Performance artist Dmitri Prigov unfolds his own version of Pravda, the Communist Party newspaper, on the Moscow underground. He was arrested. The new atmosphere of openness enabled artists to express themselves more freely, but some overstepped the mark.

Eric Bulatov combines the concepts of revolution and perestroika. The new atmosphere of openness enabled artists to express themselves more freely, but some overstepped the mark.

Edvard Gorokhovsky amidst his interpretations of world affairs. The new atmosphere of openness enabled artists to express themselves more freely, but some overstepped the mark.

Semyon Faybissovich during the First of May parade. The new atmosphere of openness enabled artists to express themselves more freely, but some overstepped the mark.

A Red Army officer walks past Sven Gundlach's work. The new atmosphere of openness enabled artists to express themselves more freely, but some overstepped the mark.

Sergei Mironenko with the artwork for Moscow's first independent art magazine. The new atmosphere of openness enabled artists to express themselves more freely, but some overstepped the mark.

Georgy Litishevsky shows his graffiti art outside his apartment block. The new atmosphere of openness enabled artists to express themselves more freely, but some overstepped the mark.

The new atmosphere of openness enabled artists to express themselves more freely, but some overstepped the mark.

The new atmosphere of openness enabled artists to express themselves more freely, but some overstepped the mark.

The new atmosphere of openness enabled artists to express themselves more freely, but some overstepped the mark.

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