Soviet art
George Costakis, collector and saviour of Soviet avant-garde art, celebrated with Athens exhibition
The anniversary show features works by Malevich, Popova and more, which Costakis rescued from potential oblivion
Remembering Erik Bulatov, the Soviet artist who reframed propaganda
The pioneering painter was known for his luminous skies and loaded slogans on power, space and freedom
Despite Putin’s repressive regime, a new private museum opens in Moscow
Zilart will house the huge collection of St Petersburg property developer Andrey Molchanov and his wife, Yelizaveta Molchanov
Campaigners fight to preserve monumental Soviet-era murals in Ukraine
Victor Arnautoff’s large-scale 1960s mosaics on public buildings in Mariupol are threatened by neglect and a “decommunisation” campaign
Acquisitions round-up: two US museums co-purchase portrait of Breonna Taylor—and artist Amy Sherald gives proceeds of sale to charity
Our pick of the latest gifts and purchases to enter international museum collections
Collector Shalva Breus turns Constructivist cinema into Moscow art space
Soviet-era unofficial artists and videos are on the centre’s agenda
George Costakis' dramatic tale of collecting the Avant-Garde in the Soviet Union: His own words
Some of his most prized works are now on show in the New York Guggenheim exhibition “The Great Utopia: the Russian and Soviet Avant-garde 1915-32”