Russia
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1965: My First Visit to Soviet Russia - Full of Lines and Surprises
New York, N.Y. For the first time in 1965, I went to Russia to accompany my husband’s performance of 10 cities tour. At that time, the country was still called the Soviet…
UNPRECEDENTED: Ex-President Questions Trump's Legitimacy
Washington, D.C. In a bombshell report today by Sarah Cammarata, Politico posts: Jimmy Carter Says Full Investigation Would Show Trump Lost in 2016 'He was put into offic…
Russia Liable for Downing Malaysian Airliner; Putin Condoned
New York, N.Y. Following the conclusion of an investigation that holds Russia responsible for the downing of a Malaysia Airlines passenger plane in 2014, the United Natio…
Asian-Pacific American Culture Celebrated at Macy's in Flushing NYC
Queens, N.Y. Macy’s continues its local leadership by celebrating Asian-Pacific American Month at is flagship store in Flushing, New York City – where 60% of the local po…
Pursuit of Happiness: Brazilian Painter Fer Caggiano
New York, N.Y. Fer Caggiano was nominated as a Soho International Artist of the year in 2003. Although she was a student at the Art Students League at that time, she was…
No Surprise: Russia Vetoes Resolution on Ukraine
New York, N.Y. A view of the Security Council as Vitaly I. Churkin, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the U.N., vetoes a draft resolution which declar…
Stephen Fry Inspires Sochi Gay Rights Protest Music Video
London, U.K. German vocalist, Babsi, has shot a video for her debut single We Are Everywhere in support of Stephen Fry's idea that all athletes competing in the 2014 Soch…
Homophobic Russian Olympics: Boycott or Be Gay & Visible?
New York, N.Y. The 1936 Summer Olympics held by the Nazis - the Games of the XI Olympiad - were held in Berlin two years before the pogrom Kristallnacht against Jews thro…
Russia's Anti-Gay Law Tests Olympic Tenets
Moscow, Russia. The Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia, are less than six month months away. But a controversy over a Russian law that bans propaganda of non-tradition…
Maya Azucena: Powerful Voice, Arts Ambassador
New York, N.Y . “Music is my Activism, Human is my Brand” are words MTV’s Made award-winning, soul-singer Maya Azucena lives by. Maya’s mission to sing started when she w…
Fascinating: Khubilai Khan's Lost Fleet Found in Japan
New York, NY. I have never been disappointed by a program at the National Arts Club on Gramercy Park in New York City, and Dr. James P. Delgado 's recent lecture was no e…
The Impact of Cell Phones on Psychology, Community, Culture, Arts & Economics
New York, N.Y. To harness power, one must first acknowledge power. To some people, the ubiquitous cell phone is still 'just' a phone. To others, it is so much more. It is…