Russia

Putin Didn’t Murder the Playwrights. His Regime Broke Their Hearts.

THE PLAY’S THE THING

When Mikhail Ugarov and Yelina Gremina died only 45 days apart after producing a play about Sergei Magnitsky, conspiracy theories were rife. But the truth is simpler, and sadder.

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