Three Russian films have been shortlisted for the Oscars this year, in three different categories. Some critics say it is unprecedented and a sign the country's creative industry is on the upturn.

Kseniya is an architect, who found her passion in jewelry making.

Urban legends and superstitions made some sculptures in Moscow and St. Petersburg too famous for their own good, and some culture officials have had enough.

Happy birthday to Velimir Khlebnikov, Futurist poet, avant-gardist, and developer of an algorithm to predict the future.

Autumn is colder and darker than summer, but is it really that depressing? Classic poets and rock musicians weigh in.

Asya Lisina created a beautiful and somewhat surprising cover for the current issue of Russian Life. We asked her to explain herself...

Petersburg’s most famous statue raises as many questions as it answers.

As opposition protests rock Moscow, we look at how contemporary artists have interpreted the actions of Russia's riot police.

In which Communists hate Georgian food, a cross is accidentally paved over, and the King of Spades rules Russia.

A journalist meets a painter in the distant outback of Siberia. They share a love for the untamed wilderness, and we learn a thing or two about the challenges of painting in the wild.

An interview with St. Petersburg photographer Viktor Mogilat, about his thought provoking art.

Predators, prey, and performance artists take the spotlight in this week’s TWERF.