Two Russian 'Aunties' Life in Rural Russia

Russia in 2025 was shaped by extremes of weather, war and political control and the moments of uneasy normality that persisted alongside them.

Bulatov was a leading figure of the Soviet pop art scene, bending figurative imagery with slogans and text to challenge state propaganda.

Although officials and the Russian Orthodox Church discourage it, many Muscovites celebrated the holiday anyway.

An exhibition of North Korean art opened Tuesday at the All-Russian Museum of Decorative Art in Moscow, marking the first time works from the isolated...