The Azerbaijani-born artist was one of the Soviet Union's most notable creatives during Khrushchev's cultural thaw

Victor Arnautoff’s large-scale 1960s mosaics on public buildings in Mariupol are threatened by neglect and a “decommunisation” campaign

The 27-year-old activist is demanding that her criminal trial be held in public

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Ruslan Mellin turned to art as a refuge from the brutal reality of lockdown and the effects of the virus

Alexei Kuzmich, who is known for performances critiquing the regime of Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko, warned France is also “slipping into fascism” and accused president Emmanuel Macron of punishing dissenters

Other creators have been selling works on Clubhouse and dedicated Facebook groups

Mikhail Piotrovsky addresses London dealer Andre Ruzhnikov’s claims that the Russian exhibition includes ‘tawdry fakes’

Artists and curators says the amendment to the eduction law, which is intended to stop anti-Russia propaganda, will restrict cultural activity

Artists among those being arrested and tortured for speaking up against President Aleksandr Lukashenko

Group faced prison sentence after filming a “punk prayer” against President Putin in 2012 at Moscow’s Cathedral of Christ the Saviour

Vladimir Ovcharenko won a state tender for the crumbling studio of the 19th century artist and now he must turn it into an art space within seven years

As demonstrations swept the country last weekend, Tima Radya as well as Masha Alekhina, Victoria Narakhsa, and Lucy Shteyn were held by police

Individuals who receive funding from abroad are subject to strict audits since 30 December

Deal between the Syrian government and Russian masonry body builds on country’s research into state of archaeological site

New artist residency on the Sea of Azov hosts exhibition on the history of pandemics

The art historian began her career at the museum in 1945 under Stalin

Both artists have been detained by Russian authorities

Plea comes as Azerbaijan moves to take control of swaths of territory under a Russian-brokered peace deal

Cultural workers voice frustration at mixed closure orders, as theatres, concert halls and restaurants are allowed to stay open

A grant of over $100,000 has been given from the US to St Petersburg's State Hermitage Museum for the maintenance of three 16th-century school of Raphael works

The activist performance artists called their actions “a gift as a symbol of the love and freedom that are lacking” for LGBTQ communities in Russia

Despite pandemic, Russian and Iranian museum directors met online to discuss future cultural collaborations

“Form of soft protest” is likened to the optimism of the early 2000s

Foundation running the huge project has cut more than 80% of staff, but construction continues

Aleksandr Lukashenko regime continues to crackdown on Belarus’s contemporary arts community

Event still plans to run this week and hopes for a less distracted local Russian collector base, starved of international art travels

Former chairman of Belgazprombank, which owns works by Chagall and Soutine, was arrested in June on charges of laundering $430m but many suspect it was politically motivated

Contemporary artists in the country are reacting to the crisis after allegations of election fraud and police brutality

Petition to museum management raises alarm over frames in "critical condition" from improper storage