Arts

BOOKS OF THE TIMES Review: In 'Secondhand Time,' Voices From a Lost Russia By DWIGHT GARNER This oral history by Svetlana Alexievich, the Nobel laureate, examines how life after the Soviet Union's collapse led to the rise of a feral capitalism. Review: In 'Unlocking the Cage,' a Struggle to Raise the Legal Status of Chimpanzees By A. O. SCOTT This documentary centers on a lawyer's quest to show that intelligent species like chimps and whales merit some legal protections accorded to humans. Dutch Museum Director, Also an Artist, Gets a Show of His Own By ALICE RAWSTHORN Hailed as one of the greatest museum directors of the 20th century, Willem Sandberg, also a designer, is being given his first solo show at the De La Warr Pavilion in England. For more arts news, go to NYTimes.com/Arts »