Maria Gruzdeva explores the cosmonaut training facilities of Russia
2016
Russia-based Max Litvinov's experimental animations are a delight
2016
Graphic designer Toni Halonen is creating the visual identity for Helsinki's nightlife
2012
Bright, playful graphic design from Russian studio A-2-O
2015
This cyanotype series grapples with the process of leaving Russia on ethical grounds
2025
The Russian Club / Art Vandelay
2008
Lovely, strange and stained illustrations from Woodcum in Moscow
2013
The cheery and expressive illustrations of Finnish illustrator Antti Kalevi
2016
The futuristic world of Russian avant-garde theatre explored at V&A
2014
Photographer Tomer Ifrah captures Moscow's commuters
2017
Post-Soviet Visions: image and identity in the new Eastern Europe
2018
Celebrating the daring designs of Soviet avant-garde film posters with collector Susan Pack
2022
Anatoly Grashchenko's randomly generated posters for a Moscow theatre
2015
Animation: Take a train into a seriously trippy fantasy land in this Russian music video
2014
Explore the women of Soviet Art through this carefully curated poster collection
2021
Finnish illustrator Daniel Stolle’s atmospheric editorial illustrations
2017
Photographs taken inside the Soviet cosmonaut training centre, Star City
2014
A catalogue of legendary gay artist Tom Of Finland celebrates good sex and good art (NSFW)
2025
Studio Chris Bolton’s identity for a Finnish shop is all about circles
2024
Jules Slütsky searches for identity and home in her series, So You Speak Russian?
2019
Kokoro & Moi's bright exhibition identity for Helsinki Design Competition
2015
Dima Komarov on how “I finally found my style” and the depiction of young people in Russia
2020
Prakt designs a custom typeface for a Finnish illustration festival identity
2014
Russian art gallery guardians take centre stage in Andy Freeberg's photos
2012
A tribute to the repurposed churches of the Soviet Union
2018
Flaneur explores the magic of Moscow in its biggest issue yet
2016
Moscow-based Masha Demionova’s portraits capture the multi-faceted personalities of women
2018
Illustration: Owen Davey's latest book is about Laika the Soviet Spacedog
2014
Photographer Kathryn Hurni’s images capture an alternative perspective of Russia
2017
More great new work from talented Finnish illustrator Toni Halonen
2014
Typography, Tom of Finland and the technological sublime in the British Art Show 8
2016
Liv Siddall looks back on Helsinki's time in the design spotlight
2012
Marcel George illustrates eight pages of watches for Russian Port magazine
2015
Product Design: Gay icons as Russian dolls in ace LGBT rights campaign
2013
Photographer Alex Nazari explores Armenian history through its ubiquitous Soviet-era car, the Lada
2022
Photography: Come and meet the restaurant singers of Russia's Sochi region
2013
Comprising a new typeface, Ilya Bazhanov’s bachelor thesis examines Russian typography from the 60s
2020
Soviet Space Graphics: a cosmic journey to Cold War-era Russia
2020
Finnish design studio TSTO is pushing boundaries in the cultural corner
2024
Graphic Design: Suitably cool identity for electronic music festival in Helsinki
2014
Publication: A celebration of the golden era of Russian children's book design
2013
Julia Autz documents Transnistria, a country steeped in Soviet nostalgia
2016
Nora Krug illustrates the year-long experience of two individuals living through the Russia-Ukraine War
2023
David Shrigley's favourite Finnish illustrator, and now ours: Amanda Vähämäki
2012
Graphic Design: Russian entrepreneurs have got it good thanks to Knopka and NB
2013
Photography: Albert Elm captures Russia and China with a rose-tinted lens
2013
Beautiful paintings of the drunkards and typists of the Russian ballet
2014
Russian photographer Turkina Faso on the “post-Soviet aesthetic”
2017
Got a really dry brief and need something brilliant? Call Helsinki studio Werklig
2014
Introducing: Meet Helsinki-based graphic designer Pol Solsona!
2014
Soviet bus stops captured by worldly photographer Christopher Herwig
2012
Photographer Dima Komarov captures a sense of freedom in Russian youth culture
2018
Graphic Design: Lovely new liquorice packaging all the way from Finland
2013
Maria Babikova documents the drag scene of Novosibirsk, exploring fear and joy in Russia
2020
“We like to experiment, so many clients may find our work bizarre”: White Russian Studio on its unique practice
2020
Archival propaganda posters spotlight the graphic design of post-revolution Russia
2017
Illustration: More work from the hilarious and sometimes naughty Finnish illustrator, Rami Niemi
2013
Max Litvinov’s avant-garde work is inspired by Soviet animations
2017
The history of the hotel Venets: a 22-storey metaphor for Soviet utopia
2018
Russian illustrator Katerina Voronina's angular characters captured in sumptuous tones
2016
Graphic Design: Whoever chose Tom of Finland to be on Finnish stamps is a genius
2014
Slick moving typographic designs for Moscow design festival from Universal Everything
2015
Lee Mawdsley shoots Qatar for CBQ and make us want to emigrate, fast.
