‘Upon arrival in Moscow, he immediately went to the mausoleum’
Gabriel Garcia Marquez seen through the memories of translator Sergei Markov
From Romanov tutor to Orthodox missionary: The life of Charles Gibbes
The first Englishman to be ordained as an Orthodox abbot
‘In summer, Moscow is the best place on earth’
American journalist from Minneapolis shares her impressions of the ups and downs of living in Moscow
Peter Greenaway: Cinema has died and I even know when it happened
The “Golden Age of Russian Avant-Garde” has opened in the Moscow Manezh
‘Moscow is more carefree than London’
A British advertiser talks about life in Russia’s capital
Revisiting the adage ‘trust but verify’
Suzanne Massie is ‘the greatest student of the Russian people’
Crimea’s new attorney general is big in Japan
Natalya Poklonskaya has inspired a flurry of web tributes
Valentin Yudashkin: opening new frontiers in Russian fashion
For over two decades couturier Valentin Yudashkin has been at the forefront of Russia’s fashion movement. His versatility, style and use of motifs inspired by his country’s history and culture have won him recognition far beyond Russia’s borders
Six things you might not know about Yuri Gagarin
The first man in space would have turned 80 on March 9
Ilya Kabakov: Even in the Soviet era, the West was always present
Kabakov, one of the most successful Russian artists working today, spoke with Afisha magazine about Soviet underground art, contemporary art and emigration
Lenin lives on in bronze and on screens around the world
Ninety years after the death of Bolshevik leader, monuments to Lenin still stand around the world, and artists continue to feature his image in new films and other artwork
Andrei Rublev: A saint and revered icon painter
The Russian Orthodox Church has had several prominent painters of icons and frescoes over the centuries – but Andrei Rublev is undoubtedly the most famous
Multimedia Art Museum's director: Life as work of art
Olga Sviblova, the creator of the Multimedia Art Museum in Moscow, discusses how the museum established itself as one of Russia’s most important venues for preserving the country’s past through modern arts
Art at auction: What is in demand in the Russian market?
On the eve of Russian Art Week in London, Catherine McDougall, founder of MacDougall’s Auction House, told about the trends in the sale of paintings
The art of Russian politics
Russia’s top politicians—including Putin—are avid artists, whose paintings and photographs have fetched millions at an annual St. Petersburg charity auction
Natalia Vodianova, a supermodel with a Cinderella story
The entire world has been watching the history of a Russian Cinderella - Natalia Vodianova, a supermodel who has conquered the world of fashion, with the "eyes of a lioness"
The artist who turned his art into politics
RBTH has sat down with Russia’s most famous political satire cartoonist, Alexei Merinov, to talk about the genre
Russian Art Week attracts London intellectual crowd
How a website became the ultimate guide to key Russian art events in London
Shemyakin on serving Russia without Russian citizenship
Nonconformist artist Mikhail Shemyakin became an American citizen after being expelled from the Soviet Union. In an interview with Izvestia he discusses why he won't apply for Russian citizenship
14 Brits who are secretly Russians
RBTH introduces a list of the most high-profile Brits with a more or less hidden relationship with Russia