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Tim Thompson Marine Art

As a respected and world-renowned oil painter – Tim’s work is in the collections of many British, American and European Captains of Industry including Ted Turner, Wm. Koch and David Rosow. His book on the America’s Cup has a foreword by Ted Turner and his RNLI Gold Medal Rescue book was commended by Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. He was commissioned by the Royal Navy and his largest individual work still hangs at HMS Drake. He has produced work for European Royalty and HRH Prince Charles and Diana The Princess of Wales attended his America’s Cup Exhibition in London. You can now purchase a range of his beautiful Marine Prints to add a complimentary, nautical feel to any home or setting.

Marine and Maritime Prints

Tim’s collection of large prints. Featuring Classic Yachting, Modern  Yachting, Tall Ships, Clippers and Historic Ships.

Commissions and Custom Orders

Tim will take on certain projects under commission and although he is known as a marine artist, he is happy to consider any topic. We also take custom orders for large prints. For any commission, custom or trade enquiries, please send us an email.

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The perfect way to send the Nautical loved ones in your life your seasonal, birthday or general good wishes.

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About the artist.

Tim is a regarded as one of the leading Maritime artists of his generation and has had exhibitions across the world. His work is very famous in America and Tim still works from his studio in Cornwall. He takes on the occasional commision upon request.

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A collection of sailing prints and classic yacht pictures, including the magnificent J Class yachts for sale  in colour, black and white and sepia. 

These sail boat and yachting pictures are unique. Photographer Ian Badley personally processes and tones each images individually as a Fuji Professional photographic print or Hahnemühle Fine Art Pearl print to order. 

The stunning prints are also sold as framed pictures for home wall art, office or business use.

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Are these the 8 most beautiful classic sailing yachts of all time?

Moonbeam of fife iii, 1903.

The 30 metre, gaff cutter Moonbeam of Fife III epitomises beautiful classic yachts at their finest. Launched in 1903, Moonbeam of Fife is still going strong on the classic yacht regatta circuit despite being more than a hundred years old. The William Fife-designed yacht is constructed in wood with an oak hull and superstructure, while her interior joinery is well-kept mahogany. The historical yacht Moonbeam of Fife III is currently for sale .

Tuiga, 1909

Built by the renowned William Fife shipyard in Fairlie on the Clyde estuary in Scotland, Tuiga was commissioned by the Duke of Medinaceli, a close friend of the King of Spain, Alfonso XIII, and has had 10 owners in 106 years. HSH Prince Albert II decided to buy her in 1995.  Tuiga  has been participating in classic yacht regattas ever since and is now the flagship of the Yacht Club de Monaco, crewed by YCM members.

Mariette, 1915

The classic 42 metre twin-masted schooner _ Mariette of 1915  _was built by Herreshoff in the United States 100 years ago. Age has not withered her, but  Mariette of 1915  has undergone a few refits in the Pendennis yard at Falmouth in recent years: in 2010 and again in 2012 in preparation for the Pendennis Cup, in which she took first prize in the St Petroc Traditional Class as well as being crowned overall winner. In 2014 she returned to Falmouth once more for minor works.

Creole, 1927

Now owned by the Gucci family, this beautiful wooden schooner has had a colourful history. Commissioned by wealthy American Alan Cochran and launched in 1927,  Creole  has had a number of different owners and also been called Vira. When she was known as  Magic Circle , she was transformed into a minesweeper during the Second World War, having previously competed in a number of regattas and attended previous America’s Cup events. In the 1970s she was used by the Danish government for sailing training in the rehabilitation of drug addicts before being bought by the Gucci family in 1983.

Endeavour, 1934

Arguably the world’s most famous J Class,  Endeavour  was the British challenger in the 1934 America’s Cup , but was beaten by the Harold Vanderbilt-owned Rainbow . Endeavour was commissioned by Sir T.O.M. Sopwith, who was keen to ensure that this yacht was the most advanced design possible. With his experience designing aircraft, Sopwith applied aviation technology to Endeavour ’s rig and winches and spared nothing to make her the finest vessel of her day.

She swept through the British racing fleet and into the hearts of yachtsmen around the world, winning many races in her first season. Though she did not win the America's Cup she came closer to doing so than any other challenger.

