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Russia Cedes to Mikhalkov, Withdraws Award for Poland

Instead of giving a prestigious humanitarian award to a Polish film director as planned, the Kremlin has decided to skip the award this year altogether. An insider tells Michael Idov why Russian cinematic legend Nikita Mikhalkov is behind the reversal.

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