The improbable story of how a Ukrainian village museum claimed to hold some of art history’s greatest masterpieces
Making a scene: how a roving theatre transformed Moldova’s mainstream
Moldovan artist takes a swipe at authority with a piggy bank in the shape of… the presidential palace
Cancelled Polish adaptation of Kafka play in New York raises questions over censorship from Warsaw
Balkan and botoxed: one playwright holds up a mirror to Serbian beauty ideals and the result isn’t pretty
Narva anew: can Estonia’s latest cultural crusade rebuild broken ties in its neglected north-east?
Can contemporary art heal wartime trauma? Meet the curator fighting for culture in Nagorno-Karabakh
LGBTQ arts face increasing censure in Poland. Will this be the country’s last queer exhibition?
Experimental arts festival Inversia is setting Murmansk’s dark winter days alight
‘Men are everywhere’: Svetlana Alexievich to launch publishing house for women writers
Sleighing it: the ultimate Calvert gift guide for a cosy and concrete-inspired Christmas
Extinction Rebellion is taking root in Eastern Europe. Here’s what they’re fighting for
What does a lake dream about? This year, London’s off-beat Short Film Festival takes a mythical excursion
Me, my selfie and I: new Selfie Museum opens in Belgrade
Listen to the 5 best songs from Leningrad, the iconic Russian rock band taking over Coachella 2020
Liberation frequency: inside the angry, apolitical world of Kyiv’s underground punk rockers
She’s named after thunder, but GROZA’s garage-infused pop is soulful and sunny
Holiday hits: ten New East seasonal tunes to bring you festive cheer
Yolka: the story of Russia’s ‘New Year tree’, from pagan origins to Soviet celebrations
Dancing with bears: and 11 other suprising but great festive traditions from the New East
