New East Digital Archive

Socialist Realism

Behind the legacy of Alexander Deineka, the artist who captured the USSR’s endless ode to winter sport

Behind the legacy of Alexander Deineka, the artist who captured the USSR’s endless ode to winter sport

Eastern Bloc architecture: futuristic hotels and avant-garde resorts | part 1

Eastern Bloc architecture: futuristic hotels and avant-garde resorts | part 1

Tour the Soviet Modernist marvels lining the streets of Lenin’s hometown

Tour the Soviet Modernist marvels lining the streets of Lenin’s hometown

Artist recreates lost Soviet masterpiece with 3D printing and graffiti

Artist recreates lost Soviet masterpiece with 3D printing and graffiti

Letter from Bălți: is Moldova's forgotten second city poised for a comeback?

Letter from Bălți: is Moldova’s forgotten second city poised for a comeback?

Everyday heroes: why is socialist realism back on the artistic agenda?

Everyday heroes: why is socialist realism back on the artistic agenda?

Viktor Popkov's first solo show to open at London's Somerset House

Viktor Popkov’s first solo show to open at London’s Somerset House