Declassified: the secrets of the KGB’s spycraft
A new museum shows how the Soviet intelligence agency spied on its enemies
A new museum shows how the Soviet intelligence agency spied on its enemies
Frustrated Russians are pouring their energies into a hidden cultural life
How a monstrous monument that nobody wanted finally found a home in Puerto Rico
These publicity-savvy artists are channelling their creativity into protest
While its films are fascinating, an exhibition about Communist involvement in Africa fails to tell the whole story
Mediterranean flair meets Black Sea flavours at the AQ Kitchen
“Hard to be a God”, from the Russian director Aleksei German, was worth the wait
Andrey Zvyagintsev’s brave new film is a David-and-Goliath fable of Russian corruption
A prose style as comfortable with fly-ridden grime as champagne and chandeliers
Russia’s vastness, history and literature are etched into its trains