Since 1934, she has often led a perilous existence, even being sold to a scrap merchant in 1947 only to be saved by another buyer hours before her demolition was due to begin. In 1984, American yachtswoman Elizabeth Meyer bought Endeavour and she was transformed and rebuilt by Royal Huisman. Endeavour sailed again on June 22, 1989, for the first time in 52 years. J Class yacht  Endeavour  is now for sale .

Elena, 1910

In 1910, Morton Plant commissioned 55 metre  Elena to be designed by American naval architect Nathanael Herreshoff, the so-called “Wizard of Bristol”, who made his name designing sailing yachts for America’s elite. Plant's brief was to the point: he wanted a schooner “that can win”.

Herreshoff gave Elena a slightly deeper keel than preceding designs of that time, lowering her centre of ballast, which improved her windward ability. Elena won most of her early races against the cream of the American schooner fleet and in 1928 came her crowning glory, victory in the Transatlantic Race. In 2009, she was rebuilt using the original plans for the first Elena.

Black Swan, 1899

Originally designed by Charles Nicholson and built in 1899 at Camper and Nicholson in Gosport, England, Black Swan started life as Brynhild with a yawl rig. She won a number of races at the beginning of the 20th century, including the King’s Cup. Over the years, she has undergone several changes and different rig configurations, and at one stage she was renamed Changrilla . She was rechristened Black Swan in the 1960s and, today, after an extensive restoration project at the Beconcini yard in La Spezia, Italy, she is now carrying a gaff-rig, designed by the Faggioni Yacht Design Studio and built by Harry Spencer.

Mariquita, 1911

Another beautiful classic yacht from Fife, Mariquita was launched in 1911. The 38.16 metre sailing yacht was designed and built for the industrialist Arthur Stothert. As part of the 19 metre Big Class racing that re-emerged in 1911, this gaff-rigged cutter is said to have inspired the J Class yachts that came after her.

She raced competitively against her brethren from 1911-1913, but by the 1950s, Mariquita was the last in the 19 metre class remaining. She was restored in 1991 and received a further refit in 2004. A star on the classic yacht racing scene, Mariquita is now for sale .

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Lori Harvey Shows Off Beach Body in Leopard Print Bikini on Yacht Trip

L ori Harvey turned up the heat in a leopard-print bikini aboard a swanky yacht, making waves on her family vacation in St. Tropez Tuesday.

The 27-year-old model and swimwear entrepreneur, daughter of comedian Steve Harvey, showcased various poses while perched on a railing in a series of stunning photos she shared on her Instagram Story .

The fashionista shielded her face from the sun with a straw cowboy hat and added flair with chic sunglasses, a diamond-trimmed gold belly chain, several ankle bracelets, and chunky gold earrings.

She enjoyed music with her family on board, sharing videos of herself dancing. She also took a trip down a slide into the sea before rinsing off in an outdoor shower.

Lori Harvey Famously Showed Off Her Bikini Bod for ‘Sports Illustrated’ Back in May

Although the founder of Yevrah Swim wasn’t wearing one of her own designs, she made her Sports Illustrated Swimsuit debut this year in a Yevrah bikini, along with other stunning swimsuits.

Lori Harvey’s photoshoot was a highlight of the magazine’s 60th-anniversary edition this May. The issue also featured fellow SI Swim rookie star Brittany Mahomes .

Harvey shared with SI Swim that posing for the magazine was a “dream come true.”

"I would say the three words that I would use to describe it would be manifested, surreal, and perfection. It was literally a moment that I manifested," Harvey told SI Swim .

Meanwhile, SI Swim editor-in-chief, MJ Day lavished praise on Harvey.

“Lori Harvey embodies the essence of empowerment with her unwavering authenticity," Day said. "A trailblazer in both fashion and beauty, she exudes confidence, proving that dedication, creativity and fearlessness are the driving force behind building an extraordinary legacy.”

“We couldn't be more excited to announce Lori as a rookie for the 60th anniversary issue contributing to the ongoing evolution of our brand as we continue to leave an indelible mark on the world of fashion and media.”

However, Lori Harvey isn’t new to the modeling game. She began her modeling career at the age of 3 and was showcased on the January/February 2023 cover of Essence . She has also acted as a brand ambassador for prestigious companies such as Valentino, Burberry, and Chanel.

