Kristina

Deni Baisarov, the youngest son of singer Kristina Orbakaite, has opened a personal exhibition of his paintings in Moscow. The event is drawing attention in Russian media and social networks, with coverage noting that Baisarov is a serving participant in the military operation, making the young artist's debut exhibition a talked-about combination of family fame and military service.

Singer Kristina Orbakaite is reported to be spending up to 80 million rubles on repairs to her flooded penthouse in Miami. The story, carried by Russian outlet Rosbalt, has drawn attention as one of the top search topics in Russia. Commenters are focused on the scale of the damage and the size of the repair bill for the US property.

The name Kristina is circulating widely in Sweden, though no specific event, person or announcement has been confirmed behind the attention. It may refer to a public figure, a news story or the name itself, but available details do not make clear which. More information is needed to establish what is happening.

The Middle Ages in Modern Games conference is running a panel on nostalgia and presentism, one of its final sessions. The first paper, presented by Kristina Wittkamp, examines the binary of feminine hearth and masculine warrior identity in video games depicting medieval Rus. The session includes two further papers on how game designers use nostalgic versions of the medieval past for present-day concerns.