https://aeon.co/videos/why-this-once-banned-russian-painting-remains-controvers… Created Mon, 02/03/2026 - 22:01 Updated Mon, 02/03/2026 - 22:01 Why Ilya Repin’s masterpiece of Ivan the Terrible, first banned in 1885, remains one of Russia’s most controversial paintings- by Aeon VideoWatch on Aeon