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The Capitalist Transition Viewed on the Streets of Moscow

Rather than professing sentiment of political, social or even economic discontent, the concrete sidewalks of Moscow reflect the city’s post-1991 lean toward hyper-consumerism. Following the abolishment of state socialism in the Post-Soviet realm, the city of Moscow developed a thriving [...]

July 2, 2011 Archives, Graffiti

Waiting For Belarus

 The Belarusian Embassy in Moscow is a beautiful sky-blue, ornate building standing across the street from the ‘Department of Narcotics Control’ and containing one of the most difficult visas to acquire in Europe. As Minsk is our next stop on [...]

July 2, 2011 Archives, Belarus, Graffiti

It’s Already Hot out Here! Wall-Chalking Heats up Political Tensions in Pakistan

Although northern Pakistan sits just outside the far edge of what could ever have been termed ‘Soviet’ – last month a compelling example of political graffiti manifested as dissident “wall-chalking” in response to Saudi Arabian influence in the region. If [...]

June 6, 2011 Archives, Graffiti, Pakistan