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True Russia
True Russia (tr ; ) is a charity Opposition to Vladimir Putin in Russia , opposed to 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine , Russia's military attack on Ukraine by uniting people of Russian culture around the world in their will to support the victims. It was founded by writer Boris Akunin, dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov and economist Sergei Guriev. The project is dedicated to helping Ukrainian refugees, as well as people Russian emigration following the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, who were forced to leave Russia after the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. The project's website emphasizes that it is not a political movement and not affiliated with any party or politician. History The project was organized on 9 March 2022, when fundraising began to help Ukrainian refugees. On 17 March, in an interview with the BBC, Akunin said that the project is primarily focused on the Russian diaspora, on the people, and that participation in any pacifist and even more so pro-Ukrainian campaign ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boris Akunin
Boris Akunin (russian: Борис Акунин) is the pen name of Grigori Chkhartishvili (russian: Григорий Шалвович Чхартишвили, Grigory Shalvovich Chkhartishvili; ka, გრიგორი ჩხარტიშვილი, born 20 May 1956), a Russian-Georgian writer. He is best known as writer of detective and historical fiction. He is also an essayist and literary translator. Grigory Chkhartishvili has also written under pen names Anatoly Brusnikin, Anna Borisova, and Akunin-Chkhartishvili. His characters include Erast Fandorin, Nicholas Fandorin and Sister Pelagia. Life and career Chkhartishvili was born in Zestaponi to a Georgian father and a Jewish mother and lived in Moscow from 1958 until 2014. Since then he has lived between Britain, France and Spain. Influenced by Japanese Kabuki theatre, he joined the historical-philological branch of the Institute of Asian and African Countries of Moscow State University as an expert on Japan. He was e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |