Lenin

July 13, 2016

Anyone in Kiev who’s ever dreamed of standing in Vladimir Lenin’s shoes now has their chance, thanks to a Mexican artist.

Global Politics

Where in the world is Lenin these days?

The World

December 09, 2013

Protesters in Kiev, Ukraine took down a statue of Lenin over the weekend, but many of his statues remain around the world decades after the end of communism.

Arts, Culture & Media

A Soviet Memoir From the Standpoint of the Stomach

The World

September 17, 2013

Food: the lack of it, the control of it, dreams of it, was a key part of the Soviet experience. Now a Russian author living in the United States, Anya von Bremzen, has written a memoir of the USSR through food, "Mastering the Art of Soviet Cooking."

Global Politics

Embalming El Commandante: How Hugo Chavez Will Get the Lenin Treatment

The World

March 08, 2013

Venezuela's Interim President Nicolas Maduro announced Thursday that Chavez's body would be embalmed and laid out in the Revolution Museum in Caracas.

Arts, Culture & Media

Why Stalin Remains Popular in Parts of Former Soviet Union

The World

March 05, 2013

Soviet leader Joseph Stalin was one of the most murderous dictators of the 20th century. And yet, 60 years after his death, he remains popular in some former Soviet republics - especially in his own nation of Georgia.

Global Politics

Faking It: The Matrix

Studio 360

November 16, 2012

Faking It: Manipulated Photography Before Photoshop is a singular and surprising exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

Global Politics

Soviet Era Dark Humor Makes a Comeback

The World

February 29, 2012

The Soviet jokes disappeared when the Soviet Union collapsed, but that brand of dark humor has made a comeback in Russia today.

Conflict & Justice

Russia's Hipsters on the Big Screen

The World

February 23, 2012

The World's Alex Gallafent looks at a Russian movie, Hipsters, arriving in American theaters. It's American-style hipsters in 1950s Moscow. The film's director says there are some parallels with the current wave of anti-Putin protesters in Russia today.

California-based Cold War museum tries to preserve reminders of bygone era

The World

January 05, 2012

For 50-some years, the Cold War dominated life in Russia, Europe and the United State. In the nearly two decades since it ended, though, the physical manifestations of those decades are rapidly disappearing. A museum in California is hoping to hang on to the past and make it real for the future.