INSPIRE

Elvis vs. Lenin: A Superpower Confrontation on Canvas

Igor Oistrakh, Soviet-Era Violinist (and a Son of One), Dies at 90

7 Podcasts to Binge in a Day

K.G.B. Museum Closes; Lipstick Gun and Other Spy Relics Go on Sale

East Germany’s Love Affair With Angela Davis

Looking Back on 16 Days That Shaped History

Was a ’90s Scorpions Song the Work of the C.I.A.? This Podcast Is on It

Gene Deitch, Prolific Animator, Is Dead at 95

Lucy Jarvis, Who Took TV Viewers Far and Wide, Dies at 102

Karel Gott, Pop Singer Called ‘Sinatra of the East,’ Dies at 80

30 Years After the Fall of the Berlin Wall, East German Art Gets Its Due

A War Photographer Is Celebrated as an Artist, to His Dismay

It’s No Secret That Espionage Is This Collector’s Passion

My Surprising Duet With Arthur Mitchell in Cold War Moscow