In a post-Soviet era we should consider how Russians continue to benefit from colonialism and imperialism in the realm of culture.
Ukraine
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Ukrainian Artists Are Building Anti-Tank Obstacles
Volo Bevza and other artists are helping construct the anti-tank obstacles known as “hedgehogs” in an old metal workshop in Lviv.
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Artists at Risk Shares Resources for Ukrainian Artists Fleeing the War
The organization is helping relocate Ukrainians in urgent need of help as well as Russian dissidents who may be at risk of persecution.
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“We Are Safe, the Bomb Shelter Is Fine,” Ukrainian Cartoonists Draw Under Siege
Notes from Ukrainians during the start of the Russian invasion.
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Calling For “No-Fly Zone” Over Ukraine, Artists Launch Hundreds of Paper Planes at Guggenheim Museum
“Protect the sky over Ukraine,” read the flyers-turned-planes, created by a group of New York-based artists and activists.
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How the Hermitage Museum Artwashes Russian Aggression
Collaborations with the State Hermitage Museum are particularly problematic since the director, Mikhail Piotrovsky, flaunts his bond with Putin.
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Russian Oligarch Steps Down as Guggenheim Trustee as Outrage Grows Over Ukraine Invasion
Institutions including the Tate in London are facing mounting pressure to cut ties with Kremlin associates.
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Thousands of Russian Artists Denounce Invasion in Open Letter
More than 17,000 artists and cultural workers sounded the message: “No to War!”
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Ukraine Accuses Russia of Burning Down a Museum
About 25 paintings by Ukrainian artist Maria Pryimachenko were destroyed in a fire at a museum near Kyiv, according to Ukrainian officials.
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Artists Withdraw Works From Russian Museums to Protest Invasion
Two artists have withdrawn their works from state-backed museums, and the curators of the Russian pavilion at the Venice Biennale resigned in protest.
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Ukrainian Artists Speak Out As Invasion Intensifies
“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.
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As Russia Invades Ukraine, TikTokers Are Documenting the War
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.