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Mel b channels her spice girls style in a leopard-print graduation gown while receiving an honorary doctorate.

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Mel B sure knows how to spice up a graduation outfit.

The singer, whose full name is Melanie Brown, received an honorary doctorate degree from Leeds Beckett University over the weekend, recognizing her work with domestic abuse victims.

For the ceremony, the 49-year-old paid tribute to her Spice Girls roots, channeling her signature Scary Spice style with a custom-made graduation gown that featured a leopard-print lining.

The dress that Brown sported underneath her robe was equally eye-catching, as she opted for a sparkly, long-sleeved design with a cutout in the middle.

Of course, it’s not the first time Brown has openly channeled her on-stage outfits.

She pulled a similar fashion move earlier this year while promoting her book, “Brutally Honest,” rocking multiple leopard-print pieces .

Brown touched on her achievement in a speech, saying it was as major as performing with the girl group .

“In my life I have been to many, many places and done many extraordinary things, but being here today as a graduate of Leeds Beckett University is honestly as massive an achievement as performing at Wembley Stadium with the Spice Girls,” she admitted.

She added that the experience was “life-changing,” especially since she “didn’t just want to accept an award” but rather, actually became a student.

“Not only have I been awarded this degree, but I was also accepted as a student on the Trauma Informed Care course which has been a huge step for me in so many ways.”

Posting to Instagram later on, Brown celebrated alongside her three children — Phoenix Chi, 25, Angel Iris, 17, and Madison, 12 — and fiancé, Rory McPhee, sharing a similar sentiment in the caption.

“This is my mission, this is all about one thing being a survivor – helping survivors, breaking the silence and using my voice to help others,” she wrote.

After divorcing her ex-husband, Stephan Belafonte, in 2017, Brown accused the director-producer of sexually exploiting her .

Belafonte denied the claims and  filed a $5 million defamation lawsuit  against the “Spice World” star in May 2024.

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Fact-checking Trump's speech accepting the GOP nomination

Former President Donald Trump pitched a familiar worldview Thursday night: an administration that would stop wars, curb inflation and end illegal immigration.

But his third Republican National Convention speech — the longest nomination acceptance address in modern history, at 93 minutes — included a series of false claims on topics from taxes to crime to foreign policy.

Here's what Trump said in Milwaukee and the facts behind his claims.

Do Democrats want to ‘destroy’ Social Security and Medicare?

“I’m going to protect Social Security and Medicare. Democrats are going to destroy Social Security and Medicare," Trump said.

This is misleading.

Trump has  waffled on the issue for years , but now says he wouldn’t cut Social Security or Medicare. President Joe Biden advocated for cuts decades ago but has opposed them for more than 10 years. 

Before he ran for office, Trump called Social Security a “Ponzi scheme” in 2000 and endorsed then-Rep. Paul Ryan’s plans to restructure Medicare in 2012. As a presidential candidate, he positioned himself as the protector of those programs in 2016, but he took aim at some retirement spending in his White House budgets (which never became law).

Biden has repeatedly pointed to an  interview with CNBC in March , when Trump said, “There’s a lot you can do in terms of entitlements, in terms of cutting.” During this campaign, Trump has mostly insisted he wouldn’t cut Social Security and Medicare. After the CNBC interview, Trump sought to clean up his remarks, saying in an interview with the  conservative website Breitbart , “I will never do anything that will jeopardize or hurt Social Security or Medicare.” 

In the 1990s, Biden spoke about trying and failing repeatedly to cut government spending, including Social Security and Medicare. But he turned firmly against Social Security cuts more than a decade ago, as the Democratic Party moved toward supporting expanded retirement benefits. In the last week, Biden has embraced calls among progressives to back an expansion of Social Security benefits if he’s re-elected, although neither he nor the White House has offered specifics about that.

Is most of Trump’s pledged border wall built?

“I will end the illegal immigration crisis by closing our border and finishing the wall, most of which I have already built," Trump said.

Not according to Trump’s past promises.

A government report from 2023 found that the Trump administration installed about 458 miles of wall . The vast majority of that replaced existing structures —  estimates from 2021 pegged  the total new construction at just 47 miles of wall where none had existed before.

