{
  "id": 537949,
  "title": "Russian theater’s exiles and the artists who stayed have almost nowhere left to see each other’s work. Once a year, in Yerevan, they do.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/russian-theaters-exiles-and-the-artists-who-stayed-have-almost",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T05:23:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Meduza (English)",
    "slug": "meduza-english",
    "url": "https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/08/11/russian-theater-s-exiles-and-the-artists-who-stayed-have-almost-nowhere-left-to-see-each-other-s-work-once-a-year-in-yerevan-they-do"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "After 2022, Russia’s theater community was left fractured: many directors, actors, and playwrights had to emigrate, parting ways with longtime collaborators. Entire institutions closed under pressure from the authorities: the Gogol Center, the Meyerhold Center, the NET festival, and the magazine Teatr (“Theater”). Almost no venues remain where Russians who left and Russians who stayed can follow…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}