This new book captures the history and reality of the black experience in Russia and Europe
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Female predators and average dead fathers: a daring Slovak short story collection contemplates contemporary womanhood
Fright night: 8 horror films from the New East to watch this Halloween
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Poland’s rising star of fiction conjures a consumerist dystopia that will make you laugh and cry
A Terrible Country review: a poignant tale of love and compromise in a nation haunted by its past
Fact and Fox: enter the world of Dubravka Ugrešić’s new novel, a visceral study in elusiveness
Aetherial Worlds review: Tatyana Tolstaya’s new work is haunted by Russia’s literary lineage
Dovlatov: Alexei German Jr brings Russia’s favourite downtrodden literary hero to the screen
New East Oscars: celebrating another year of great cinema from beyond Hollywood
