The Present, Tense: reviewing Rock, Paper, Scissors by Maxim Osipov
Louis Train review Rock, Paper, Scissors: "a master-class in noticing."
On the Origin of Species: reviewing Between Two Fires by Joshua Yaffa
What does it take to succeed in Russia? Wits, talent, and wiliness – or so claims Joshua Yaffah, the author of Between Two Fires: Truth, Ambition, and Compromise in Putin’s Russia. [...]
Arm in Arm: reviewing The End of Protest by Micah White
Micah White is not a household name, but his influence as a writer and activist in the past decade has been extraordinary. In 2011, he called on his readers and followers to “flood into lower [...]
From Russia with Spite: reviewing Pravda Ha Ha by Rory MacLean
Louis Train reviews Pravda Ha Ha by Rory MacLean: "an interesting travelogue and a badly under-researched political text".
Danger in the North: reviewing The New Battle for the Atlantic by Magnus Nordenman
Louis Train reviews The New Battle for the Atlantic by Magnus Nordenman.
Theatre of the Absurd: the case that united Russia’s artists against the government, and the verdict that struck them down
Louis on the Seventh Studio Case and the trial of director Kirill Serebrennikov.
In the Pandemic Season, Balconies Become Galleries in Russia
When Russia began gradually enforcing quarantines in late March, the country’s art community followed suit. Galleries transitioned to online, performance art became virtual, and recreating famous [...]
A Day in the Life of a Russian Shirt: reviewing The Hemingway Game by Evgeny Grishkovets
Louis Train reviews Evgeny Grishkovets's novel The Hemingway Game.
History, Family, Poultry: reviewing The Goose Fritz by Sergei Lebedev
Amanda Sonesson reviews Sergei Lebedev's latest novel, The Goose Fritz, a story about "how the difference between life and death can lie in the specific order of a bunch of letters."
The Post-Soviet Collages of Tamara Stoffers
My body of collages is the result of the curiosity of an outsider on the subject of the USSR, an attempt to deeply comprehend Soviet art and culture through full immersion in the topic. Through [...]
