Art and Oligarchs (2010)

A popular trend among Russian oligarchs is to purchase works of art Why Its a way to get into the Kremlins good graces to gild their imageand to cover up the origin of their fortunes often acquired in the shadow of postSoviet power Following a group of newlyminted collectors as they attempt to follow in the steps of wellknown collectors of the early 20thcentury Tania Rakhmanovs powerful documentary Art and Oligarchs depicts a Russia where art easy money and an authoritarian state coexist