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Culture in a period of transition

  April 2, 1998  
"Russia is now in a transition period between old and new, and many people, among them artists, try to hang on to what they once were, afraid of loosing their footing," argues Olessia Turkina. See also her paper. The work of the artist "Africa" reflects this.

Today, the Russian government tries to focus on traditon and easily identifiable symbolic issues.

"The past is safe, there nothing could happen", says Olessia Turkina.

 

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