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Finland Pulls Back Venice Biennale Presence Over Return of Russian Pavilion
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Finland was the first country to reduce its participation in the Venice Biennal after Russia announced its own project for the first time since the outbreak of the full-scale war with Ukraine.
Finland Pulls Back Venice Biennale Presence Over Return of Russian Pavilion
Finland’s political leadership will not attend the Venice Biennale this year if the Russian Pavilion goes on view as planned, marking the latest escalation of European opposition to Russia’s return to international exhibition. In a statement released Thursday, Finland’s Ministry of Education and Culture said that its position is that Russia must not be allowed to participate “as long as Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine continues.” However…
Finland has decided to limit its participation in the prestigious Venice Biennal because of Russia ' s admission to this event. Yle reports that, with reference to the statement of the Ministry of Science and Culture, the Finnish political leadership will not attend this year ' s exhibition unless the Russian Federation is expelled.
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