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‘Beauty never gets old’ — Slava Leontyev in the ‘Porcelain War’

Political Theater, Episode 358

Political Theater podcast host Jason Dick and “Porcelain War” co-director Slava Leontyev in the Roll Call newsroom.
Political Theater podcast host Jason Dick and “Porcelain War” co-director Slava Leontyev in the Roll Call newsroom. (Elizabeth Ward/PR Collaborative)
By Jason Dick
Posted February 11, 2025 at 2:47pm

Is it possible to find beauty amid the horror of the Ukraine-Russia war? The Academy Award-nominated documentary “Porcelain War” argues that it is not only possible but also essential. Co-director Slava Leontyev discusses how ordinary people keep their culture, art and themselves alive, and how even in a time of fear, “it’s hard to forbid people to live.”

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