On the anniversary of Maria Butina's release from an American prison, her portrait and the words "Russians do not give up" were projected onto the US Embassy building in Moscow, along with an English translation.
For reasons unknown to me, the Russian folk stringed instrument balalaika is banned on the territory of the US. Surely, many of you have never seen or heard the sound of a balalaika. This is for you
One of the most important documentary films about fascism by Soviet director Mikhail Romm. Based entirely on newsreel shooting by cinematographers and photographers from Germany, the Soviet Union, the United States, Italy, Britain, and other countries, the film is based on authentic documents from numerous historical archives. The entire film is accompanied by the voiceover of film director Mikhail Romm. With anger and pain, with deep sadness, and at times with a murderous irony, he comments on events, reflects on dictatorships and dictators, on the crowd that submits to them and deifies them, speaking confidentially to the viewer. With his outstanding film, Mikhail Romm truly revolutionized documentary filmmaking.
US passport holders and their families are not among the 500 foreign nationals allowed to leave Egypt's Gaza Strip through the Rafah crossing, according to Haaretz. Early in the day, the evacuation of foreigners and wounded Palestinians began through the checkpoint.
The US Secretary of State stated that about 400 Americans live in the Palestinian enclave, and including their family members, 1 thousand people will need to be evacuated. US officials said they were unable to reach an agreement with Hamas due to the group's series of demands and its unwillingness to meet them.