Staying open can mean coping with security service raids, harassment, verbal attacks by lawmakers and an exodus of staff

The newly reinstated work in Moscow’s Taganskaya metro station is one of around 110 monuments to Stalin around the country—95 of which were installed under the president's rule

Recent arrests and prosecutions pile on the pressure as authorities cement a cultural agenda centred on promoting “traditional values”

Fears of growth in illicit art trade amid US dumping kleptocracy teams

The death of Bazhanov, who founded institutions including the groundbreaking National Centre for Contemporary Art, follows that of two other leading figures of the Conceptualist movement

Dmitry Okruzhnov and Maria Sharova, who opposed Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, are now working from a New York studio

An open letter signed by hundreds of Russian art professionals claims that the decision to merge several departments into one could lead to the museum losing pioneering recent works as well as specialists

Dimitri Simes and his wife Anastasia have been charged with three counts of violating US sanctions, including money laundering through the acquisition of art

The Russian artist, who was freed in a prison swap, on life under President Putin and spending more than two years in prison for an art intervention opposing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Through Vatican mediation, the museum researcher was freed alongside nine others earlier this summer

Tauric Chersonese, a Unesco World Heritage Site, has been transformed by Russia into a “historical and archaeological park”

Sasha Skochilenko, who was arrested in 2022 for an art intervention opposing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, was freed along with Wall Street Journal writer Evan Gershkovich and 15 others

The raid was reportedly related to an investigation into dissident artist Pyotr Verzilov

Roxana Shatunovskaya stepped down from the space founded by Dasha Zhukova and Roman Abramovich after her husband posted about the Moscow terrorist attack on Facebook

The homes and studios of more than 30 artists in at least seven cities across the country have been raided

“Liberation museum” and propaganda-rich displays aim to rewrite history and legitimise war.

In a recent hearing the artist, Vasily Slonov, likened his treatment to that of Aleksei Navalny, the opposition leader who died on 16 February

As Russia’s cultural venues are cut off from exchanges with Europe and the US—and in the wake of President Putin’s Russia-Africa summit—museums are filling the gaps with exhibitions of African art

The work in the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Tbilisi depicts St Matrona of Moscow, a visionary and healer, blessing the Soviet dictator

Run for fifth term held against backdrop of nationalist exhibitions while clampdown continues on artists and writers

Members of the country's cultural sector are among those concerned about harsh punishments for perceived violations should the declaration be signed off

Only one of over 75 participating galleries this year is from abroad—but Russian dealers remain determined to continue business

Mondrian, Magritte and Freud are among the masterpieces acquired by the sanctioned Russian billionaire, according to a report by The Guardian

Cooperation agreement follows Vladimir Putin’s foreign policy strategy to forge closer ties with Iran

Andrei Vitalievich Maglin is holding thousands of works from the Ukrainian city of Kherson

Artists accuse the Russian Museum—which blames technical issues for the delay—of covering up parts of their works

Andrei Rublev’s 15th-century work, which was returned to the Russian Orthodox Church last month, will also no longer be restored at the State Tretyakov Gallery

The announcement that President Putin will return Andrei Rublev’s masterpiece has sparked criticism from experts due to its fragile condition

The move is described as "a striking event of world significance" by the director of the St Petersburg museum

Moscow officials describe that blaze as a "terrorist attack"