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In the art world, Nikolay Polissky is a fierce innovator. Polissky was a Soviet artist who coined the idea of “entering the landscape”. If Paris is a playground for artists, then Nikola Lenivets [...]

I have reviewed a variety of cookbooks including Beyond the North Wind: Russia in Recipes and Lore by Darra Goldstein and The Jewish Cookbook by Leah Koenig, but I have never reviewed a book [...]

Russia in World History: A Transnational Approach by Choi Chatterjee is a seminal work that I am optimistically hoping represents the current era of the academy on Russian studies. The insight [...]

Who is Chloe Tucker? Is she a real person? The “about the author” page at the back of The Official Kremlin Cookbook: Exploring Russia through Simple Dishes, Treats, and Drinks offers some clues. [...]

Katherine Leung interviews Polish native Aina Kiser about her street art photography, for our latest exhibit Eastern Walls.

Katherine Leung interviews Giulia Blocal about her work for our exhibit Eastern Walls.

For our new exhibit Eastern Walls, Katherine Leung interviews street art blogger and editor of Gatvės meno galerija, Kristina Kurilaitė.

Although much is known about life in the gulag via the memoirs of political prisoners such as Eugenia Ginzburg and Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, there is little research on the experience of the 49ers. [...]

Lossi 36 sits down with artist Kalmyk artist Cheebaa, to talk about what inspires him, his art, and what Kalmyk contemporary art is about.

Katherine Leung interview Kristina Dobrokotova about her art and what inspires her.