The Mariinsky Orchestra, based in Vladimir Putin’s hometown, staged a concert on May 5 in the Roman amphitheater in Syria’s Palmyra, weeks after Russian air power helped free the city from Islamic State rule that had turned the ancient stage into a venue for executions.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses participants and guests of a Mariinsky orchestra concert in the ancient theatre of Syria's ravaged Palmyra via a video link from the Bocharov Ruchei state residence in Sochi on May 5.
