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2016Maria Gruzdeva explores the cosmonaut training facilities of Russia
2016
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2021Spinning Yarns: how African textiles tell personal and universal tales
2021
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2015Bright, playful graphic design from Russian studio A-2-O
2015
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2008The Russian Club / Art Vandelay
2008
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2025This cyanotype series grapples with the process of leaving Russia on ethical grounds
2025
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2014The futuristic world of Russian avant-garde theatre explored at V&A
2014
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2013Lovely, strange and stained illustrations from Woodcum in Moscow
2013
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2015Namsa Leuba's Khoisan explores an ancient African tribe
2015
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2017Photographer Tomer Ifrah captures Moscow's commuters
2017
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2019Photographer Kyle Weeks captures a new narrative of hope and creativity for Africa's youth
2019
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2009George Butler in Africa
2009
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2013African studio portraits of the 1960s courtesy of Bobson Photography Studio
2013
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1850Horn
1850
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1800Prayer book with case (mahdar)
1800
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1875Zanze
1875
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1925Diplôme d'honneur. Golikoff (USSR). 1925
1925
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1837A Ship in a Stormy Sea
1837
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2007Russian-Aviation-chronograph
2007
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2007Soviet pocket watch (2)
2007
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2007Soviet pocket watch (1)
2007
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2007Soviet pocket watch
2007
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2014Gold Chaika Pocket Watch made in the USSR
2014
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2011Wooden pocket watch Russia stamp 2010
2011
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2026Russian Sun and Moon Hands Mechanical Watch by Raketa Paкéтa (14465782273)
2026
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2023Hanson Akatti designs a colourful, visual world for the West African music scene
2023
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2014Photographs taken inside the Soviet cosmonaut training centre, Star City
2014
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2017The photographer archiving South Africa’s black lesbian community
2017
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2025Karabo Mooki celebrates South Africa’s first Black show jumper
2025
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2018"You have to hear this": Brian Shimkovitz tells us the story of Awesome Tapes From Africa
2018
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2012David Chancellor's Hunters offers an unsettling look at African blood sports
2012
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2020Dima Komarov on how “I finally found my style” and the depiction of young people in Russia
2020
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2012Russian art gallery guardians take centre stage in Andy Freeberg's photos
2012
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2018A tribute to the repurposed churches of the Soviet Union
2018
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2015Up close with the young acrobats of Namsa Leuba’s West African roots
2015
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2016Flaneur explores the magic of Moscow in its biggest issue yet
2016
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2018Moscow-based Masha Demionova’s portraits capture the multi-faceted personalities of women
2018
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2011Awesome Tapes from Africa
2011
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2017Photographer Kathryn Hurni’s images capture an alternative perspective of Russia
2017
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2020Manju Journal on what it means to be part of the African aesthetic today
2020
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2013Product Design: Gay icons as Russian dolls in ace LGBT rights campaign
2013
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2022Photographer Alex Nazari explores Armenian history through its ubiquitous Soviet-era car, the Lada
2022
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2013Photography: Come and meet the restaurant singers of Russia's Sochi region
2013
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2022Jada Akoto’s design practice explores the intersection of pop culture and the African diaspora
2022
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2016Julia Autz documents Transnistria, a country steeped in Soviet nostalgia
2016
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2013Graphic Design: Russian entrepreneurs have got it good thanks to Knopka and NB
2013
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2020How Karabo Poppy Moletsane is permeating the real African aesthetic worldwide
2020
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2013Photography: Albert Elm captures Russia and China with a rose-tinted lens
2013
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2014Beautiful paintings of the drunkards and typists of the Russian ballet
2014
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2017Football Editions finds inspiration in the legends of African football
2017
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2017Russian photographer Turkina Faso on the “post-Soviet aesthetic”
2017
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2014Dillon Marsh visualises how much copper was produced in South African mines
2014
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2012Soviet bus stops captured by worldly photographer Christopher Herwig
2012
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2012OK-RM absolutely nail Kaleidoscope's new contemporary Africa art issue
2012
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2013South African photographer Johno Mellish creates incredible images
2013
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2018Photographer Dima Komarov captures a sense of freedom in Russian youth culture
2018
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2020Maria Babikova documents the drag scene of Novosibirsk, exploring fear and joy in Russia
2020
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2020“We like to experiment, so many clients may find our work bizarre”: White Russian Studio on its unique practice
2020
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2017Alice Mann photographs African men from London's La Sape
2017
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2018The history of the hotel Venets: a 22-storey metaphor for Soviet utopia
2018
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2016Russian illustrator Katerina Voronina's angular characters captured in sumptuous tones
2016
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2015Slick moving typographic designs for Moscow design festival from Universal Everything
2015
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2010The Very Best - Warm Heart of Africa
2010
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2022Using only African designers, Gida is a creative journal dedicated to being “by and for Africans”
2022
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2013Lee Mawdsley shoots Qatar for CBQ and make us want to emigrate, fast.
