Maria Muzdybaeva

Maria Muzdybaeva

Maria Muzdybaeva is a Special Projects Manager at Calvert Forum. After completing her BA at Saint Petersburg State University, she received her MA degree in European & Russian Studies from Yale University, where her research focused on Comparative Literature and Film. You can read her poetry in Sky Island Journal and Willawaw Journal.

The Watchlist: Aquarela is an impressive testimony of the indomitable forces of nature
Exploration

The Watchlist: Aquarela is an impressive testimony of the indomitable forces of nature

The women directors who led the Soviet Union’s silent movie era
Film

The women directors who led the Soviet Union’s silent movie era

‘You pay a price for being unconventional’: Filmmaker Lado Kvataniya on the political power of music videos
Self

‘You pay a price for being unconventional’: Filmmaker Lado Kvataniya on the political power of music videos

Balcony raves are the latest viral challenge from Russia with some serious techno beats
Culture

Balcony raves are the latest viral challenge from Russia with some serious techno beats

5 Eastern European creatives trailblazing the world of digital art
Portfolio

5 Eastern European creatives trailblazing the world of digital art

Tatar Baroque: one artist is transforming Russian fairytales into daring contemporary fashion
Person of interest

Tatar Baroque: one artist is transforming Russian fairytales into daring contemporary fashion

The Watchlist: Kantemir Balagov’s film Closeness is a gripping tale of an outsider at the edge of Russia
Self

The Watchlist: Kantemir Balagov’s film Closeness is a gripping tale of an outsider at the edge of Russia

Meet the photographic talent that call Siberia home | Part II
Portfolio

Meet the photographic talent that call Siberia home | Part II

Meet the photographic talent that call Siberia home | Part I
Portfolio

Meet the photographic talent that call Siberia home | Part I

How one Russian rock concert transformed into an international movement against domestic abuse
Music

How one Russian rock concert transformed into an international movement against domestic abuse

Meet the Kazakh boxing champ mixing self-defence classes with legal help for women
Person of interest

Meet the Kazakh boxing champ mixing self-defence classes with legal help for women

Russian and feminist: how a new generation of activists are fighting for their rights
Photography

Russian and feminist: how a new generation of activists are fighting for their rights

The Watchlist: Kirill Serebrennikov’s The Student is a dark teen drama about religious fanaticism
Film

The Watchlist: Kirill Serebrennikov’s The Student is a dark teen drama about religious fanaticism

This remote Russian village is creating a new eco-friendly collection for IKEA
Design

This remote Russian village is creating a new eco-friendly collection for IKEA

Introducing the 10 most anticipated New East films you need to watch in 2020
Film

Introducing the 10 most anticipated New East films you need to watch in 2020

Estonia greenlights new dedicated visa for digital nomads
Business

Estonia greenlights new dedicated visa for digital nomads

St Petersburg’s Pushkin theme park will bring Russia’s greatest fairytales to life
Literature

St Petersburg’s Pushkin theme park will bring Russia’s greatest fairytales to life

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