Comics Mission: The Evolution of Hand–Drawn Stories in Russia
‘Comics Mission. The Evolution of Drawn Stories in Russia’ is a large-scale event for fans of comics and graphic novels. Highlights include an exhibition, a festival and a laboratory dedicated to national comics. The exhibition in Zaryadye Park showcases an array of objects, ranging from early examples of cartoon stories from the 16th–early 20th centuries to the latest works by emerging artists in the 20th–21st centuries.
The project is organised by Zaryadye Park, the Russian State Library for Young Adults, the Moscow International Festival ‘ComMission’, the Faculty of Design and Media Communications of the Institute of Social Sciences (ION) at RANEPA, and the Faneron Project.
The parallel programme will include a series of educational events. Every week, the exhibition space will run curated tours, master classes on creating comics led by famous artists, and creative meetings. The Faneron Project will also give visitors a glimpse into the future of comics with interactive technologies. Additionally, a special area for student experiments at the RANEPA Faculty of Design and Media Communications will encourage discussion of the prospects of Russian comics. Visitors will not only learn about the main currents and directions of Russian drawn stories, but will also have opportunities to engage with experts about artificial intelligence, immerse themselves in comics, and express themselves through the medium.
How to get there:
There are three metro stations located near the park: Teatralnaya, Ploshchad Revolyutsii and Kitay-Gorod. There are various pedestrian routes from the metro to the park. It takes 20 minutes to walk from Teatralnaya metro station (exit 10) or from Ploshchad Revolyutsii metro station (exit 11). It takes 15 minutes from Kitai-Gorod metro station (exit 13).
Address: 6 Varvarka, building 1
Ticket price: 450 RUB; students 200 RUB
Opening hours: 2 pm–9 pm on Monday; 10 am–9 pm on Tue–Sun.
Text by Lý Trang, second-year master’s student of Critical Media Studies, intern at the HSE University English website team