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Film

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

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

History

The Photographers Who Captured Russia on the Eve of Its Revolution

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

Opinion

What We Lose if the Amsterdam Hermitage Closes for Good

Thanks to the pandemic, the museum may be on the verge of shutting its doors just when Europe needs its Russian ambassador more than ever.

News

Gen Zers in Russia Are Using TikTok as a Catchy Tool of Political Resistance

In Russia, high schoolers have massively taken to TikTok to express their support of Alexei Navalny, the resolute opposition leader most feared by the Kremlin.

Interview

Dispatches from the Arctic Art Scene

Hear from the curators behind the ongoing Arctic Art Forum about their takes on major issues affecting the region.

Film

The Curious Lives of the Russian Stray Dogs That Traveled to Space

Space Dogs explores the lives of Moscow street dogs past and present, including the ones used in the Soviet space program.

Opinion

Queer, Feminist Art Is Still a Crime In Russia

Leading up to the July 1 election — which would allow Vladimir Putin to remain president through 2036 — queer people have been disturbingly targeted.

In Brief

Russian Artist Faces Six Years in Jail for Pro-LGBTQ Social Media Posts

After sharing feminist and LGBTQ-friendly art on social media, 26-year-old theater director Yulia Tsvetkova has been placed under house arrest, fined, and accused of distributing “propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations among minors."

Art

A Moscow Museum's Ecological Rallying Cry

The Coming World is an ambitious portrait of a dark future in which the world has run out of its resources, but still hasn’t found a way to “Planet B.”

Film

Cinematic Visions of Dante and Video Games Come Together in Russia

The Moscow International Experimental Film Festival creates an experience of genuine kino pravda.

In Brief

Man Casually Steals Painting from Moscow Gallery in Broad Daylight [UPDATED]

Unsuspecting visitors apparently mistook the thief for a gallery employee.

In Brief

Russia Strengthens Saudi Ties with Offer of a Kandinsky Exhibition, while Prominent Architects Bow Out of $500B Saudi Megacity

Saudi Arabia's financial prominence in the arts has been under active evaluation in the weeks following journalist Jamal Khashoggi's disappearance.