Putin makes his move

The current crisis on the Ukraine border is pivotal to the future of the world order says Daniel Steedman from Monash University. In a high stakes game, Putin is testing both the mettle of the West and the integrity of the European Union – and China is watching with interest – all against a backdrop of nuclear weapons. Hear and

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Film review: PUSSY RIOT – A PUNK PRAYER, from Built For Speed

In February 2012, at Moscow’s Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, various members of the balaclava-wearing Russian feminist punk band Pussy Riot attempted to perform a song protesting the close relationship between the Russian Orthodox church and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The three main members of the group were quickly bundled out of the church and charged with “hooliganism motivated by

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