The film explores the complexities of life in the Soviet Union during the post-Stalin era, highlighting the contrast between the technological advancements and the persistent influence of traditional ...

For most of us in the West, until the fall of the Berlin Wall “Russia” was synonymous with the Soviet Union. Among the 15 ...

Communication Director Andrew Hartwell peaks out from some Soviet era paintings including one where someone shot Lenin in the head and a Soviet farm girl at The Wende Museum in Culver City. (Photo by ...

A s Olga Grushin notes at the end of "The Line," her second novel is rooted in historical fact: "In 1962, the celebrated Russian composer Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky accepted a Soviet invitation to ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Over Nikita Khrushchev’s grave at Moscow’s Novodevichy cemetery stands a memorial made of two interlocking ...

“The Irony of Fate” is a turn-of-the-year TV tradition that endures even in households that are now wary of Russian culture. By Valeriya Safronova When the film “The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath!

When communication systems are manipulated or cut off entirely by demagogues, the comedian's voice is the only one to be heard. Serious forms of communication are easy to devalue, but comedy can slip ...