QUEER RUSSIA: Are they gonna get us?
Let’s focus on the queer aesthetic of t.A.T.u. and how it disappeared into the ether.
Tag: Russia
#FreeYuliaTsvetkova
Feminist artist and activist from Russia Yulia Tsvetkova is about to go to jail for 6 years for picturing the female body. The threat is VERY REAL!
Interview: Nadya Tolokonnikova
It’s been 8 years since Pussy Riot burst into the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow – since that time, many things have changed, and the movement itself keeps constantly growing. We talked to Nadya Tolokonnikova—whose name is one of the most associated with the movement—about activism, current organization of Pussy Riot and fresh EP inspiration.
QUEER RUSSIA: Intro
Queer scene in Russia, despite all the hardships it faces, is still strong and kicking hard. Allow us to introduce you to it with our new article series!
Make it pop!
Need some bold colors to brighten up these gray days? Glam outfit inspiration? Learn how to pose? Russian drag queen Lorina Rey is here to help you!
No fear: Performing resistance in Russia
Read the second article of our “No Fear” series looking into Russian artists protesting the country’s politics, this time focusing on performance art.
No Fear: Russian cultural resistance
Welcome to our new series No Fear, highlighting Russian contemporary artists and projects struggling with censorship and propaganda, accompanied by exclusive artworks. Read our editor Polina Korneeva’s intro to revolting musicians you should definitely check out.
Leather queen
Photographers Peter Culoe and Victoria Vi share their latest red-tinted edgy fashion editorial.
Bold and blooming
Tracing the interplays of the wild youth and their habitats, Paulina Masevnina captures the elusive influences oscillating between the two.
Swimming in the darkness
By combining digital photography with oil-on-glass painting, the Russian photographer Daria Amaranth creates a dreamy editorial titled “Delusion.”
Don’t let the devil in
Russian photographer Evgenia Merrick explores the conflict of mainstream beauty standards and androgyny in her latest editorial.
Lenin Street
Bogdan Shirokov’s pictures are mostly about fashion and recycling, mixing high fashion, classic sportswear and vintage pieces in the raw Russian streets.