Yeltsin Center cancels ‘I Killer the Tsar’ performance in Yekaterinburg amid online conservative backlash

Yeltsin Center cancels ‘I Killer the Tsar’ performance in Yekaterinburg amid online conservative backlash

Without explanation, the Yeltsin Center in Yekaterinburg has canceled a performance of I Killed the Tsar scheduled for June 5. The play is a post-documentary drama about the execution of Russia’s last emperor, Nicholas II, and his family in 1918. The performance was part of a tour by the Moscow-based theater Vnutri Space. Online conservative groups affiliated with propagandist Vladimir Solovyov have denounced the play, complaining that it “desac…

The Yeltsin Center in Yekaterinburg canceled the show “I Killed the Tsar” by the Moscow Theatre “Space Inside”, which...

The Yeltsin Center in Yekaterinburg has canceled the play “I Killed the Tsar” by the Moscow Theatre “Space Inside”, scheduled for June 5. This was reported by the press service of the institution.

The Yeltsin Center in Yekaterinburg canceled the show “I Killed the Tsar” by the Moscow theater “Space Inside”, which was to take place in early June. This was reported on the center's telegram channel. The post-documentary drama about the execution of the royal family in 1918 at the Ipatiev House in Yekaterinburg was directed by Vladimir Mirzoev based on a play by Ural playwright Oleg Bogayev. “All characters have their own story and their own …

In Yekaterinburg, the Yeltsin Center canceled Vladimir Mirzoev's play “I Killed the Tsar” about the shooting of Nicholas II and his family in the Ipatiev house in 1918. This was reported by the press service of the cultural center; It's My City drew attention to this. The performance was scheduled for June 5. The reasons for canceling the show are not specified. The audience was promised a refund for tickets. A scene from the play “I Killed the …