Yevgeny Savostyanov, the head of Russia’s Coordination Council on Intellectual Property Protection, says the country is heading toward an era of cultural “isolationism” where artists who don’t toe the Kremlin line will be muzzled. Savostyanov made waves this week when he quit the Culture Ministry, saying he was “ashamed” of Minister Vladimir Medinsky’s policies. He spoke with RFE/RL Russian Service correspondent Lilya Palveleva.
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