Soviet art
Obituaryfeature
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
Museumsnews
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
Soviet artnews
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
Acquisitionsnews
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
New Museumsarchive
Collector Shalva Breus turns Constructivist cinema into Moscow art space
Soviet-era unofficial artists and videos are on the centre’s agenda
Collectorsarchive
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”