Andrey Zvyagintsev spoke in defense of the freedom of creativity © Rick Madonik / Toronto Star Film director Andrei Zvyagintsev published a statement in which he opposed ideological censorship and supported the authors of the production of the opera Tanniger at the Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theater. Zvyagintsev’s statement is posted on his blog on the Snob project website.

Director of the Novosibirsk Opera was dismissed © Radio Liberty Boris Mezdrich Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky announced the dismissal of the director of the Novosibirsk State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater (Ngatoib) Boris Mezdrich. Medinsky also said that Vladimir Kekhman, director of the Mikhailovsky Theater (Petersburg), was appointed to the place of Madzrich, RIA Novosti reports.