At the start of the war in Ukraine, much of Russia’s cultural elite fled the country, including playwrights, filmmakers, artist and curators. A year on, they have established themselves in new cities across the world, a century after a previous exodus of Russian writers and artists reshaped global culture. From Paris, Theo Merz reports on how some artists are struggling to find a new identity and meaning in their art, even as they are just trying to survive in new locations.