2013
Simple, adaptable Helsinki film festival identity by Pol Solsona
2015
Environmentally interactive swarm illuminations in Helsinki's Silo 468
2012
Local Characters: Anna Kulachek typographically depicts her hometown of Moscow
2017
Illustration: Retro loveliness from brilliant Finnish illustrator Sanna Mander
2014
Isabella Moore photographs the victims of Russia’s war on homosexuality
2014
Frank Herfort explores the contrasts and contradictions of life in contemporary Russia
2016
Artist Andrey Remnev’s hypnotic Russian Medieval-style paintings
2015
Helsinki World Design Capital 2012
2012
New publication chronicles Soviet anti-alcohol posters throughout the ages
2017
New work by Finnish illustrator extraordinaire Linda Linko
2014
Publication: FUEL's new book explores codes hidden in Russian prisoners' tattoos
2014
Ira Ivanova designs vibrant wristband-inspired identity for Moscow music festival
2016
“A desire for the forbidden would be equal to treason”: Photographer Nikolay Bakharev on life in the USSR (NSFW)
2018
Moscow-based illustrator Katya Dorokhina chats through her new zine Chill Pill
2019
A2SWHK and Margaret Calvert create new typeface to improve Moscow's transport
2015
Photography: Andrew Miksys' photographs of the discos in Soviet era buildings
2014
Fashion: Janine Rewell's incredible bodypainting for a Finnish shoe brand
2014
“I am trying to show what home looks like for me”: Illustrator Dom Campistron shines a light on queer stories from Basque culture
2021
Finnish illustration brilliance goes Dutch as Agent Pekka sets up Amsterdam office
2012
A dreamy, woodland-inspired look book from Moscow's Lesya Paramonova
2012
Two Points create stirring motivational posters for the Helsinki Design Lab
2013
Graphic Design: Russian cassette tapes of yesteryear were super cool
2013
Russian designer Dima Shiryaev’s diverse poster designs for music nights
2016
Anastasia Tsayder captures enormity of 1980's Moscow Olympics decades later
2015
A Soviet vision of the future: the legacy and influence of Tekhikia – Molodezhi magazine
2017
Exhibition: Finnish artist Kustaa Saksi takes weaving to psychedelic new levels
2013
Bond’s typeface for the Finnish football league is based on the shape and movement of fan scarfs
2025
Every month for three years, Helsinki-club Post Bar has commissioned a poster from local designers to big industry names
2021
Grilli Type designs new typeface inspired by Soviet children’s books
2016
Early Russian colour photography and Spaghetti Westerns collide in new book from S_U_N
2018
A funky fresh museum identity from Finnish studio Tsto
2014
Photography: Mikhail Mishainik reveals the wonders of Russia's salt mines
2014
Shuka Bureau's whimsically exotic posters for Moscow art school
2015
Lonely Boyz: Finnish illustrator Rami Niemi creates a specially commissioned graphic story
2015
Finnish collective GRMMXI creates identity for Baltic Circle International Theatre Festival
2016
A glimpse into the fascinating and incredibly odd world of Soviet-era sanatoriums
2017
Ony Agency on the rebrand of AZ Museum in Moscow
2019
Illustration: bold, brash patterns and pictures from Finland's Antti Uotila
2013
Concrete Citizens documents the residents of Soviet brutalist buildings in Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Moldova
2020
Craig & Karl creates interchangeable identity for Finnish video platform
2016
Tommi Musturi's keeping comics alive for the people of Finland
2013
Alex Vasilyev's compelling photographs of locals living in Russia's coldest region
2018
Kokoro & Moi's splendid new identity for Helsinki Design Week's tenth anniversary
2014
Helsinki studio designs Moomin typeface inspired by Tove Jansson
2015
Mind-bending work from Russian illustrator Andrey Kasay
2016
Alexander Anufriev captures culture cliches in Russia Close-Up
2018
Tom of Finland's house, a hotbed of creativity and desire, captured by Martyn Thompson
2016
The Soviet Union goes neon in these mid-century illustrations of the future
2012
Russian photographer Erik Panov's latex and salmon themed fashion shoot
2015
Gosha Rubchinskiy and InRussia plot the origins of Russian rave culture
2017
Eye-popping poster design inspiration from Finland's Linda Linko
2012