MOSCOW — Darya Apakhonchich never considered herself a foreign agent. She taught Russian to refugees in her hometown, St. Petersburg, and took part in street performances against militarism and violence against women. The activism of Apakhonchich’s art group was quirky and local, and their performances typically got a couple of hundred views on YouTube.
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An aircraft contrail is pictured over a ruby star atop the Kremlin's Spasskaya tower during the sunset in downtown Moscow on July 29, 2021.
