Culture or Kremlin influence? Europe divided over its Russian Houses
- A dispute between Germany and Russia over their cultural centres is drawing fresh attention to a network of Russian Houses that has faced years of accusations of propaganda and espionage, but continues to operate in several European countries.
- Moscow said on Thursday it would close branches of Germany's Goethe Institute after Berlin moved to shut its Russian House, one of a string of centres that officially promote Russian culture and language and operate in dozens of countries.
- Meanwhile, a similar centre remains open in Paris despite EU sanctions against the Russian state agency that runs it
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- A dispute between Germany and Russia over their cultural centres is drawing fresh attention to a network of Russian Houses that has faced years of accusations of propaganda and espionage, but continues to operate in several European countries.
- Moscow said on Thursday it would close branches of Germany's Goethe Institute after Berlin moved to shut its Russian House, one of a string of centres that officially promote Russian culture and language and operate in dozens of countries.
- Meanwhile, a similar centre remains open in Paris despite EU sanctions against the Russian state agency that runs it
Sources: RFI