July 01, 2018 War on Art By The Editors A crazed man defacing the famous painting of Ivan the Terrible and his son is but the latest twist in the ongoing debate about the role of Ivan the Terrible in Russian history. Art
May 31, 2018 Pretty (and Pierced) Pictures, a Brutal Bridge, and a New Hope for Han Solo By Irina Bukharin In a galaxy far, far away, the Millennium Falcon circled over a vicious battle with art and a dangerous passageway. That far-off galaxy being Russia, of course. Art Culture History News The Weekly Russia File
May 09, 2018 Painting Veterans By Sasha Sokolova Artist Sasha Sokolova has undertaken a personal, artistic and cultural project to document the daily life of Russia’s remaining war veterans. Art History War
May 01, 2018 A Song About Paintings By Yuliya Ballou A popular song about paintings helps language learners pick up some artistic vocabulary. Art Language
March 01, 2018 Margarita, Salvage and the House of Government By Paul E. Richardson and Samuel L. Scheib In which we review a novel about Bulgakov and his love, Margarita (Mikhail and Margarita, by Julie Himes); Soviet Salvage, by Catherine Walworth; and The House of Government, by Yuri Slezkine. Architecture Art Government Literature
January 01, 2018 Four Museums By Victoria Juharyan and Yulia Skopich and Nicole Steinberg In which we tour four museums in four cities and towns in Russia and Ukraine, to see what they tell us about soceity more broadly. Art Culture History
January 01, 2018 Note Book By The Editors All the news that is fit to print, including notes on art, the environment, clocks and monuments. Art News
November 01, 2017 Overheard By The Editors Quotes, quips and asides spoken by those in the know (and not). Art News
September 01, 2017 No Ballet for You! By The Editors On the preemptive shutdown of a ballet directed by Krill Serebennikov, who, subsequent to this issue going to press, was arrested on trumped up charges of financial fraud. Art Social Issues
September 01, 2017 Romanov Toys By Yulia Skopich A look at a lesser-known folk craft style with prerevolutionary roots and a whimsical, musical bent. Art
July 01, 2017 Treasures a la Russe By Alex Van Oss In a Washington DC suburb, a retired diplomat and self-professed Russophile has collected a treasure-trove of pre-revolutionary Russian delights. Art