"No Wobble": Anonymous Anti-War Street Art in Russia, 2022-2023

In: Russian analytical digest: (RAD), S. 10-16

Abstract

In March 2022, Alexandra Arkhipova asked the subscribers to her Telegram channel, "(Non)entertaining anthropology," to send examples of anonymous anti-war street art, on the condition that they had personally seen the pictured object. This request spread widely, and people sent photos from across Russia. The photos have now been compiled into an online exhibition available at www.nowobble.net that features 471 exhibits from more than 50 Russian cities. This contribution provides an overview of the context of ideology, censorship, and repression in Russia and describes the types of messages presented by the pieces included in the exhibition.