Lise Pedersen “Novorossiya” by Enrico Parenti and Luca Gennari, which had its world premiere this week at CPH:DOX, is a rare film that shows the ongoing conflict in Ukraine’s Eastern Donbas region from the Russian perspective.Gennari, an experienced cinematographer, was shocked at the way the war in the Luhansk and Donetsk region, where pro-Russian separatists have proclaimed the state of Novorossiya (literally “New Russia”), no longer received any media attention once the Maidan revolution was over.In 2017, he decided to head to the Donbas region with his camera to see what life was like there.The film follows the parallel stories of a handful of characters, ranging from a communist U.S. fighter from Texas to a young Ukrainian soldier, a captain in the separatist army who dreams of rebuilding the Soviet Union, an opera singer from the Donetsk opera house, two young men from a heavy metal band and two elderly women who live in a bunker.
Hundreds of jobs saved after Irvine factory bought from Russian ownership
14.03.2022 - 14:37 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Over 200 Irvine jobs have been saved after a Russian-owned chemical plant was bought over for an undisclosed amount.
Barony Universal Products Plc, based in the town's Riverside Business Park, has been bought out of a Russian company's control by C.A.L.M Singularity, a Cyprus-based firm, on Friday.
The household product manufacturer that has been in the town since 2011 was previously owned by the Russian parent group The Arnest Group and boasts 250 jobs.
The news comes after Andrei Borshcev, Sergei Popov, Alexandre Matytsine and Victor Lobashkov resigned from their posts as company directors last week.
Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the Scottish Government has asked the business community to stop trade with any Russian-owned companies.
Now Camille Z. Chammas will head up operations as chairman of Barony Universal Products Plc and the plant will continue trading as normal.
Mr Chammas said: “Barony is a long-established Scottish-based business with a proud history of supplying the British retail sector and multi-national clients for over 20 years. I’m excited to have led this acquisition and to further grow the business while securing even more employment in the local area.”
Steven Groden, managing director of Barony Universal Products Plc, added: “Our new ownership with Camille at the helm signals a bright new beginning for us. His decades of experience working within the FMCG industry will help us continue on our sustainable growth trajectory, not only safeguarding, but growing the loyal workforce we employ here in Irvine, North Ayrshire.”
A Scottish Government spokesperson added: “The Scottish business community has been asked to stop trading with Russia where it is safe to do so.
“The Scottish Government and its
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