The Russian Jewish poet Lev Semyonovich Rubinstein, who passed away at the age of 76, experienced the ongoing persecution and discrimination against Jews in Russia.

Zoya Cherkassky, an Israeli artist, recently had a show called "The Arrival of Foreign Professionals" which explores scenes from the African diaspora in Europe, Israel, and the former Soviet Union.

Oscar Rabine, a prominent ex-Soviet artist, gained international attention for organizing the Bulldozer exhibition in 1974, where undercover police destroyed artworks by 40 artists.