New East Digital Archive

Perestroika

Remembering Sergey Solovyov, the Russian filmmaker who captured the spirit of perestroika

Remembering Sergey Solovyov, the Russian filmmaker who captured the spirit of perestroika

Kira Muratova: a tribute to the dazzling, controversial genius of Soviet and Ukrainian cinema

Kira Muratova: a tribute to the dazzling, controversial genius of Soviet and Ukrainian cinema

No limit 90s: Artemy Troitsky on the cost of Russia’s decade of sex, drugs and excess

No limit 90s: Artemy Troitsky on the cost of Russia’s decade of sex, drugs and excess

Check out this Israeli artist's illustrated memories of Soviet youth

Check out this Israeli artist’s illustrated memories of Soviet youth

Exquisite corpse: remembering the underground filmmaker who brought zombies to the USSR

Exquisite corpse: remembering the underground filmmaker who brought zombies to the USSR

Laughter in the dark: five Eastern Bloc sci-fi comedies you need to see

Laughter in the dark: five Eastern Bloc sci-fi comedies you need to see

Rock in the USSR: new photos of the Leningrad underground during perestroika

Rock in the USSR: new photos of the Leningrad underground during perestroika

I've seen rock and roll: photo book and St Petersburg exhibition on musicians during perestroika

I’ve seen rock and roll: photo book and St Petersburg exhibition on musicians during perestroika

Alisomania: how a cult 1980s TV series influenced a generation of Russian filmmakers

Alisomania: how a cult 1980s TV series influenced a generation of Russian filmmakers

Guitar heroes: ten Russian indie bands to listen out for

Guitar heroes: ten Russian indie bands to listen out for

No limits: what was the cost of a decade of sex, drugs and excess?

No limits: what was the cost of a decade of sex, drugs and excess?

Conquering the fear: the underground films of perestroika, and why they matter today

Conquering the fear: the underground films of perestroika, and why they matter today

Political spectrum: the three colours of the Cold War

Political spectrum: the three colours of the Cold War

Serious fun: the vital importance of the cross-dressing, role-playing artist Vlad Mamyshev-Monroe

Serious fun: the vital importance of the cross-dressing, role-playing artist Vlad Mamyshev-Monroe

Fade to black: remembering controversial director Alexei Balabanov

Fade to black: remembering controversial director Alexei Balabanov