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Art

The women who shaped Moldovan feminism, celebrated in illustrations

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Film

‘Films are vulnerable’: the battle to preserve Eastern Europe’s analogue movies

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Art

The story of Young Poland: the arts and crafts movement that championed equality and independence

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The ‘Buryatologist’: dive into the rich history of Buryatia and Mongolia on Instagram

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Music

This horror trilogy was an artist’s attempt to overcome grief

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Malevich’s avant-garde shapes transformed into jewellery

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Environment

How a hike ruled by socialist-era bureaucracy became a Hungarian rite of a passage

Tīrkultūra: the Latvian radio station broadcasting non-stop sound art
Music

Tīrkultūra: the Latvian radio station broadcasting non-stop sound art

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Photography

Embracing slow time in Tajikistan

Severed from home, Serbian photographer Mirjana Vrbaški searches again for the familiar
Photography

Severed from home, Serbian photographer Mirjana Vrbaški searches again for the familiar

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Photography

Snow ghosts: haunting images of derelict socialist infrastructure

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Film

Murina is a claustrophobic family drama unraveling among the sunny seascapes of the Adriatic

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Ideas & People

How Poland fell for speedway racing

The end of Istropolis: the modernist Slovak landmark doomed to demolition | Concrete Ideas
Architecture

The end of Istropolis: the modernist Slovak landmark doomed to demolition | Concrete Ideas

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Books

The Books of Jacob by Olga Tokarczuk — ambitious, daring, encyclopaedic

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Art

Inside the studio where tattoos are modern art

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Books

‘The sun rises like a knife:’ 2 poems by Latvian poet Agnese Rutkēviča

The unlikely story of a pickles ad that became an award-winning film
Film

The unlikely story of a pickles ad that became an award-winning film

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The rise, fall, and rebirth of Balkan Beats

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A Croatian factory faces the reality of its socialist dream

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Surmounting the politics of the Transcaucasian Trail

Letter from Bukhara: finding the last vestiges of community in Central Asia’s Jewish heartland
Travel Writing

Letter from Bukhara: finding the last vestiges of community in Central Asia’s Jewish heartland

Uzbekistan, 50 years ago: unearthing an East German family’s travel photos
Travel Writing

Uzbekistan, 50 years ago: unearthing an East German family’s travel photos

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Film

​​Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania is a groundbreaking diaristic documentary on homecoming | Film of the Week

Svetlana Alexievich named among Forbes 50 over 50 list
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Svetlana Alexievich named among Forbes 50 over 50 list

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Czech Poster Gallery: delve into the extraordinary world of vintage film posters

Behind the bookshelves: life in Russia’s village libraries
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Behind the bookshelves: life in Russia’s village libraries

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Exploration

In Taganrog, daily rituals and a patchwork community unite a city marketplace

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Books

The books that defined David Bowie’s love of Eastern Europe

Russia’s radical knitwear brands
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Russia’s radical knitwear brands

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Books

Olga Tokarczuk: how I wrote The Books of Jacob

Just leave me alone: this space in St Petersburg is a heaven for introverted art lovers
Art

Just leave me alone: this space in St Petersburg is a heaven for introverted art lovers

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Books

Reclaiming the legacy of Anna Bunina, Russia’s first woman poet

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Special reports

After the fall: 30 years since the end of the Soviet Union

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Special reports

This is our Poland: stories of resilience, creativity and change from the heart of Europe

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Creative Tashkent: the people and places modernising cultural heritage

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Film

The films and TV shows you can’t miss in 2022

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Books

What to read in 2022: 10 books from Eastern Europe to embrace the world more closely

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Chekhov on screen: 6 unmissable film adaptations

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Embracing modernism in Slovenia’s only mosque | Concrete Ideas

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Books

‘Here you can listen to the sound of Wi-Fi:’ 2 poems by Latvian poet Elvira Bloma

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