Anastasia Tenisheva

Journalist covering Russia & CIS for @MoscowTimes
Freelance for @ABCNews, @Channel4, @SBS and others

[Erin Burnett OutFront @OutFrontCNN]

Nobel Peace Prize-winning Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov speaks out about a Russian plot to kill Americans on U.S. soil, the oligarch who paid for Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding party, and the plight of political prisoners in Russia.

[Pelagia @Ljiljana1972]

RIP David Lynch you would have loved this.

[anne mcelvoy @annemcelvoy]

Every journalist today

[Alexander Baunov @baunov]

I’ve read that Nikolai Komyagin has died — one of the most talented and honest Russian musicians — at 39.

His band, Shortparis, usually filed under the loose label of “Russian rock,” probably played what could best be described as “Russian chthonic.” On stage, it felt like the closest possible equivalent to the photographs of Dmitry Markov.

He grew up in Novokuznetsk. The post-industrial Novokuznetsk of vocational school kids and pensioners was present in his work — on stage, in the sound, and off stage, in the audience. On stage, it was perhaps the most serious contemporary embodiment of the Soviet synthesis of art and industry, avant-garde and VKhUTEMAS, worker and artist — but without state patronage, and with the bitter knowledge of how that synthesis ends.

In the audience — because he did not merely bring industrial lads and retired military men onto the stage and into his videos, he quite literally played for them. Not only at Moscow’s Gogol Center or the Khlebozavod cultural space, but right there, for his own people, for the heroes of his songs.

In recent years he hardly performed, though he continued to live there — concerts were cancelled and then banned. At one point he was not even allowed to step onstage to greet the audience of a festival he had curated in one of the small towns of the Arkhangelsk region.

Well, in Russia an outstanding musician being prevented from performing — that’s hardly news. And yet Shortparis — you would wait for Western tours — were in fact very popular in China. They played festivals there, toured the country, gave full concert runs. It is worth noting to ourselves: a musician sharp in form and content, banned in Russia, could perform in dictatorial China. The Chinese audience must have recognized something of its own in that mournful proletkult — beyond appreciating the voice and the gift.

Our acquaintance began at a distance and became personal in the first winter of the war, at Julian Christmas. At a tiny micro-conference — literally just a handful of people — Kolya gave a talk, and it was strikingly intelligent, of a very high scholarly and lecturing standard. Later he briefly passed through Florence: we walked past buildings, talked, entertained a Spitz.

A classical composer can hope that his music will be performed after his death. Contemporary music, unfortunately, almost always departs together with the musician and his singular manner. Let us keep listening to and watching what remains. https://t.co/o6JmFNKYCr

[Liz Cookman @liz_cookman]

Foreign correspondence has a problem.

What has happened at the @washingtonpost is awful, all job loses are terrible, and a shock to the whole industry. But the majority of international reporters have been operating for years without support, respect or pay. 1/5

[Anastasia Tenisheva @tenisheva_a]

I compared prices in Russian stores now and before 2022, as people say everyday life is getting more expensive:

[The Moscow Times @MoscowTimes]

Russian shoppers have flooded social media with videos complaining about rising prices. What is driving the surge?
https://t.co/PWuMOo6In0

[The Moscow Times @MoscowTimes]

Do you remember what Russia looked like in 2016?

Following the viral trend, we have rounded up some images of Russia as it was a decade ago.

See them all here: https://t.co/UH1I9BWOta

[Anastasia Tenisheva @tenisheva_a]

My latest on Russia’s bordering regions:

https://t.co/LlyKXyxCM0

[The Moscow Times @MoscowTimes]

News analysis: While Maduro’s capture may damage Russia’s standing as an ally, experts say the political and economic impact for Moscow will be limited.
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[The Moscow Times @MoscowTimes]

Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to hold his annual Direct Line call-in show and press conference with Russian citizens and journalists Friday.

To help you watch it as it unfolds, The Moscow Times has created our own version of “Putin Bingo,” which is hugely popular across the Russian-language internet, with some of the tropes and phrases we expect him to use.

[Maria Kalesnikava @by_kalesnikava]

They hadn’t seen each other for five years. Prison, isolation, thousands of kilometers, and hundreds of letters that never arrived. All this time, one sister was the other’s voice — every single day. Today, they finally met ❤️ @TatsianaKhomich

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

Peace laureate Ales Bialiatski has finally been released from prison in Belarus.

He has been serving a ten-year sentence imposed in retaliation for his peaceful work in defence of human rights and democracy. His freedom is a deeply welcomed and long-awaited moment.

Since the 1980s, Bialiatski has worked to promote democracy and human rights in Belarus. He has been called a beacon of light for those efforts throughout Eastern Europe. As a result of Bialiatski's work, the government authorities sought to silence him. In 2022, he was unable to accept his Nobel Prize in person due to his imprisonment.

Learn more: https://t.co/TIqjK2Zp0E

[Anastasia Tenisheva @tenisheva_a]

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[Anastasia Tenisheva @tenisheva_a]

Since that video is trending, here’s my report form the art gallery where Putin’s alleged daughter works:

[The Moscow Times @MoscowTimes]

A video making the rounds on social media shows a Ukrainian journalist confronting Putin's alleged extramarital daughter on the street in Paris.

MT visited the art gallery where she works and spoke to its owners, who defended their choice to employ her:
https://t.co/WaJSHAaf7j

[Anastasia Tenisheva @tenisheva_a]

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[Anastasia Tenisheva @tenisheva_a]

I spoke to Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya about Russia’s war, Europe’s fatigue and the future of Belarus in exile.

[The Moscow Times @MoscowTimes]

In an interview with MT, @Tsihanouskaya warns that the West can no longer afford to ignore Belarus — for the sake of its own security.
https://t.co/wIZlgs7YkN

[Soviet Visuals @sovietvisuals]

Post-Soviet visual. Drummer Vladislav Leontyev in a St. Petersburg courthouse, arrested for being part of a street band that performed songs by artists declared “foreign agents” by the Russian government.

[max seddon @maxseddon]

Putin is hosting new Syrian president Ahmed al-Sharaa in the Kremlin.

Sharaa ousted Russia's ally Bashar al-Assad from power last year but wants to "reset" relations with Moscow.

He might even let Putin keep Russia's bases in Syria. But he wants Assad back to stand trial...

[Anastasia Tenisheva @tenisheva_a]

My latest piece on the war’s impact on Russia: https://t.co/Q4VP9IbcVA

[Anastasia Tenisheva @tenisheva_a]

Examined why Putin–Zelensky talks remain unlikely — and the obstacles that could derail a meeting. https://t.co/cj7j3FBzWB