Meet the members of the Party of the Dead, an art and protest group in Russia. One of the artworks made by a member was recently ordered destroyed by the Kremlin. It was the first time in recent memory that a piece of art was declared “treasonous,” as it depicted President Vladimir Putin. So what’s it like being an artist in a country where freedom of expression is being suppressed through so-called anti-extremism laws?
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