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Kupala Theater gets Russian boss as Belarusian culture fades

 11.03.2026, 06:32
The building of the Yanka Kupala National Academic Theater in Minsk. Photo: wikimedia.org
The building of the Yanka Kupala National Academic Theater in Minsk. Photo: wikimedia.org

On March 10, Minister of Culture Ruslan Charnyatski appointed Russian director Dmitry Akimov as the artistic director of the Kupala Theater. Former Kupala director Pavel Latushka and University of Warsaw professor Andrey Moskvin commented on this appointment specifically for Belsat.