But even if that full 458-mile figure is what Trump is referring to, he had repeatedly promised during his 2016 presidential campaign that the wall would be  about 1,000 miles long .

Did Trump stop North Korean missile launches?

“We stopped the missile launches from North Korea,” Trump said.

This is false.

North Korea continued to launch short-range ballistic missiles during Trump’s tenure, even when the two countries held talks to try to negotiate a possible agreement that would have eased sanctions in return for North Korea’s curtailing its nuclear missile program.

Early in his administration, Trump warned North Korea not to threaten the U.S. or “they will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen.”

Was there peace abroad under Trump?

“I was the first president in modern times to start no new wars. ... Under President Bush, Russia invaded Georgia. Under President Obama, Russia took Crimea. Under the current administration, Russia is after all of Ukraine. Under President Trump, Russia took nothing," Trump said.

President Jimmy Carter didn’t declare war or seek any authorization of force. No U.S. troops died in hostile action during his administration, while at least 65 active-duty U.S. troops died in hostile action during the Trump administration.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which began in 2014 with the seizure of Crimea, continued under his presidency. Pro-Russian separatists backed by Moscow continued to wage war in eastern Ukraine against the government in Kyiv during Trump’s administration.

Is the crime rate going up in the U.S.?

“Our crime rate is going up while crime statistics all over the world are plunging,” Trump said.

This is misleading, according to the most comprehensive data.

Attorney General Merrick Garland said last month that the latest crime statistics showed  a significant drop in violent crime , an overall dip of 15.2%, in the first three months of 2024 compared to 2023 (with larger drops in murders, robberies, reported rapes and aggravated assaults).

Preliminary data shows the crime rate also  dropped significantly in 2023 , according to FBI data that covers law enforcement departments with jurisdiction over 82% of the American population.

There are limits to what the data can tell us, it’s incomplete, and not all crime is properly reported. But the indications we have don’t support the picture Trump is painting of crime in America.

As far as the crime rate’s “plunging” all over the world, there’s a lot of world. A 2023  United Nations report on homicide  found an increase from 2021 to 2022 and no evidence crime rates were falling in Africa but a decline in homicides in South America, significant decreases in Europe since 2017 and a relatively stagnant rate in Australia.

Is Biden planning to raise taxes ‘by four times’?

“This is the only administration that said we’re going to raise your taxes by four times what you’re paying now," Trump said.

This is false, according to Biden’s budget and campaign promises.

Trump has  made this claim  before. Biden’s fiscal year 2024 budget would raise the top individual income tax rate from 37% to 39.6%, and it called for a 25% minimum tax on the highest earners, according to the  Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget . There are also other taxes, including those on those making at least $400,000, but nothing in the budget would suggest people’s taxes would be raised by a factor of four.

Biden has  pledged not to raise taxes  on anyone making less than $400,000, and he hasn’t proposed anything on the campaign trail that would raise taxes that high for a broad cross-section of people.

Did Trump end ‘catch and release’?

“We ended all ‘catch and release,’” Trump said.

Trump didn’t end “catch and release,” the practice of releasing migrants into the country with court dates while they await court hearings. The U.S. doesn’t have enough facilities to detain every migrant who crosses the border until they can see judges, no matter who is president, so Trump — like Barack Obama before him and Biden after him — released many migrants back into the U.S.

Did Democrats ‘use Covid to cheat’ in the 2020 election?

“The election result, we’re never going to let it happen again. They used Covid to cheat," Trump said.

Trump is referring to changes made during the Covid pandemic, largely to make it easier to vote by mail or absentee, as congregating at the polls posed a health risk. Democrats embraced the changes and turned out many voters by mail, while Trump slammed mail voting. There is no evidence the changes led to fraud, even though Trump and his allies filed  more than 50 lawsuits  challenging some facet of the 2020 election. All were denied, dismissed, settled or withdrawn, including  multiple that made  it to the  Supreme Court .

Are groceries 50% more expensive under Biden?

“It’s not affordable; people can’t live like this. Under this administration, our current administration, groceries are up 57%, gasoline is up 60 and 70%, mortgage rates have quadrupled,” Trump said.

This is exaggerated.

