There was (is) a Roma theater in Moscow.
--- On Thu, 7/9/09, Wojtek Sokolowski <swsokolowski at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> I also recall the existence of a government-funded cultural
> center to preserve the Roma culture.
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> As far as popular attitudes were concerned, they were
> mostly less than favorable, but not overtly hostile.
> There were popular stereotypes of Gypsies "stealing"
> children or just stealing and cheating, bot otoh people used
> their fortune telling services offered at local bazaars. The
> attitudes worsened after the communist rule due to an influx
> of Roma refugees from southern Europe.
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> Wojtek
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