Neural networks are rapidly changing the world of art. Will AI threaten the creative professions and will it replace artists? Does a neural network have consciousness, and can AI become a creator? We discuss these issues with the writer and philosopher Mikhail Epstein and the poet and translator Stanislav Lvovsky

Explore the fascinating world of AI deepfake technology, showcasing digital face alterations through advanced deep learning in modern contexts. Experts on whether AI can change the world of culture and art and leave people without work Neural networks are rapidly changing the world of art. We are surrounded by images, videos, texts and music created by AI, and virtual actors and singers appear.

Collage: Galitsky, Mishustin, Shokhin, Siluanov Entrepreneurs are leaving Russia, Shokhin will take care of those who remain Billionaire Alexander Galitsky left Russia. This happened shortly after his fund Almaz Capital Partners was recognized as an “extremist association”, as well as the seizure of property worth 8 billion rubles from Galitsky. According to The Bell, after the annexation of Crimea, Almaz Capital stopped investing in Russian projects and switched to Ukrainian ones.

“Ukraine has six months to seize the initiative on the battlefield - while the Russian army is exhausted,” the commander of the 3rd Army Corps of the Ukrainian Armed Forces told Reuters. Z-bloggers, meanwhile, note that the Ukrainian military is increasingly striking at “land corridors,” even deep in the rear, thus disrupting the logistics of the Russian army.

Russian President Vladimir Putin demonstrates a technique at an open judo training session, 2012 In May, the European Gymnastics Union lifted restrictions on athletes from Russia and Belarus. The decision followed the admission of Russian gymnasts to international competitions with the flag and anthem, which was adopted by the organization's executive committee.

Andrey Zvyagintsev reads out an address to Vladimir Putin, Cannes, May 23, 2026 Following the film “Minotaur” by Andrei Zvyagintsev, social networks are discussing his speech when receiving an award at the Cannes Film Festival and the subsequent spat with Vladimir Putin’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov. In his speech, Zvyagintsev appealed to Putin to “stop the massacre,” that is, the war against Ukraine.

Anatoly Strelyany Ukraine, Slobozhanshchyna , a small city, well known among similar ones. The mayor's enemies argue which of them was the first to give him the nickname "Scum". He is, of course, no mayor, but still, in my opinion, he doesn’t look like a “leader,” although the whole city is in garbage, and he (not garbage, but the mayor) gave himself a 200 percent increase in salary, for which he received a second nickname: Sanyok-200. Sometimes, however, he gives free rein to his hands.

Teenager with Ichkeria flag In recent years, representatives of the Chechen diaspora, public figures and experts are increasingly talking about an alarming trend: some young people who grew up far from their historical homeland are susceptible to radical ideas. We are not talking about a mass phenomenon, but interlocutors note that the problem exists and requires serious attention.

Ruslan Kutaev The head of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Petra Bair, proposed obliging members of the platform of Russian democratic forces at PACE to sign a declaration of commitment to the values ​​of the Council of Europe, including respect for diversity and equality. The issue of standards of conduct for platform participants will be considered at its next meeting.

Vilyur Karachurin The Tagilstroevsky District Court of Nizhny Tagil today, May 27, granted the request for parole (parole) of the 49-year-old defendant in the “Baymak case” Vilyur Karachurin . Information about this appeared on the court's website. Vilyur Karachurin served his sentence in general regime correctional colony No. 13 in Nizhny Tagil in the Sverdlovsk region (previously called the “Red Duck”, it housed mainly former law enforcement officers convicted of various crimes).

Voronezh, Taganrog, Tuapse and annexed Sevastopol were attacked with drones and missiles on the night of May 27. In Voronezh, according to Governor Alexander Gusev, “fallen debris” from drones damaged a tire repair shop and a change house. The Ukrainian monitoring channel Exilenova+ writes that the target of the attack was the Baltimore military airfield, where the 47th Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment is stationed.

Smoke over Dubai International Airport after an Iranian drone hit fuel tanks located there. United Arab Emirates, March 16, 2026 Any resumption of active hostilities in the unfinished war between the United States and Israel with Iran would be a disaster for the entire Middle East. Official representatives of the Persian Gulf monarchies, which also suffered greatly from the war, are increasingly reminding us of this.

During the war in Ukraine, Deputy Governor of the Krasnodar Territory Sergei Vlasov, convicted in a corruption case, was probably killed. Despite his military education, at the front he was enrolled in stormtroopers. This is the first known case of this kind, Kuban politician Alexander Korovayny told the editors of Kavkaz.Realities.

Independent bookstores in Russia are closing under pressure from censorship. The Moscow store "Khodasevich", "Own Room" in Ulan-Ude, "Simple Informality" in Khabarovsk, and "Orion" in Belgorod announced forced cessation of work. Books in modern Russia are increasingly becoming a reason for pressure, denunciations and threats of criminal cases. Sever.Realii talked to the founders of bookstores and publishers about how to survive in conditions of severe censorship and repression.

Is it even possible to do business in Putin’s Russia? Does the regime recognize the right to private property or does it already consider everything “its own”? We discuss it in the program “Facing the Event” with sociologist Sergei Erofeev.