Some grocery items  have had huge price hikes, but overall grocery prices have risen 21% during the Biden administration. Gasoline prices are up 58% under Biden, while mortgage rates have more than doubled, not quadrupled.

Did Trump sign the biggest tax cut ever?

“We gave you the largest tax cut ever," Trump said.

The GOP-sponsored tax bill that Trump signed into law in December 2017 doesn’t amount to the “biggest” in U.S. history, according to the nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. According to its estimates, the tax cut  is the eighth biggest in history .

Does immigration spread disease?

“We also have an illegal immigration crisis, and it’s taking place right now as we sit here in this beautiful arena, some massive invasion at our southern border that has spread misery, crime, poverty, disease and destruction to communities all across our land," Trump said.

Studies have found that migrants don’t spread disease. Instead, many help fight it, as migrants make up a significant proportion of health care workers.

A 2018 study in the  Journal of the American Medical Association  found that 16% of health care workers in the U.S. were born somewhere else, including 29% of physicians, 16% of registered nurses, 20% of pharmacists, 24% of dentists and 23% of nursing, psychiatric and home health aides.

“There is no evidence to show that migrants are spreading disease,” Dr. Paul Spiegel, who directs the Center for Humanitarian Health at Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, said in 2018. “That is a false argument that is used to keep migrants out.”

Jane C. Timm is a senior reporter for NBC News.

Ben Kamisar is a national political reporter for NBC News

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Local artists boast contenders for song of the summer.

If you were tired of “I Had Some Help” the first time you heard it, check out these Massachusetts born or based artists’ SotS contenders.

“Playlist,” Battlemode

This track sounds like Ibiza in August. And Sheffield in 1980. And a classic Casey Kasem countdown jam. And the Pill at Great Scott, yacht rock, pop hip hop, NKOTB, “Super Mario Brothers,” and the “St. Elmo’s Fire” soundtrack. And it sounds like these all at once. But that’s not what’s so impressive about “Playlist.” Somehow this local trio crammed all this into a power packed Top 40 groove that’s actually effortlessly fun.

“Pardon My Space,” Billy Dean Thomas

Mellow but not chill. Summery but not light. Hip hop champion Billy Dean Thomas dropped this track via Instagram around Memorial Day, but “Pardon My Space” works for Juneteenth, July 4, Labor Day, any day in October, and every day of 2025. While the flow, beats and keys fit with summer vibe (as does the beach-themed video), the lyrics are deeply introspective, exploring the necessity to carve out space to heal even when it means distancing yourself from the ones you love.

“Summer of U,” Coral Moons

The title gets Coral Moons in the door. But the big hooks, big energy, and wistful vibe lock this one in as a new summer classic. Inspired by the ecstasy of the group’s 2022 Boston Calling set, the track triangulates power pop, indie pop, and straight Top 40 pop for a song that’s a bit sad and utterly catchy. Bonus points: the charming video features the band’s splash down on a log flume.

“Dragged Down,” The Downhauls

Ah, summer. Pools and punk rock, patios and PBR tallboys, surf and sweat rolling down the back of your neck as you cram up against the stage in some dank club. The Song of the Summer doesn’t need to be breezy or cheesy. The Downhauls know this. On Aug. 2 at Deep Cuts in Medford, the Mass punk queens celebrate the release of hard-charging split 7’’ “Trash Fest” with pals Duck & Cover. “Dragged Down” kicks off the 7’’ with a growl just a notch tougher than “Bad Reputation.”

“Don’t Blame It On Love,” John Powhida

If you wish Prince, Hall, Oates & Todd Rundgren were the Fab Four (and Frank Zappa was their George Martin), you’ll probably go ape for John Powhida’s new LP “Jerry’s House.” The album is too big, bizarre, fun and fabulous to swallow in a hundred-word bite — go see him Aug. 15 at the Burren Backroom for the full Powhida experience. But “Don’t Blame It On Love” can serve as an intro to the glory: It’s a cheeky rock ‘n’ roll rave up that’s one long crescendo spotted by hooks, thumps, and guitar squeals.

“Catherine What Have You Done,” Western Education

Synth pop plus indie rock plus emo is a great formula to start with. But infecting the keyboard-and-guitar rush with just the right dash of darkness elevates this banger from Western Education. The just-dropped lead single from the Lowell aces’ coming LP “Millennial Youth,” “Catherine What Have You Done” will have you tearing up as you tear up the dancefloor.

