Lenin

The latest photo opp in Kiev: stand where the big Vladimir Lenin monument once stood and say cheese!

People are lining up to pose as the founder of the Soviet Union in Ukraine’s capital

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

People are lining up to pose as the founder of the Soviet Union in Ukraine’s capital
Lenin statue in Minsk, Belarus

Where in the world is Lenin these days?

Where in the world is Lenin these days?
Mastering The Art of Soviet Cooking (Photo: Anya von Bremzen)

A Soviet Memoir From the Standpoint of the Stomach

A Soviet Memoir From the Standpoint of the Stomach
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Embalming El Commandante: How Hugo Chavez Will Get the Lenin Treatment

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

Why Stalin Remains Popular in Parts of Former Soviet Union

Why Stalin Remains Popular in Parts of Former Soviet Union
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Faking It: The Matrix

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

Faking It: The Matrix

Soviet Era Dark Humor Makes a Comeback

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

Soviet Era Dark Humor Makes a Comeback
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Russia's Hipsters on the Big Screen

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.

Russia's Hipsters on the Big Screen

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

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.

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

Preserving the Cold War in Sunny California

We are looking for a museum of Cold War history that has a collection of everything from East German blueprints to Soviet artwork.

Preserving the Cold War in Sunny California
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'Travels in Siberia' with Ian Frazier

Is this place of exile really so much like a prison? Ian Frazier doesn't think so. For decades, Frazier's been visiting and loving Siberia, and joins us to talk about his tribute to that desolate wilderness, 'Travels in Siberia.'

'Travels in Siberia' with Ian Frazier

A tale of two Russian anthems

Sergei Mikhalkov wrote the lyrics to the Soviet national anthem during World War II, but rewrote it decades later to better reflect the times.

A tale of two Russian anthems

The power of art as propaganda

In "Iron Fists: Branding the 20th-Century Totalitarian State," Steven Heller describes how famous tyrannies used architecture and design for propaganda and control.

The power of art as propaganda