David Betteridge has written a commemorative work of prose and poetry especially for this Russian Revolution section of Culture Matters. An extract from the poetry is given in ebook format here, along... Continue reading
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Megan Behrent considers what we can learn from the great strides made in education in revolutionary Russia. “All Russia was learning to read, and reading – politics,... Continue reading
Gareth Edwards considers the changing attitudes to sport that resulted from the Russian Revolution. In 1917 the Russian Revolution turned the world upside down, inspiring millions of... Continue reading
Mike Quille interviews Ian Lynch from the four-piece traditional Irish folk group Lankum, formerly known as Lynched, who are currently on tour. Mike: I appreciate you must... Continue reading
Phil Brett takes us on a tour of an exhibition at the Venice Biennale which explores the challenges which emigrants and immigrants face. Away from the main... Continue reading
Gerry Rowe is disappointed by The Death of Stalin. In Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin’s ‘Drop the Dead Donkey’, the object of satire is a thoroughly British... Continue reading
Jean Turner looks at the dramatic changes that took place in architecture following the Bolshevik Revolution, and the profound influence this had on the development of the... Continue reading
Emma Carboni introduces Alfredo Jaar’s Garden of Good and Evil, at Yorkshire Sculpture Park. Yorkshire Sculpture Park are presenting a major solo exhibition by pioneering Chilean... Continue reading
On the 500th anniversary of Luther’s revolt, Jenny Farrell gives us a critical appreciation of Hieronymous Bosch’s famous painting The Haywain, a coded criticism of the ruthless extortion... Continue reading
The editors would like to thank all the contributors for the material sent in to us. Mark Abel is a musician and a trade union activist. He... Continue reading
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