As Russia marks the 20th anniversary of both the failed communist putsch to overthrow Gorbachev and, more notably, the collapse of the Soviet Union, Chicago is in the midst of its “Soviet Arts Experience”: a 16-month-long artistic celebration of arts created “under (and in response to) the Politburo of the Soviet Union.” Featuring music, dance, literature, theater, and visual arts, the Soviet Arts Experience is a festive orgy of Soviet culture.

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