One year on, the Russian language is changing, imbued with Newspeak and Aesopian diversions.

A new exhibit in New Jersey plumbs the ability of humor and art to fracture a totaliitarian society.

The Ukrainian city of Poltava will remove statues of Pushkin and two Soviet generals following residents' protests.

Moscow police attempted to interrupt an anti-war pianist's concert, going so far as to call in a bomb threat.

A young playwright in Tolyatti is threatened with 20 years in jail for rehearsing a play with his students.

An art group in St. Petersburg put up a sculpture criticizing Russian society's blind-sightedness on the war.

A Crimean artist who painted a political message was beaten and forced to publicly apologize to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Activist Rita Flores' whereabouts are unknown after Moscow police detained her.

How a meme, a handful of buttons, and family support turned into something beautiful.

How a woman from Moscow turned a cake business into an anti-war protest and helped charities.

In which we review books about food, dance, poetry, and Stalin.

Russian graffiti artist Ffchw uses stenciled words to make his point. "No one has a right to be silent now," he says.