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fromThe New Yorker
1 week ago

The Real Housewives of Moscow

I met Alina Rotenberg in the summer of 2012. At thirty-six, she was no longer married, but her last name spoke volumes in Moscow: her ex-husband, Igor, was the son of Arkady Rotenberg, one of Vladimir Putin's childhood friends and judo buddies. There were a lot of women like Alina in Moscow. They were beautiful, their laser-toned skin and ostentatiously luxe clothing advertising their wealth.
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Contemporary art-world settings are repeatedly used to dramatize elite vanities and tensions, with forthcoming productions emphasizing gallerist–artist conflicts and sensationalized plotlines.
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