A large artificial candle supplied the only light in the lobby, while the incongruous sound of Russian pop music blasted from tinny speakers. I walked into the gloom of what appeared to be a cavernous, renovated kommunalka – a Soviet-era communal apartment. Once I’d located the correct entranceway, I was buzzed in. Hurrying past central Moscow’s upmarket shops and restaurants, I entered one of the Russian capital’s many sprawling courtyards. I’d arranged to meet the sorceress at 4pm, but I was running late.

You can find out more and subscribe here. This article is a preview from the Spring 2015 edition of New Humanist. It comes as Kremlin bosses have launched a massive propaganda campaign to drum up support for the war.Įven though Instagram has officially been banned inside Russia, a group of young Russian women has taken to the platform to post glamorous photos and movies of themselves – often in vintage nurses’ costumes.Ī propaganda clip circulating on Russian social media shows the women in their outfits handing out Easter cakes to a small group of soldiers.'Misha's Living Room' from the series 'Remains', by Russian-born photographer Sasha Rudensky The SS sign claim appears to be the latest effort by Russia to draw comparisons between Zelenksyy's government and the regime of Nazi Germany, with Putin describing 'denazification' as a primary objective of his military campaign at the outset. She added: 'Perhaps the spell's authors performed rituals to strengthen weapons or 'asked' for more weapons to be sent to them'. It was also suggested that Ukrainians had 'consecrated' weapons and smeared blood all over a document (Image: Telegram)įor the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletter by clicking here.

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