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2 Russians Found Guilty of ‘Justifying Terrorism’ in Their Play About ISIS

A theater director and playwright were sentenced to prison, a stark indication of the increasing suppression of free speech since Russia’s attack on Ukraine, their lawyers and critics say.

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A Russian military court found a playwright and a theater director guilty of “justifying terrorism” on Monday, sentencing them to six years in prison each in a case that critics say is the latest chilling example of the crackdown on free speech since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022.

The playwright, Svetlana Petriychuk, 44, and the director, Yevgenia Berkovich, 39, are both acclaimed members of the Russian theater world and have been in custody since May 2023. In addition to the six-year sentences, exactly the time frame requested by prosecutors, both women will be banned from “administering websites” for three years following their release.

The play Ms. Petriychuk wrote and Ms. Berkovich staged , “Finist the Brave Falcon,” is an adaptation of a classic fairy tale of the same name, interwoven with the stories of women baited online by men into joining the Islamic State. It is loosely based on the true stories of thousands of women from across Russia and the former Soviet Union who were recruited by ISIS terrorists. The main character of the play returns to Russia feeling betrayed and disappointed by the man who lured her there, only to be sentenced to prison as a terrorist herself.

The prosecutor, Ekaterina Denisova, insisted that Ms. Petriychuk holds “extremely aggressive Islamic ideologies” and formed a “positive opinion” of ISIS, according to the Russian outlet RBK, and that Ms. Berkovich holds “ideological convictions related to the justification and propaganda of terrorism.”

Both women and their lawyers said they were innocent, repeatedly insisting during the trial that the play had an explicitly antiterror message.

“I absolutely do not understand what this set of words has to do with me,” said Ms. Berkovich, when she pleaded not guilty. “I have never partaken in any forms of Islam: neither radical nor any other. I have respect for the religion of Islam, and I feel nothing but condemnation and disgust toward terrorists.”

In Russia, where more than 99 percent of criminal trials result in convictions, the verdict seemed all but a foregone conclusion. Judges sided with the prosecution and the witnesses they called. One witness, an expert from the Federal Security Service, the modern successor of the K.G.B., contended that because the play was based on a fairy tale, and fairy tales have happy endings, the play “romanticized the image of terrorism.”

The play premiered in 2020 and later won two Golden Mask awards, the highest honor in Russian theater and a prize supported by official structures, including the Moscow mayor’s office and the country’s ministry of culture.

Immediately following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, law enforcement bodies initiated a campaign of widespread repression, effectively criminalizing antiwar sentiment.

The criminal case against Ms. Petriychuk and Ms. Berkovich began several months after a pro-Kremlin actor wrote a post on the social network VK.com expressing disgust that a play directed by an antiwar liberal would be shown in his city, Nizhny Novgorod, in the wake of Ukraine’s attack on the Crimean Bridge earlier that month. He labeled the show “undisguised sympathy for Ukraine and hatred of the current government.”

The performance there was canceled and the man, Vladimir Karpuk, eventually became one of the star witnesses for the prosecution.

The criminal case has been condemned by many prominent Russian intellectuals and performers, including the Nobel Peace Prize laureate Dmitri A. Muratov and the director Kirill Serebrennikov, under whom Ms. Berkovich studied. The women were also supported by Amnesty International, which said the women are “being targeted simply for exercising the right to freedom of expression,” and Human Rights Watch and other rights groups.

The trial at the Second Western District Military Court was closed to the public after the prosecution’s witnesses finished testifying. But a crowd of several dozen people gathered on Monday evening in front of the court to show support for the women, and some were allowed into the court to hear the verdict.

The two women’s supporters contend that this is the first time in Russia’s post-Soviet era that a work of art is effectively being put on trial. More than 16,000 people signed a letter , initiated by the independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta, in the wake of Ms. Petriychuk’s and Ms. Berkovich’s detentions last year.

“We are against the persecution of people on trumped-up charges,” the letter read. “Against ideology governing art. Against the destruction of theater and culture. Against singling out and snatching people in the theater industry who have decided to stay in their home country.”

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