It ...

The founder of the Russian band Cream Soda, whose music was used during anti-war protests in Russia, died after falling through the ice while crossing a river on Sunday. Dmitry Svirgunov, also known ...