'Status: Free' is an attempt to create a collective portrait of the new creative emigration. This is a story about free and courageous artists, recorded by journalist and writer Sergei Nikolaevich, who himself left Russia after the war began. His heroes refused to become hostages of official propaganda, decided to break free from the state's stranglehold, and were unafraid to express their position against Putin's aggression. How are their lives unfolding today? What challenges have they faced in the West? What does it mean to be Russian in the current circumstances? And how do they envision their own future and the prospects for their country? Among the featured artists are Kirill Serebrennikov, Renata Litvinova, Chulpan Khamatova, Ingeborga Dapkunaite, Maxim Galkin, Dmitry Krymov, Ivan Vyrypaev, Polina Osetinskaya, and others. 'Status: Free' is a snapshot of today's current reality, a snapshot of the ever-changing life of creativity.

Year: 2024
Language: Russian
Pages: 320
Cover: softcover
Publisher: Vidim Books
ISBN: 978-80-974683-1-6