New East Digital Archive

Youth Culture

Dagestan’s youth are fighting for their right to self-expression

Dagestan’s youth are fighting for their right to self-expression

How DJ-pioneers are creating space for electronic music in Transnistria

How DJ-pioneers are creating space for electronic music in Transnistria

Alone and together: we talked to Transnistrian couples about their lives under lockdown

Alone and together: we talked to Transnistrian couples about their lives under lockdown

Sofia’s youth are cultivating an inclusive DIY party scene — you just need to know where to go

Sofia’s youth are cultivating an inclusive DIY party scene — you just need to know where to go

Golden Coal: the zine capturing the lives of Donbas’ youth in the midst of war

Golden Coal: the zine capturing the lives of Donbas’ youth in the midst of war

 Who are Russia’s Generation Z? The lives of Moscow’s youngest tribe — in pictures

Who are Russia’s Generation Z? The lives of Moscow’s youngest tribe — in pictures

This coming-of-age film tells the story of Russia’s alienated youth

This coming-of-age film tells the story of Russia’s alienated youth

Rare 90s photos capture the lives of the young and restless in an Estonian border-town

Rare 90s photos capture the lives of the young and restless in an Estonian border-town

NII launched the careers of Russia’s electronic music talent. Now its community say their farewells

NII launched the careers of Russia’s electronic music talent. Now its community say their farewells

Tashkent’s youth spread their wings as underground raves take root in Uzbekistan

Tashkent’s youth spread their wings as underground raves take root in Uzbekistan

5 Eastern European streetwear brands you need to know

5 Eastern European streetwear brands you need to know

Salut Armen: celebrating the radical sincerity of Kiev’s visionary photographer

Salut Armen: celebrating the radical sincerity of Kiev’s visionary photographer

Young blood: a new generation of teenage talent is reinventing Tashkent

Young blood: a new generation of teenage talent is reinventing Tashkent

Post-Soviet youth: a quarter-century after the fall of the Berlin Wall, a post-Soviet generation is coming of age in the New East

Post-Soviet youth: a quarter-century after the fall of the Berlin Wall, a post-Soviet generation is coming of age in the New East

We dance together: in their own words, Tbilisi’s creative community on why Bassiani matters

We dance together: in their own words, Tbilisi’s creative community on why Bassiani matters

Breakdancing in the USSR: get down with the Soviet b-boys

Breakdancing in the USSR: get down with the Soviet b-boys

George Nebieridze — New East 100

George Nebieridze — New East 100

Blue Whale: how a social media phenomenon revealed the depth of Russia’s generation gap

Blue Whale: how a social media phenomenon revealed the depth of Russia’s generation gap