A passionate defender of oil painting, Zaslavsky compares himself to a piano player caught in the world of disco with the mission of maintaining a legacy through interpretation and self-improvisation. (RAAC)
Anatoly Zaslavsky was born in Kyiv, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, the Soviet Union, in 1939. Graduated from the secondary art school in Kiev, 1957. He is a contemporary Russian artist whose works have been exhibited nationally and internationally.
This isn’t self-help. It’s not a parody either. It’s something stranger and smarter: a satirical, uncategorizable book about belief, leadership, algorithmic power, and the performance of divinity in modern life.
A new book of poems by Nina Kossman. “When the mythological and personal meet, something transforms for this reader…” -Ilya Kaminsky
From the myths of the ancient Near East to the secluded palaces of forgotten empires, Harems: Origins and Eunuchs uncovers how the idea of the harem first emerged — not only as a symbol of power and beauty, but also as a reflection of human desire, faith, and control. With the precision of a historian and the sensitivity of a storyteller, Sergii Mazurkevych traces the hidden world of eunuchs, devotion, and intrigue that shaped entire civilizations. A thoughtful and visually rich journey into one of history’s most secret institutions.