2013
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2016Njideka Akunyili Crosby’s collaged images offer new perspective on the “African experience”
2016
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2015Cool South African school kids photographed by Anastasia Korosteleva
2015
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2017Local Characters: Anna Kulachek typographically depicts her hometown of Moscow
2017
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2024Karabo Mooki documents South Africa’s punk rock movement, debunking stereotypes of the genre
2024
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2014Isabella Moore photographs the victims of Russia’s war on homosexuality
2014
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2016Frank Herfort explores the contrasts and contradictions of life in contemporary Russia
2016
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2015Artist Andrey Remnev’s hypnotic Russian Medieval-style paintings
2015
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2013Opinion: Away from Design Indaba, South Africa's graphics tell a tense story
2013
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2024Iconic jerseys and grassroots spirit: Victor Edeh captures football fever during the Africa Cup of Nations
2024
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2012Introducing...The ultra-bold African supergraphics of illustrator Lynnie Zulu
2012
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2019Through portraiture, photographer Justin Keene sets up a dialogue with South Africa
2019
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2022Marie Gomis-Trezise explains how Nataal grew to become the premier platform for African creative talent
2022
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2008The Russian Club
2008
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2022“Skateboarding feels a lot like therapy”: Karabo Mooki shares stories of South Africa’s all-female skate group, Island Gals
2022
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2019The Hayward shines a light on South Africa’s born-free generation
2019
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2018“A desire for the forbidden would be equal to treason”: Photographer Nikolay Bakharev on life in the USSR (NSFW)
2018
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2023Discover South Africa’s rich culinary heritage with Hannerie Visser’s 100+ Flavours project
2023
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2019Moscow-based illustrator Katya Dorokhina chats through her new zine Chill Pill
2019
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2014Photography: Andrew Miksys' photographs of the discos in Soviet era buildings
2014
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2022Photographer Benjamin Schmuck honours the Voodoo culture of Benin and West Africa
2022
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2011What's On: Figures & Fictions: Contemporary South African Photography
2011
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2013Graphic Design: Russian cassette tapes of yesteryear were super cool
2013
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2015Anastasia Tsayder captures enormity of 1980's Moscow Olympics decades later
2015
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2017A Soviet vision of the future: the legacy and influence of Tekhikia – Molodezhi magazine
2017
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2022Sianeh A. Kpukuyou’s sun-kissed portfolio celebrates “Dark skin and African stories”
2022
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2012Byzantine landscapes in brilliant detail from South Africa-based illustrator Jean de Wet
2012
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2014Photography: Mikhail Mishainik reveals the wonders of Russia's salt mines
2014
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2018Alexander Mourant's photographs trace a road-trip he took down the length of Africa
2018
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2017A glimpse into the fascinating and incredibly odd world of Soviet-era sanatoriums
2017
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2017Photographer Fabrice Monteiro's fear-inducing prophecy of west Africa's future
2017
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2019Ony Agency on the rebrand of AZ Museum in Moscow
2019
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2011Figures & Fictions: Contemporary South African Photography
2011
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2017An animated story of survival during apartheid in South Africa
2017
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2020Concrete Citizens documents the residents of Soviet brutalist buildings in Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Moldova
2020
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2016Inside the world of West African barbershops with Andrew Esiebo
2016
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2019Jump Ball celebrates the relationship between basketball and the African diaspora
2019
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2018Thom Pierce on using photography to amplify the protests of a rural South African community
2018
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2018Alex Vasilyev's compelling photographs of locals living in Russia's coldest region
2018
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2016Mind-bending work from Russian illustrator Andrey Kasay
2016
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2018Eddie Wrey photographs the women of West African market Adjamé
2018
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2018Alexander Anufriev captures culture cliches in Russia Close-Up
2018
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2012The Soviet Union goes neon in these mid-century illustrations of the future
2012
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2013Illustration: A host of illustrators wish Lynx Africa a happy 18th birthday!
2013
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2017Gosha Rubchinskiy and InRussia plot the origins of Russian rave culture
2017
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2015Wolff Olins' Ije Nwokorie on what Africa needs to harness its creative energy
2015