How Marcell Jankovics’ psychedelic animation lights a path for artists in an age of rising authoritarianism
This new book captures the history and reality of the black experience in Russia and Europe
Aliona van der Horst explores the life and death of poet Boris Ryzhy | Film of the week
Witty and frank: Wislawa Szymborska’s book How to Start Writing (and When to Stop) | Calvert Reads
Dead Mountaineer’s Hotel is an Estonian sci-fi mystery set among snowy vistas | Film of the Week
Hilarious and heartfelt, Cosy Dens is a warm Christmas film from Czech Republic | Film of the Week
This is Qaravanistan: a musical outpost on the modern Silk Road
12:08 East of Bucharest conjures the Ghosts of Christmas and Revolution Past | Film of the week
Coming alive with skiing: The Accident is an elegant interwar novel on winter love | Calvert Reads
Satirical Yugoslavian romance Man Is Not a Bird is a hypnotic film about desire | Film of the week
Set in Armenia, The Lighthouse is a poetic, personal story on the return to childhood | Film of the Week
Deri Dako’s hypnotic ambient LP explores the states between sickness and health
The rise and fall of urban communes during the Russian Revolution | Calvert Reads
Mesmerisingly minimalist, Beshkempir is a relatable coming-of-age story from Central Asia | Film of the Week
