Portrait of Ataman Count M.I. Platov. The Royal Collection Trust During the Patriotic War of 1812, Ataman of the Don Cossack Army Mikhail Platov covered the retreat of the Russian armies ...

Stories of haunted paintings have circulated for centuries, and we love these tales because they suggest that the creative ...

Early in the digital era, she worked at Bell Labs on the intersection of art and technology, making films and at one point ...

Navalny's memoir titled "Patriot" will be released on 22 October, eight months after the popular Russian opposition leader ...

Touted as the next heir to the cultural capitals of Russia alongside Moscow and St Petersburg is Perm, where a cultural revival highlighting edgy contemporary art is taking place. The new avant garde ...

Next weekend’s general election in Georgia could seal its fate, especially if its former prime minister – an enigmatic, art-collecting oligarch and Putin ally who lives in a cliff-edge fortress – has ...

Before the fair opens later this week, must-see highlights include an iconic film-maker’s erotic sketches and a pivotal Ana ...

We are fortunate to have a handy roadmap of Russian tyranny in the form of Saltykov-Shchedrin’s chronicle of Glupov/Foolsburg ...

Art reflects society, culture, and the human spirit, with masterpieces becoming priceless treasures over time. On ...

The “enormous burden of pollution” is turning the world’s largest lake from utopian idyll into a wasteland. This artist has ...

Former financier Charles Stewart is bringing the 280-year-old auction house into the 21st century in a bid to modernise ...

Since 2006, the Arts Council of Moore County has been delighted to bring art history and education to a more public eye with their Art Lecture Series.