History’s darkest periods have inspired excellent art. During times of political and social tumult, many contemporary artists are pushed toward creating work that is a direct reflection of its ...

April 4, 1917 Lenin publishes his April Theses condemning the Provisional Government for its incapacity to call an end to the "imperialist" war that Russia found itself in and calls for further ...

“There’s a lot of other writers, a lot of independent bookstores and literary events, and a lot of government support for the arts. It sort of feels like ... ‘The job of the writer is to make the ...