Joanna Lillis enters the world of Kazakh ‘returnees’ in an extract from her new book
Exploring the true meaning of Spomeniks, Yugoslavia’s modernist war memorials
“Flood, deluge, mass psychosis.” How the Soviet Union fell for Erich Maria Remarque
Kolyma Stories: read Varlam Shalamov’s brutally moving fragments of life in Siberia’s gulags
Element 174: lose yourself in this queer sci-fi from Bishkek
Bride and Groom: an extract from Alisa Ganieva’s new book, a vivid portrayal of modern Dagestan
Soviet Bus Stops Volume II: Christopher Herwig is back with more wild architectural wonders
Flights: an extract from Polish writer Olga Tokarczuk’s mythical new book
