With no end to the war in sight and lacking air defense, Kharkiv gradually has turned from a fortress of resilience into a fortress of solitude.

The Silencing of Russian Art Vladimir Putin views his country’s cultural sphere like any other sector: a subordinate dominion, which should submit to the state’s needs and interests.

Art Institute ordered to return drawing to heirs of Jewish cabaret star killed by Nazis A New York Supreme Court judge determined that the “Russian War Prisoner” watercolor had been stolen by ...

Church property and art was confiscated, and the Soviets infiltrated the church to split it ideologically from the inside. By the time World War II broke out, the mainstream church had all but ...

An obscure Uzbek logistics company has turned into a major middleman for Russian art collectors seeking to burnish their luxury collections with Western art – while evading Western sanctions.

How this Lithuanian prison (with a dark past) became a stronghold of art and festivals Since its establishment under the Russian empire, Lukiškės Prison has transformed from a bleak place of ...

Russia, and before it the Soviet Union, has a long history of investing heavily in so-called “illegals,” spies who burrow deep into target countries over many years.

A single father was sentenced to prison after his then 12-year-old daughter was caught with drawings critical of Russia's war in Ukraine at her local school. He has been freed after nearly two years.

Russian police have conducted searches at the PERMM Museum of Contemporary Art in the city of Perm, as well as at the home of its current director, in connection with a case against former ...

Art World Russian Artist Kirill Savchenkov Reemerges with Ethereal Sculptures in Paris The artist withdrew in protest from Russia’s 2022 Venice Biennale pavilion. "The Stranded Horse and The ...

Russian oligarch and art collector creates Bond-style lair on Greek island Dmitry Rybolovlev’s private island is being transformed into a resort patrolled by snipers—but will it be an "art ...