TOPSHOT - Russian stage and screen director Kirill Serebrennikov waits for the start of a hearing at a court in Moscow on November 7, 2018. - Acclaimed Russian theatre director Kirill Serebrennikov appeared in court on November 7, 2018 facing controversial embezzlement charges his supporters see as part of a crackdown on artistic independence under Vladimir Putin. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP)