In Brief
There were at least two things Americans should have banned outright in the 1970s when they had the chance: asbestos and Donald Trump.
Books
Susan Pack's Film Posters of the Russian Avant-Garde celebrates the experimental film posters from the pre-Stalin Soviet Union.
Art
I don’t just see the images as documents of atrocity. I also see them as aesthetic, and that doesn’t sit easily. Indeed, it feels immoral. It feels wrong.
In Brief
Ambassador Andrey Karlov was killed by an off-duty police officer who, after firing the fatal shots, shouted, "Don’t forget Aleppo. Don’t forget Syria."
In Brief
St. Petersburg residents will vote on how to dress a replica statue of Michelangelo's "David" that came to the city in May, following a complaint from a woman who said his nudity "spoils the city's historic appearance and warps children's souls."
Film
The Russian Woodpecker is a documentary about zombies.
News
Archaeologists restoring a cathedral in Zvenigorod, an old town 40 miles west of Moscow, recently stumbled upon stacks of centuries-old documents hoarded by an unexpected breed of collectors: birds.
News
A legendary Russian gallery is being evicted after holding a charity event supporting political prisoners.
In Brief
A Russian police investigator interrogates a detained political artist, with the end result being that the detective — his eyes opened to the state’s abuses of power — renounces his badge.
News
It’s been nearly a quarter century since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, but the physical reminders of Central and Eastern Europe’s communist past are still provoking controversy.
In Brief
Yesterday, as Russians celebrated the annual Day of Family, Love, and Fidelity, Vladimir Putin's United Russia party unveiled a "heterosexual flag."
News
Snapping selfies can have pretty serious effects, like damaging art in the quest for likes. In Russia, though, death has become a troublingly common consequence of taking selfies.