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Articles by Samantha Berkhead

shutter speed

The Shape of Water in St. Petersburg

Claudio Koporossy’s exhibition captures the magic within Peterhof Palace’s fountains.
Doors of perception

Opening Eyes to Sightless Life in Moscow

Moscow’s first musical in the dark engages four out of five senses.
Once Upon a Time ... in Moscow

Tarantino ‘Shocked By Moscow’ in First Visit to Russia Since 2004

The director, in town to promote his new movie, went on a highly publicized Kremlin tour but stressed that he came to Moscow to see his fans.
Small screen

Andrey Ivchenko’s Truly ‘Stranger Things’

The Soviet-born actor talks about playing an "evil Russian" on the Netflix hit.
long read

'1983: The World At The Brink'

On this day 36 years ago, the world almost came to an end while you were sleeping.
Soviet Kitsch

A Glimpse Behind the Iron Curtain

As nostalgia for the Soviet Union swells, one project aims to show what life was like for ordinary citizens in the U.S.S.R.