Sophia Kishkovsky
Islamarchive
Controversial sculpture divides Tatarstan
Muslim clerics say work by Buddhist artist Dashi Namdakov is offensive
Private Museumsarchive
Dom Icony brings icons to the blind in central Moscow
Created in consultation with the Russian Society for the Blind, Nadezhda Gubina and her husband Igor Vozyakov have created a didactic and tactile exhibition
Kazimir Malevicharchive
Campaign to build Malevich centre by artist’s grave
An avant-garde enthusiast and an investment banker have joined forces to save the site from commercial development
Fakes & copiesarchive
Pushkin accused of displaying a fake
Growing concerns over authenticity of Modigliani portrait on show in Moscow museum
Lawsuitsarchive
Widow and ex-wife battle over Russian collector Mikhail de Boire’s icons
When his former wife gave part of $30m collection to the Pushkin Museum, his last wife called in lawyers to determine the fate of 75 icons from north Russia
Antiquities & Archaeologyarchive
Moscow dig chief mocked over “fake” site
Protestors claim archaeology project is sham to prevent political protests.