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...Russians claim their sovereign right to have guests abide by local laws, accusing the BC of acting outside its official status due to tax and other irregularities. The Russian Foreign Ministry (MFA) ordered BC branches in Saint Petersburg and in Yekaterinburg in the Urals closed. They were the last remaining regional outfits of the erstwhile 15. The Moscow BC office has permission to carry...
...British made a major mistake neglecting to place the British Council's activities in Russia on a solid legal base," a senior MFA official told TIME. "We have been lenient for 14 years." The official didn't beat around the bush as to why the "lenience" abruptly ended: "It's in tune with the general deterioration of our relationship with Britain, there is no denying that. Otherwise, we could have kept looking the other...
...Another Russian diplomat, when asked to comment upon the MFA's statement threatening "coercive" actions to have the British Council's regional offices closed, just shrugged: "No need posting a cop at the gate to turn people away. A phone call to those Russians who cooperate with the British Council, appealing to their civic duty, will suffice...
...with a smorgasbord of “drawings,” one can’t help but wish that the scope of “Drawing: A Broader Definition” was slightly narrower, or at least more focused. Tucked away within the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), the small in-house exhibition takes a kaleidoscopic view of its subject, and spans six millennia and nearly as many continents in 66 objects and 2 rooms. The show is now on display at the MFA through May 4, 2008. In the exhibition’s introductory text, Clifford...
...production often was the text, which frustrated me,” she says.Her first play, “My Vicious Angel,” received critical acclaim in her native Australia. Following the success of “My Vicious Angel,” Evans decided to pursue an MFA in playwriting and a Ph.D. at Brown University. She has written five full-length plays and multiple short plays, all of which have been produced.‘SENSE OF VERTIGO’Evans says the writing process is one that she almost doesn’t control...