Gender

The Other Bulgarian Women: the show dividing a country

The Other Bulgarian Women: the show dividing a country

Katalin Ladik’s body art tore away the veil of conformity for Eastern European women

Katalin Ladik’s body art tore away the veil of conformity for Eastern European women

In the Name of Love: the story behind the erotic Latvian self-help guide that brought sex to the USSR

In the Name of Love: the story behind the erotic Latvian self-help guide that brought sex to the USSR

As Uzbekistan undergoes a cultural thaw, the country’s top comedians are grabbing their chance

As Uzbekistan undergoes a cultural thaw, the country’s top comedians are grabbing their chance

We run this: smashing misogyny in Romanian hip-hop

We run this: smashing misogyny in Romanian hip-hop

How Facebook became the new feminist battleground for #MeToo in the Western Balkans

How Facebook became the new feminist battleground for #MeToo in the Western Balkans

Goodbye techno: why it’s time for Georgia’s rappers to take centre stage

Goodbye techno: why it’s time for Georgia’s rappers to take centre stage

Marble Ass, Yugoslavia’s first openly queer film, turns 25. Here’s why you need to watch it

Marble Ass, Yugoslavia’s first openly queer film, turns 25. Here’s why you need to watch it

Kyrgyzstan launched its first ‘Feminnale’ for feminist art. Then the censors arrived

Kyrgyzstan launched its first ‘Feminnale’ for feminist art. Then the censors arrived

Why 70s art provocateur Maria Pinińska-Bereś is still so relevant in today’s Poland

Why 70s art provocateur Maria Pinińska-Bereś is still so relevant in today’s Poland

‘We can’t stop’: the power couple running the Belarus Free Theatre and keeping Minsk’s critical spirit alive

‘We can’t stop’: the power couple running the Belarus Free Theatre and keeping Minsk’s critical spirit alive

The real-life Queen’s Gambit: how Georgia’s Nona Gaprindashvili conquered the chess world

The real-life Queen’s Gambit: how Georgia’s Nona Gaprindashvili conquered the chess world

In conservative Poland, gay literary couple ‘Maryla Szymiczkowa’ are cutting a defiant path

In conservative Poland, gay literary couple ‘Maryla Szymiczkowa’ are cutting a defiant path

One project is helping bring together fathers and daughters in the North Caucasus

One project is helping bring together fathers and daughters in the North Caucasus

The tech sector has a big problem with women. Bulgaria has the answer

The tech sector has a big problem with women. Bulgaria has the answer

Solar panels and selfies: how Polish artists are pushing back against ultra-conservatism

Solar panels and selfies: how Polish artists are pushing back against ultra-conservatism

Beyond borders: how today’s Ukrainian artists are setting their sights on the world

Beyond borders: how today’s Ukrainian artists are setting their sights on the world

Explicit agenda: sex on screen in Russia

Explicit agenda: sex on screen in Russia