A guide to the New East — The Calvert Journal

Concrete satire

Before High-Rise, these filmmakers brought social critique to the screen

Remembering Viktor Tsoi

Why the rebellious rock poet is still a hero for our time

Welcome to the club

How Soviet avant-garde architects reimagined labour and leisure

Kantemir Balagov

The twenty-something from the North Caucasus who wowed Cannes

New Georgian cinema

How a fresh generation of filmmakers is reviving a national tradition

Sounds of Siberia

How Novosibirsk’s Shalash record label created a beautiful audio world

Adidas, a love story

How Russians fell for the iconic three stripes

Revisiting Revolution

Instagram

Travel guide apps

Coming through the air

Pollution and post-communism in urban China

Go east

Journey from the New East into East Asia

Alone together

Searching for human connection on the streets of Tokyo

Keeping up with South Korea

Coolhunting in stylish Seoul

Newsletter

Where to stay

5 must-see spots in Georgia outside the capital

Letter from Astana

Searching for tradition in Kazakhstan’s postmodern capital

Summer escapes

Beat the urban crowds at these New East oases

24 hours in Prague

Your alternative guide to the New East’s favourite city-break destination