Extinction Rebellion is taking root in Eastern Europe. Here’s what they’re fighting for
Culture

Extinction Rebellion is taking root in Eastern Europe. Here’s what they’re fighting for

The calming beauty of architectural minimalism captured on camera
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The calming beauty of architectural minimalism captured on camera

Inside Zagreb’s Museum of Broken Relationships, where you can peruse mementos from failed romances
Culture

Inside Zagreb’s Museum of Broken Relationships, where you can peruse mementos from failed romances

Soviet housing is finally getting a smart tech makeover. All hail the ‘Smartovka’
Innovation

Soviet housing is finally getting a smart tech makeover. All hail the ‘Smartovka’

A digital archive is recovering half a century of communist Romania’s eclectic visual culture
Culture

A digital archive is recovering half a century of communist Romania’s eclectic visual culture

‘Of course I was afraid’: 4 cultural figures remember 1989, the year that crushed the Eastern Bloc 
Culture

‘Of course I was afraid’: 4 cultural figures remember 1989, the year that crushed the Eastern Bloc 

The Velvet Revolution in photos: relive the fall of communism in Czechoslovakia in 12 iconic images 
Photography

The Velvet Revolution in photos: relive the fall of communism in Czechoslovakia in 12 iconic images 

Admire the brightly painted Dungan Mosque near the serene Lake Issyk-Kul | The Escapist
Inspiration

Admire the brightly painted Dungan Mosque near the serene Lake Issyk-Kul | The Escapist

In these staged photos, Kata Geibl explores the victims and victors of capitalism
Photography

In these staged photos, Kata Geibl explores the victims and victors of capitalism

What is intimacy? 10 Russian queer women talk candidly about love
Photography

What is intimacy? 10 Russian queer women talk candidly about love

Hungarian photographer Adél Koleszár turns her lens to the mass graves of Mexico’s drug wars
Photography

Hungarian photographer Adél Koleszár turns her lens to the mass graves of Mexico’s drug wars

She’s named after thunder, but GROZA’s garage-infused pop is soulful and sunny
Person of interest

She’s named after thunder, but GROZA’s garage-infused pop is soulful and sunny

Letter from the Pamirs: dreaming of an impossible garden in Tajikistan’s mountainous hinterland
Travel Writing

Letter from the Pamirs: dreaming of an impossible garden in Tajikistan’s mountainous hinterland

Fashion brand Roxwear wants you to know what it means to be young in post-Soviet Central Asia
Fashion

Fashion brand Roxwear wants you to know what it means to be young in post-Soviet Central Asia

Glimpse everyday St Petersburg life with the Instagram account infusing the mundane with child-like wonder
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Glimpse everyday St Petersburg life with the Instagram account infusing the mundane with child-like wonder

Get a glimpse of Tallinn’s futuristic new railway station, courtesy of Zaha Hadid
Architecture

Get a glimpse of Tallinn’s futuristic new railway station, courtesy of Zaha Hadid

Apricot kasha and goats cheese dolma: 3 recipes bringing the best of new Russian cuisine to your kitchen
Culture

Apricot kasha and goats cheese dolma: 3 recipes bringing the best of new Russian cuisine to your kitchen

Right-wing Georgian protesters descend on the premiere of Sweden's queer Oscar entry And Then We Danced
Film

Right-wing Georgian protesters descend on the premiere of Sweden’s queer Oscar entry And Then We Danced

Inside the eccentric world of Budapest’s living room theatre troupes you can order to your home   
Theatre

Inside the eccentric world of Budapest’s living room theatre troupes you can order to your home   

Could virtual reality hold the key to fighting disinformation in the aftermath of Euromaidan?
Tech

Could virtual reality hold the key to fighting disinformation in the aftermath of Euromaidan?

Stay at Tbilisi’s industrial chic hotel-cum-cultural hub set in a former printing house | The Escapist
Inspiration

Stay at Tbilisi’s industrial chic hotel-cum-cultural hub set in a former printing house | The Escapist

5 minute guide to Brno: modern landmarks and subterranean secrets in the Czech Republic’s second city
Travel Writing

5 minute guide to Brno: modern landmarks and subterranean secrets in the Czech Republic’s second city

Discover Poland’s coastal delights with our guide to Gdańsk, Gdynia, and Sopot
Inspiration

Discover Poland’s coastal delights with our guide to Gdańsk, Gdynia, and Sopot

Yes, a topless Juergen Teller is modelling the latest drop for Bulgarian designer Kiko Kostadinov
Fashion

Yes, a topless Juergen Teller is modelling the latest drop for Bulgarian designer Kiko Kostadinov

The other Odesa: hunting for socialist-modernist architectural gems in Ukraine’s maritime city
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The other Odesa: hunting for socialist-modernist architectural gems in Ukraine’s maritime city

Vetements’ new talent programme is your chance to become the next Demna Gvasalia
Business of Fashion

Vetements’ new talent programme is your chance to become the next Demna Gvasalia

The Escapist: an insider’s guide to travelling the New East in style
Travel

The Escapist: an insider’s guide to travelling the New East in style

A family-run guesthouse in Armenia’s picturesque Dilijan National Park | The Escapist
Inspiration

A family-run guesthouse in Armenia’s picturesque Dilijan National Park | The Escapist

Lose yourself in the healing waters of this Soviet-era sanatorium in remote Kyrgyzstan | The Escapist
Travel

Lose yourself in the healing waters of this Soviet-era sanatorium in remote Kyrgyzstan | The Escapist

In the outskirts of Budapest, explore the park stuffed full of Communist-era statues | The Escapist
Inspiration

In the outskirts of Budapest, explore the park stuffed full of Communist-era statues | The Escapist

This curved wooden terrace carves an elegant path through Latvia's picturesque forest
Architecture

This curved wooden terrace carves an elegant path through Latvia’s picturesque forest

‘A fight against the future:’ this digital art takes aim at Russia’s new internet censorship law
Culture

‘A fight against the future:’ this digital art takes aim at Russia’s new internet censorship law

From Kazakhstan to Turkmenistan, this Insta account gives you a daily slice of life in Central Asia
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From Kazakhstan to Turkmenistan, this Insta account gives you a daily slice of life in Central Asia

From a continent in crisis, how do emerging European photographers see the rest of the world?
Special reports

From a continent in crisis, how do emerging European photographers see the rest of the world?

In the face of official censure, Russia’s LGBTQ artists prove that their country has always been queer
Culture

In the face of official censure, Russia’s LGBTQ artists prove that their country has always been queer

Budapest in focus: a special report on the battle for contemporary culture in Orbán's Hungary
Special reports

Budapest in focus: a special report on the battle for contemporary culture in Orbán’s Hungary

Moody postcards of sprawling Soviet housing blocks photographed at ‘blue hour’
Photography

Moody postcards of sprawling Soviet housing blocks photographed at ‘blue hour’

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

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

Beyond borders: journeying into Olga Tokarczuk’s divided homeland on the eve of her Nobel Prize win
Literature

Beyond borders: journeying into Olga Tokarczuk’s divided homeland on the eve of her Nobel Prize win

Fright night: 8 horror films from the New East to watch this Halloween
Culture

Fright night: 8 horror films from the New East to watch this Halloween

Russian Film Week is back in London with a myriad of films from sci-fi specials to Moscow rap
Film

Russian Film Week is back in London with a myriad of films from sci-fi specials to Moscow rap

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