The weird history of (surprisingly good) state-sanctioned music in Russia
Vladimir Putin recently proposed the government take control of rap music—and it's hardly his first hip hop rodeo.
Estonian Rapper Tommy Cash tells artist Slava Mogutin about the ideology of escapism
For Document's Fall/Winter 2018 issue, artist and activist Slava Mogutin and Tommy Cash bond over mafia-esque Russian security and explore their differences in political outlook.
Straight outta Sochi: Culture minster claims rap is a Russian invention
Russian culture minister Vladimir Medinsky stated that rap originated with Soviet poet Vladimir Mayakovsky at a meeting held by a think tank.
Russia continues to crackdown on dissent
Two members of Pussy Riot were detained by police in Moscow, as a music industry insider revealed he was paid $30,000 to start a rap...
Who is Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky?
Google celebrates the 155th birthday of Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky, the Russian photographer and chemist who documented the Russian Empire.
Not just relegated to politics, Russian bots are now undermining vaccines
A new piece of research from George Washington University shows that social media bots and Russian trolls have also been used to spread false information...
Greenpeace gets into streetwear with its latest environmental message
The environmental advocacy group partners with Outlaw Moscow on a series of face masks to bring attention to air pollution in Russia.
One of Russia’s masterpiece paintings was attacked with a metal pole
You could say Vodka and an increased inability to differentiate historical fact with artistic license had something to do with the art assault on a...
The UK and Russia are throwing unprecedented amounts of literary shade at each other
Watch out, Sherlock.
