Russia
Detention extended for Russian performance artist Pyotr Pavlensky who set fire to bank in Paris
The controversial figure has gone on hunger strike in protest at “lack of transparency” over legal process
Podcast episode 17: Real or fake? The suspicious Russian avant-garde show in Ghent
Expert on Russian art Simon Hewitt discusses developments in The Art Newspaper's current cover story, plus we explore an unusual collaboration at Hauser & Wirth Somerset
Fashion display at Hermitage storage facility paves the way for textiles study centre
Peter the Great’s tailored justaucorps, Catherine the Great's gown and more on display in St Petersburg
The Portuguese empire navigates its way to Russia
Moscow show celebrates artistic achievement in Portugal and its colonies during the Age of Discovery
The Hermitage's big Russian Revolution show that nearly didn't happen
Museum in tsars' Winter Palace, symbol of Bolshevik takeover, only decided how to mark 1917 centenary in February
Putin backed culture forum in St Petersburg sparks debate over artistic freedoms in Russia
The liberal intelligentsia say the culture sphere is under attack, while officials argue that it is flourishing
Mogul and Russian culture ministry vie with museum for prized icon
Curators call on St Petersburg prosecutor to investigate "criminal expropriation" of the artefact
Museums move into Moscow's huge Soviet-era fairground
Exhibition complex inspired by world's fairs targets 40 million visitors
Cosmoscow: Russia’s contemporary art fair survives against odds in an embattled art scene
Strangled by sanctions and escalating tension with the west, the fair’s fifth edition is determined to build bridges with international galleries
Director of Pushkin wants to work with London’s V&A and help Moscow’s homeless design museum
The Pushkin design satellite will have both historic and contemporary design galleries
Bacon and his inspiration at the Hermitage
See the conversation in Norwich exhibition next Spring
Despite the war of words, UK-Russia shows go ahead
But some exhibitions have been cancelled as political stand-off continues
UK-Russia Bacon show goes on…
…but British government officially pulls out of joint Year of Culture
Artist Interview: Why Tillmans is returning to Russia
The artist is taking part in Manifesta 10, despite the country’s anti-gay laws
Pinchuk pleads for calm amidst Ukraine violence
Billionaire art collector encourages peaceful compromise
Moscow collector Mkrtich Okroyan opens Art Deco museum
Objects include a mixed media panel suite by Pierre Bobot from the Roseland Ballroom in New York
The Ratnaya Palata gets a fresh start with new WWI museum
Russia sets sights on high-tech war museum without a Marxist-Leninist bias
National Institute of Independent Expertise founded to root out fakes in Russian art market
The organisation, the brainchild of coin collector Vladimir Kazakov and The East European Auction house, aims to ensure that the provenance of a piece has been checked via an unbiased system
Hermitage and Pushkin involve Putin in new museum row
The two institutions have clashed over the future of modern masterpieces
Museums caught in the crossfire of discrimination in Russia
Conservative and anti-gay campaigns hit museums
Collector Shalva Breus turns Constructivist cinema into Moscow art space
Soviet-era unofficial artists and videos are on the centre’s agenda
Tate spreads acquisition net to India and Russia
The museum is committed to diversifying their collection
Tate to launch two new acquisitions committees
The globalisation of Tate's collection continues
Anti-gay law clash in Russia may impact Moscow International Biennale for Young Art
Young Russians' art may challenge St Petersburg hate legislation
Pushkin Museum exhibition cited for rise in Russian tourism in Catalonia
Mr and Mrs Dalí draw Russians to Spain
The scoop on Russia: Interview with Milena Orlova
Milena Orlova, the editor of The Art Newspaper Russia, discusses the market, collectors and why Russia needs an art newspaper
Controversial sculpture divides Tatarstan
Muslim clerics say work by Buddhist artist Dashi Namdakov is offensive
Dealer Gary Tatintsian takes Lew Nussberg to court over fake Malevich drawings after scientific analysis
The case has proved to be colourful, with Tatintsian counter suing Nussberg for at least $62m
Germany supports research into Russia’s wartime losses
Archives of the western allies will be searched for clues
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