ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — In early 80s Leningrad, change was in the air — if you knew where to look. For Natasha Vassilieva-Hull that was through her lens. Then an aspiring young photographer, she ...

During the harshest days of Soviet censorship, it was nearly impossible — and also very risky — to get a hold of Western music. But people in the Soviet Union became experts at devising creative, ...