The homes and studios of more than 30 artists in at least seven cities across the country have been raided

“Liberation museum” and propaganda-rich displays aim to rewrite history and legitimise war.

Country's president has called it an "attack on the state"

Lia Snisarenko launched Art Axcess in her home last September to showcase contemporary art from Ukraine

In a recent hearing the artist, Vasily Slonov, likened his treatment to that of Aleksei Navalny, the opposition leader who died on 16 February

Paintings, fashion and furniture among the range of pieces in an exhibition dedicated to the Odesa-born artist and designer

As Russia’s cultural venues are cut off from exchanges with Europe and the US—and in the wake of President Putin’s Russia-Africa summit—museums are filling the gaps with exhibitions of African art

Fire marks tragic loss for cultural heritage in the region, which broke away from Georgia three decades ago

Exhibition at the Stedelijk Museum examines how the movement founded by Nikolai Fyodorov influenced artists

The work in the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Tbilisi depicts St Matrona of Moscow, a visionary and healer, blessing the Soviet dictator

Run for fifth term held against backdrop of nationalist exhibitions while clampdown continues on artists and writers

The ancient objects were on loan to a Dutch museum from Russia-occupied Crimea before the Black Sea peninsula was annexed

Members of the country's cultural sector are among those concerned about harsh punishments for perceived violations should the declaration be signed off

Skochilenko was charged for replacing supermarket price labels with pieces of information about the destruction of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol

The St Petersburg artist Sasha Skochilenko was arrested in April 2022 for replacing a store's price labels with information about the war in Ukraine

Much of the collection was evacuated when Russia's invasion of Ukraine began last year

Pyotr Verzilov was formerly the publisher of Mediazona, a human rights news site founded by Pussy Riot members Nadya Tolokonnikova and Masha Alekhina

While the Azerbaijani president has promised to protect cultural and religious sites in the region, others have called for their demolition

Only one of over 75 participating galleries this year is from abroad—but Russian dealers remain determined to continue business

Cooperation agreement follows Vladimir Putin’s foreign policy strategy to forge closer ties with Iran

Canada is the first country other than Ukraine to sanction Mikhail Piotrovsky for his support of Russia’s invasion

Vladislav Polenov first made the news after he was drafted in the partial mobilisation launched by President Vladimir Putin last September

Artists accuse the Russian Museum—which blames technical issues for the delay—of covering up parts of their works

Landmark site was the burial place of Prince Grigory Potemkin, whose bones were removed by Russian occupying forces last year

The bombing of several buildings including in the historic city centre—a World Heritage Site—has been strongly condemned by Unesco

A new report confirms flooding adjacent to the house museum of the self-trained Ukrainian artist Polina Rayko in Oleshky

The dissident Belarusian artist, who once dumped manure in front of Alexander Lukashenko's office, died in prison under "unclear circumstances"

The third Riboca had already been delayed twice because of the war in Ukraine

Andrei Rublev’s 15th-century work, which was returned to the Russian Orthodox Church last month, will also no longer be restored at the State Tretyakov Gallery

The self-taught painter's image of a dove has become a symbol of Ukrainian resistance following Russia's 2022 invasion