Kasimir Malevich

Kasimir Malevich (1978 – 1935)
Kasimir Severinovich Malevich was initially influenced by French Impressionist while studying in Moscow from 1902 to 1905. After moving to Paris in 1912, Malevich switched to Cubism, and formed his own derivation called Suprematism, a more ardent and refined approach to Cubism. The movement received capricious reviews, persuading Malevich to [...]

Zamyatin and Rand

By Peter Saint-Andre
Chris Sciabarra opened up many new avenues of Randian scholarship with the publication of his study Ayn Rand: The Russian Radical in 1995. Specifically, he argued that Rand’s thought was not a-historical (as many of her followers, and Rand herself, have seemed to claim) but that it was instead deeply affected by the [...]

New novels suggest literature thrives as Iraq crumbles

That tired old adage about literature in the Arab world – Cairo writes, Beirut publishes and Baghdad reads – may carry more caustic bitterness than sweet nostalgia these days, especially among those who self-critically consider the region’s cultural production to be at an all-time low. But a spate of newly published novels and first-time translations [...]