A guide to the New East — The Calvert Journal

Enlisting in the ‘forever war’: the untold story of Georgian soldiers in Afghanistan

Enlisting in the ‘forever war’: the untold story of Georgian soldiers in Afghanistan

Liminal souls: exploring the power of choice with Russia’s young priests-in-training

Liminal souls: exploring the power of choice with Russia’s young priests-in-training

Set in Armenia, The Lighthouse is a poetic, personal story on the return to childhood | Film of the Week

Set in Armenia, The Lighthouse is a poetic, personal story on the return to childhood | Film of the Week

Poljud Stadium: the Yugoslav-era sports venue shaped like a seashell | Concrete Ideas

Poljud Stadium: the Yugoslav-era sports venue shaped like a seashell | Concrete Ideas

Curvaceous shapes in cheerful colours: Ilona Keserü’s paintings wrest unbridled joy out of the grip of sorrow

Curvaceous shapes in cheerful colours: Ilona Keserü’s paintings wrest unbridled joy out of the grip of sorrow

‘History crams a lesson down your throat:’ a thunderous poem on wartime by Russian poet Polina Barskova

‘History crams a lesson down your throat:’ a thunderous poem on wartime by Russian poet Polina Barskova

The story of Russia’s urban landscape — as told through a single highway

The story of Russia’s urban landscape — as told through a single highway

From ‘cyborgroaches’ to plant communications: meet Russia’s bio-art pioneers

From ‘cyborgroaches’ to plant communications: meet Russia’s bio-art pioneers

‘Like our grandparents:’ the modern photographer travelling back to 1950s Moldova

‘Like our grandparents:’ the modern photographer travelling back to 1950s Moldova

Armenians of Calcutta: photographing a forgotten diaspora

Armenians of Calcutta: photographing a forgotten diaspora

Bogdan Shirokov wants to escape

Bogdan Shirokov wants to escape

‘No enemies, only survivors:’ Bosnia’s star writer, Faruk Šehić, on rivers, war and a borderless world

‘No enemies, only survivors:’ Bosnia’s star writer, Faruk Šehić, on rivers, war and a borderless world

Sci-fi and lingerie come together with Ukrainian label Zhilyova

Sci-fi and lingerie come together with Ukrainian label Zhilyova

Wearable connections: the artists reclaiming Central Asia’s jewellery legacy

Wearable connections: the artists reclaiming Central Asia’s jewellery legacy

In praise of the monobrow: how a Uyghur Kazakh artist celebrates a coveted Central Asian beauty feature

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In praise of the monobrow: how a Uyghur Kazakh artist celebrates a coveted Central Asian beauty feature

Wake up, Danila: what if Aleksey Balabanov made Cyberpunk 2077?

Wake up, Danila: what if Aleksey Balabanov made Cyberpunk 2077?

Deri Dako’s hypnotic ambient LP explores the states between sickness and health

Deri Dako’s hypnotic ambient LP explores the states between sickness and health

The story behind Haludovo, the luxury Yugoslav-era hotel built for the international elite | Concrete Ideas

The story behind Haludovo, the luxury Yugoslav-era hotel built for the international elite | Concrete Ideas

Kunststük: the real stories behind Russia’s fake facades

Kunststük: the real stories behind Russia’s fake facades

Ifi Ude: the Polish pop balladeer blending Slavic and Nigerian folk traditions

Ifi Ude: the Polish pop balladeer blending Slavic and Nigerian folk traditions

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

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

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

Letter from Beirut: a year after devastation, Lebanon’s Armenian neighbourhood rises from the rubble

Letter from Beirut: a year after devastation, Lebanon’s Armenian neighbourhood rises from the rubble

The rise and fall of urban communes during the Russian Revolution | Calvert Reads

The rise and fall of urban communes during the Russian Revolution | Calvert Reads

Assessing Limonov, Russia’s most controversial writer

Assessing Limonov, Russia’s most controversial writer

Mesmerisingly minimalist, Beshkempir is a relatable coming-of-age story from Central Asia | Film of the Week

Mesmerisingly minimalist, Beshkempir is a relatable coming-of-age story from Central Asia | Film of the Week

Can art help us emerge through trauma?

Can art help us emerge through trauma?

Udege: photographing a remote indigenous community in Russia’s Far East

Udege: photographing a remote indigenous community in Russia’s Far East

Inside the world of Karlo Kacharava, the artist who shaped Georgia’s new avant-garde

Inside the world of Karlo Kacharava, the artist who shaped Georgia’s new avant-garde

Ada Zielińska and the thrill of catastrophe

Ada Zielińska and the thrill of catastrophe

The street fitness movement defying Poland’s conservative mainstream

The street fitness movement defying Poland’s conservative mainstream

The Calvert Journal wins 2021 Lovie Award for best overall social presence

The Calvert Journal wins 2021 Lovie Award for best overall social presence

Gunia Project: breathing contemporary life into Ukrainian craft

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Gunia Project: breathing contemporary life into Ukrainian craft

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

Special reports

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

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

Special reports

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

Creative Tashkent: the people and places modernising cultural heritage

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Creative Tashkent: the people and places modernising cultural heritage

Siberia’s longboarders are chasing new horizons

Siberia’s longboarders are chasing new horizons

On the road with Russia’s train hoppers

On the road with Russia’s train hoppers

Russian perfumiers launch the first cologne to smell like a fighter jet

Russian perfumiers launch the first cologne to smell like a fighter jet

Yugoslav masterpiece and party hotspot: the Historical Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina | Concrete Ideas

Yugoslav masterpiece and party hotspot: the Historical Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina | Concrete Ideas

Lil Obeah from Transylvania: a trippy dub album infused with Romanian folk

Lil Obeah from Transylvania: a trippy dub album infused with Romanian folk