Urbanites and existential angst: the not quite figurative world of painter Sanya Kantarovsky
Inspired by space dreams, Maria Teriaeva’s enchanting synth-pop is a soothing balm for strange times
One Kazakh artist is ripping up plastics — and the legacy of Soviet rule
Mightier than the sword: the political artist capturing rage and resistance in Kyrgyzstan
The Buryat language is endangered. One calligrapher is using the Mongolian script to give it new life
Tatar Baroque: one artist is transforming Russian fairytales into daring contemporary fashion
This Bosnian-British artist is fighting to keep the experience of child refugees alive
The Croatian entrepreneur fighting for quality education for disabled children
From tower blocks to trinkets: a jewellery line takes inspiration from Soviet architecture
Seizing the memes of production: philosopher Srećko Horvat on play in modern politics
She’s named after thunder, but GROZA’s garage-infused pop is soulful and sunny
Zamilska brought a punk sensibility to the techno club. Now she wants to share her voice with the world
Meet the Kazakh boxing champ mixing self-defence classes with legal help for women
Lithuania’s rising opera singer talks feminist Carmen, gruelling training, and how talking equal pay is still taboo
Will Russia’s latest culture minister herald a new era of creative freedom?
Meet the sisters behind an Almaty organic shop vowing to bring Kazakhs closer together
No Plastic, It’s Fantastic: how a Russian eco-entrepreneur is rebranding sustainability
Red subversions: meet the North Macedonian artist reinterpreting her country’s past
As Budapest’s only feminist and LGBTQ-friendly art space, FERi gallery is a liberal island in conservative waters
‘I had to fight for everything’: Maxim Calujac on the battle to reshape Moldova’s urban spaces
