"Russian House in downtown Austin, opened by Varda Monamour and her husband and chef Vladimir Gribkov in 2012, was a Russian/Slavic/Eastern European restaurant that changed its name in early 2022 in solidarity with Ukraine due to the Russian invasion and ongoing war. The restaurant, which had been meant to temporarily close for renovations in the summer of 2022, ended up closing permanently." - Nadia Chaudhury