To rule them all: Dark fantasy and Medievalism in modern Russian politics. Sasha Starost

During this lecture, Sasha will give an update on the 'Феод project' – a series of gaming novels based on the popular saying in recent years that the modern Russian reality reflects that of the Middle Ages.

There are many interpretations of Russia’s reality in the art world, and how it attempts to penetrate the essence of totalitarian power. At the same time, the idea of ​​Russia as the Middle Ages exists at the level of a meme. While this meme is certainly amusing, it’s also frighteningly real. This is why we decided to imagine what would happen if we made the effort to analyse the events of recent years in the context of neo-feudalism.

The war (which caught many of us off guard) now appears to be a terrible confirmation of both our conjectures and the natural development of ‘feudal’ events – which we were still treating in allegorical terms. It turned out, unfortunately, that much of what seemed to us a metaphor and hypertrophy has long since acquired flesh and turned into what is now an everyday reality. We don’t quite know what to do with this yet, but it seems strange to ignore the result. So, let's talk about it.

About the Speaker:
Sasha Starost, artist and activist from the @psychoactivno and @fem_antiwar_resistance movements. In Russia, Sasha was engaged in protecting the rights of patients with mental disorders and mental disabilities, staged performances about repressive drug policy and torture in colonies, did street actions, led an art laboratory, and gave lectures.

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