The new past: surreal collages crafted from Soviet books
Photography

The new past: surreal collages crafted from Soviet books

These teens have mastered the art of killing time in an industrial wasteland
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These teens have mastered the art of killing time in an industrial wasteland

Discover how this Croatian fashion label is playing with supply and demand
Fashion

Discover how this Croatian fashion label is playing with supply and demand

Kazakhstan scraps its first ever Venice Biennale entry weeks before opening
Culture

Kazakhstan scraps its first ever Venice Biennale entry weeks before opening

Get cosy with perestroika-inspired agender outerwear from Moscow
Fashion

Get cosy with perestroika-inspired agender outerwear from Moscow

The allure of the tower block: what keeps us coming back to images of post-Soviet mundanity?
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The allure of the tower block: what keeps us coming back to images of post-Soviet mundanity?

These designers prove that Polish fashion is more political than ever
Fashion

These designers prove that Polish fashion is more political than ever

Our computing power lies in the hands of a few elite companies. One Polish startup is trying to change this
Startups

Our computing power lies in the hands of a few elite companies. One Polish startup is trying to change this

Slovenia’s alpine vistas are unmissable, even on misty autumn days
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Slovenia’s alpine vistas are unmissable, even on misty autumn days

Chechnya’s wildlife has been ravaged by war. This man is helping it to heal
Photography

Chechnya’s wildlife has been ravaged by war. This man is helping it to heal

Take a glimpse into the lives of women in Georgia’s wild Pankisi Gorge
Photography

Take a glimpse into the lives of women in Georgia’s wild Pankisi Gorge

4 New East jogging routes for architecture fanatics
Architecture

4 New East jogging routes for architecture fanatics

Remembering Keith Flint, the Prodigy firestarter who brought rave to Eastern Europe
Music

Remembering Keith Flint, the Prodigy firestarter who brought rave to Eastern Europe

‘It’s messed up.’ How one news outlet is trying to reshape the media in post-revolution Armenia
Media

‘It’s messed up.’ How one news outlet is trying to reshape the media in post-revolution Armenia

Russian perfume brand pulls fragrance named Sexual Harassment
Fashion

Russian perfume brand pulls fragrance named Sexual Harassment

Believe photography can change the world? Apply to ISSP’s 2019 open call
Photography

Believe photography can change the world? Apply to ISSP’s 2019 open call

These delicate 3D-printed casts from Latvia could be the future of personalised healthcare
Startups

These delicate 3D-printed casts from Latvia could be the future of personalised healthcare

The Hermitage will curate Russia’s Venice Biennale pavilion in art world first
Culture

The Hermitage will curate Russia’s Venice Biennale pavilion in art world first

This photographer’s ode to her grandmother explores womanhood and trauma in Bulgaria
Photography

This photographer’s ode to her grandmother explores womanhood and trauma in Bulgaria

Tender and messy, these photos of motherhood show you you’re not alone
Photography

Tender and messy, these photos of motherhood show you you’re not alone

5 minute guide to St Petersburg: post-industrial chic meets imperial glamour on the Gulf of Finland
Travel

5 minute guide to St Petersburg: post-industrial chic meets imperial glamour on the Gulf of Finland

5 minute guide to Minsk: Stalinist chic and relaxing parks in the Belarusian capital
Travel Writing

5 minute guide to Minsk: Stalinist chic and relaxing parks in the Belarusian capital

Into the Zone: 4 days inside Chernobyl’s secretive ‘stalker’ subculture
Travel Writing

Into the Zone: 4 days inside Chernobyl’s secretive ‘stalker’ subculture

What's a sweet-toothed Serbian art installation doing in a skip in Selfridges?
Culture

What’s a sweet-toothed Serbian art installation doing in a skip in Selfridges?

A Slovenian food photographer shares her secrets to sensational-looking dishes
Follow of the week

A Slovenian food photographer shares her secrets to sensational-looking dishes

This new video game lets you do nothing in particular in a suburban Russian tower block
Tech

This new video game lets you do nothing in particular in a suburban Russian tower block

Salt & Time: 4 delicious recipes from a modern Russian kitchen
Culture

Salt & Time: 4 delicious recipes from a modern Russian kitchen

Kosovo’s underground club scene is giving the nation’s youth a reason to believe
Music

Kosovo’s underground club scene is giving the nation’s youth a reason to believe

A forest fire in Croatia turns the coastline into a post-apocalyptic vision
Photo of the week

A forest fire in Croatia turns the coastline into a post-apocalyptic vision

Your ultimate guide to the best of Poland’s nightlife scene
Travel

Your ultimate guide to the best of Poland’s nightlife scene

4 super stylish Moscow hotels that won’t break your budget
Design

4 super stylish Moscow hotels that won’t break your budget

Celebs are in love with Eastern European designers. But is it really good for business?
Business of Fashion

Celebs are in love with Eastern European designers. But is it really good for business? 

Poland’s 90s rave culture comes to London with Kinoteka 2019
Film

Poland’s 90s rave culture comes to London with Kinoteka 2019

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