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
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
Meet the Kazakh boxing champ mixing self-defence classes with legal help for women
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
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?
Red subversions: meet the North Macedonian artist reinterpreting her country’s past
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
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
It was called ‘Ark D-0’: take a glimpse into Tito’s secret bunker with the explorer-filmmakers uncovering Yugoslavia’s ruins
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
Kazakhstan’s first LGBTQ magazine is committed to creating a community against the odds
Meet the former influencer behind a new body positive clothing brand in Romania
One Ukrainian designer is proving that trench coats aren’t just a British staple
