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Posted inNews

Ukrainians Wage a Meme War Against Russia

by Hakim Bishara March 11, 2022March 11, 2022

An outpouring of memes is helping Ukrainians cope through humor that often spills over into dark satire.

Posted inArt

Why We Need a Post-Colonial Lens to Look at Ukraine and Russia

Avatar photo by Daria Badior March 9, 2022March 10, 2022

In a post-Soviet era we should consider how Russians continue to benefit from colonialism and imperialism in the realm of culture.

Posted inNews

Artists at Risk Shares Resources for Ukrainian Artists Fleeing the War

Avatar photo by Jasmine Liu March 8, 2022March 9, 2022

The organization is helping relocate Ukrainians in urgent need of help as well as Russian dissidents who may be at risk of persecution.

Posted inOpinion

How the Hermitage Museum Artwashes Russian Aggression

Avatar photo by Rachel Spence March 6, 2022March 4, 2022

Collaborations with the State Hermitage Museum are particularly problematic since the director, Mikhail Piotrovsky, flaunts his bond with Putin.

Posted inNews

Artists Withdraw Works From Russian Museums to Protest Invasion

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia February 28, 2022February 28, 2022

Two artists have withdrawn their works from state-backed museums, and the curators of the Russian pavilion at the Venice Biennale resigned in protest.

Posted inNews

Ukrainian Artists Speak Out As Invasion Intensifies

by Hakim Bishara February 25, 2022March 9, 2022

“We’ve been screaming into the void for years,” said artist Luba Drozd, who’s been active in raising awareness about the crisis in her home country.

Posted inNews

As Russia Invades Ukraine, TikTokers Are Documenting the War

Avatar photo by Jasmine Liu February 25, 2022February 28, 2022

Mundane on-the-ground realities of warfare like urban bomb sirens in Kyiv to long lines outside gas stations hit the platform — but so does disinformation.

Posted inNews

The Internet Has a Field Day with Another Absurdly Long Putin Table

Avatar photo by Jasmine Liu February 15, 2022February 15, 2022

The Russian president held a televised meeting with his advisors around another unusually long table, sparking another torrent of satirical memes.

Posted inNews

Bored Security Guard Accused of Doodling on Avant-Garde Painting

by Hakim Bishara February 10, 2022February 10, 2022

Jeepers, creepers, we know exactly how this painting got those peepers.

Posted inNews

Catherine the Great’s Pro-Vaccination Letter Heads to Auction

by Cassie Packard November 30, 2021November 30, 2021

The sovereign led a mass vaccination campaign against smallpox that laid the groundwork for over two million Russians to be inoculated against the deadly disease

Posted inFilm

Film Reels Dredged from the Sea Become an Eerie Meditation on Mortality

Avatar photo by Dan Schindel October 6, 2021October 6, 2021

Bill Morrison’s new documentary The Village Detective: A Song Cycle is an eerie meditation on mortality made from forgotten parts of cinema history.

Posted inHistory

The Photographers Who Captured Russia on the Eve of Its Revolution

Avatar photo by Billie Anania September 2, 2021September 2, 2021

Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky and Maxim Dmitriev documented drastically different facets of Russia in the late 1800s and early 1900s.

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