Art and politics. Creativity and dissent. The avant-garde vs. the ruling elite.
From feminist punk rockers Pussy Riot to the anarchist art collective Voina, Russia's avant-garde community has become increasingly bold in challenging the authorities in a variety of creative ways.
In the latest edition of "The Power Vertical Podcast," Kirill Kobrin, managing editor of RFE/RL's Russian Service, joins me to discuss the changing relationship between contemporary artists and the Kremlin.
Also on the podcast, a discussion of how local politics has become the new front in the battle between the authorities and the opposition.
Enjoy...
From feminist punk rockers Pussy Riot to the anarchist art collective Voina, Russia's avant-garde community has become increasingly bold in challenging the authorities in a variety of creative ways.
In the latest edition of "The Power Vertical Podcast," Kirill Kobrin, managing editor of RFE/RL's Russian Service, joins me to discuss the changing relationship between contemporary artists and the Kremlin.
Also on the podcast, a discussion of how local politics has become the new front in the battle between the authorities and the opposition.
Enjoy...