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Mark Rothko was born in Dvinsk, on the main St Petersburg to Warsaw railway line, when the city was part of the Russian Empire...

Russia's war on Ukraine is deepening divisions among people across Europe. Over a third of Latvia's population are Russian-speakers. Some now face pressure to prove they're loyal -- or leave.

A Putin ally and general has suggested that Russian president should rectify "past mistakes" by "taking back" three key cities in NATO countries, warning of invasion

Vladimir Putin must correct an historical mistake by Lenin and Stalin, according to reservist tank commander Major-General Nikolay Plotnikov.

Kremlin propaganda links Nazism to purge of Soviet mark in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, where fears of Russian aggression mount

Karen Wilkin on “Mark Rothko: Paintings on Paper” at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

American painter Mark Rothko (1903-1970) and rectangles had a long and intimate 20-year relationship. His paintings display almost exclusively those geometric shapes, that art critics describe as: “soft-edged rectangular fields

I’d only ever scratched the surface of the French capital, preferring to travel to exotic places further away. But now I’m back – and I’m impressed

As I think of the successes and failures of artists’ legacies, I’ve learned different stories tell different life’s circumstances, depending on luck and persistent efforts on the behalf of those who are dedicating their lives to perpetually keeping the artists’ works alive and contextually relevant in the former, while in the latter what requires of the artists’ caretakers, be it members of their families, friends or colleagues there my lack of clarity of intentions or s...

Soviet Air Forces went on full-blown hunts chasing the German pilots that caused the Red Army most trouble.