Oksana Zhnikrup is the figurine maker whose Soviet-era work was copied under licence, but not initially acknowledged, by the US artist

Museum founder wants global recognition for Russia’s abstractionists of the 1950s and 1960s

New works celebrate Futurist poet Velimir Khlebnikov as part of 1917 Revolution centenary commemorations

A proposal to raze Soviet era housing and relocate 1.6 million residents has caused so much concern that thousands turned out to protest this weekend

Pyotr Pavlensky and his partner Oksana Shalygina fled after charges of sexual assault were brought against them in Russia

A curator at the museum says the confiscation is “deeply abnormal” but an official statement maintains that work is being done to “improve” how the documents are stored

Paintings, decorative art and archaeological objects from one of the world’s most remote museums are on view at the Pushkin Museum

The decision to include programming from the contested peninsula has come under fire

A push for new patriotic displays across Russia threatens to displace—and potentially harm—thousands of works

The museum says it will inspect all visitors, even if that might cause an “inconvenience”

Mikhail Novikov suspected of fraud in connection with the museum’s construction projects

Ambivalence towards Soviet history has led to museums taking a cautious approach to tackling the centenary head-on

But culture experts remain cautious as extent of damage at the ancient site is assessed

Video shows attackers beating a gallery guard and tearing posters, and walls spray-painted with graffiti stating Mouthpiece of Moscow and Glory to Ukraine

Director plays down concerns over surprise investigation, but some see it as a warning against opposition

Russian MP lauds Orthodox Church control of St Petersburg cathedral with anti-Semitic speech

As another monument in Palmyra is destroyed by extremists, the detailed record of the ancient city becomes ever more precious

Russian President Vladimir Putin personally thanked Bernard Arnault at the Kremlin for hosting the show

Hermitage director, who has known president-elect Trump "a long time", hopes exhibitions can go ahead with US anti-seizure guarantee

Ancient artefacts were on loan from Crimea to a museum in the Netherlands when penninsula was annexed in 2014

Supporters say legislation will encourage cultural exchange, but opponents fear it will block restitution of works seized in countries like Russia

St Petersburg museum says the Belgian artist's installations condemn animal cruelty

The blaze at the Church of the Dormition of the Mother of God at Vardzia may have been started by a monk’s candle

Exhibition at State Tretyakov Gallery, opening tomorrow, includes Caravaggio’s The Deposition

Interactive work in inaugural display condemned as an insult to the Virgin Mary

Speakers at the World Cities Culture Forum Summit addressed culture development as a driver for social progress, while Russian liberals warn of a slip back into Stalinism

Statue of Russia’s tenth-century founder seen by many to honour Putin as well as the prince

Two back-to-back incidents at Sakharov Center centred on pictures of Ukrainian soldiers

The picture, which was stolen in 1995, turned up in a gallery in Venice