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Some cultural bodies have prompted accusations of McCarthyism - the anti-Russian hysteria whipped up during the 1950s - for rushing to cancel Russian culture in response to Vladimir Putin's invasion order.

Netflix put its adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's Anna Karenina on indefinite hold, and an Italian university course on Fyodor Dostoevsky - the 19th century novelist exiled for defying the Russian state - was withdrawn before it was reinstated after a backlash.

'Just an understated Queen! Moomba here we come. It's all my Disney dreams come true.
Thank you Sonia @cappellazzocouture you are my fairy Godmother!!' Fifi wrote on Instagram on Monday, showing off her gown. 

USA Swimming have a system in which the burden of proof is on the trans athlete to demonstrate that they have mitigated against the performance benefits of male puberty, though the NCAA championships chose not to adopt it last week.

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I could see this happening when the International Olympic Committee changed the rules so that trans women could compete in the women's category as long as they underwent a very limited period of testosterone suppression. 

'Believe me, I would be the first to sign up. I'm already on Wisteria Lane. I'd be like, sign me up. But Marc Cherry, our creator, he feels like he has fully explored those characters. He was like why now? Why now? What would they be up to? 

I'm always careful in what I say. I stick to the facts, and I use peer-reviewed science. I never insult anyone or rise to any provocation. But I refuse to back down because it's an important issue for the next generation of young women. Women like my own daughter, Grace, who was an athlete.

The 60-year-old author - born in St Petersburg to Russian parents and assigned mandatory military service assisting the KGB - has been forced to flee his home in Kyiv with his English wife, Elizabeth, and their three children.

Bulgakov, born in Kyiv to a Russian family, wrote about the horrors of the Russian revolution and many of his works were banned by the Soviet government, although Joseph Stalin was known to be fond of one of his plays.

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'Kim found the suspension to be fair, but her reaction wasn't very dramatic. She didn't make a big deal out of it and joked that she needed a break for a day. All of Kanye's posts have been exhausting for her though,' an insider told The source labelled it 'impressive' how well The Kardashians star - who shares North, eight, Saint, Chicago, four, and Psalm, two with West, 44, - was taking it. 

She beat one female athlete to a place on the Pennsylvania team. She kept a second out of the semi-finals and another out of the final. The fourth-placed swimmer was denied a place on the podium and runner-up Emma Weyant, the first actual female in the race, lost out on being the NCAA champion. 

They didn't. In fact, last year they dropped testosterone suppression as a requirement and prioritised the inclusion of transgender athletes over fair sport for females, in the process discriminating against half of the world's population. 

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Those that understand sport know that this is wrong. They are afraid to speak up because of the abuse they would get.
Swimmers in the US have been told they'll be stripped of their scholarships if they criticise what is going on. Coaches and officials fear losing their jobs were they to take a stand.

‘With all great literature, like the great Russian masters, there is a sort of universality that resonates with people.
They write about the human condition and in reading them we realise that people from 19th century Russia - or indeed modern day Russia - have many of the same difficulties, hopes and dreams that we have in the west.'

Some cultural bodies have prompted accusations of McCarthyism - the anti-Russian hysteria whipped up during the 1950s - for rushing to cancel Russian culture in response to Vladimir Putin's (above) invasion order

Trevor said: 'There are few artists who have had more of an impact on me than you Ye,' Noah wrote. 'You took samples and turned them into symphonies. You took your pain and through the wire turned it into performance perfection. I thought differently about how I spend my money because of you.'

Staying calm: The reality star discussed being 'protective' of her former partner for the sake of their children despite the constant drama during an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Wednesday