New East Digital Archive

Estrella Amarilla

Chateau Chapiteau: the nomadic community building co-living space in Georgia

Chateau Chapiteau: the nomadic community building co-living space in Georgia

The Ringing Trace: capturing the invisible legacy of a Soviet nuclear catastrophe

The Ringing Trace: capturing the invisible legacy of a Soviet nuclear catastrophe

Letter from Velichka: an unlikely Eden for Russia’s Roma community

Letter from Velichka: an unlikely Eden for Russia’s Roma community

Excel-art: the series taking aim at corporate culture

Excel-art: the series taking aim at corporate culture

Radio romance: the hidden lives of amateur radio enthusiasts and the power of DIY connection

Radio romance: the hidden lives of amateur radio enthusiasts and the power of DIY connection

Threads of the soul: these modern embroideries are an ode to womanhood

Threads of the soul: these modern embroideries are an ode to womanhood

Searching for ritual and connection inside family photo albums

Searching for ritual and connection inside family photo albums

This photographer wants you to look again at Russia’s changing seasons

This photographer wants you to look again at Russia’s changing seasons

Zventa Sventana’s cyber-folk music video is a reimagining of Russian fairytales

Zventa Sventana’s cyber-folk music video is a reimagining of Russian fairytales

Carving a space for Russia’s threatened wooden architecture

Carving a space for Russia’s threatened wooden architecture

The ‘Buryatologist’: dive into the rich history of Buryatia and Mongolia on Instagram

The ‘Buryatologist’: dive into the rich history of Buryatia and Mongolia on Instagram

This horror trilogy was an artist’s attempt to overcome grief

This horror trilogy was an artist’s attempt to overcome grief

Behind the bookshelves: life in Russia’s village libraries

Behind the bookshelves: life in Russia’s village libraries

Join the Instagram artists and ethnographers exploring the Islamic world

Join the Instagram artists and ethnographers exploring the Islamic world

In Taganrog, daily rituals and a patchwork community unite a city marketplace

In Taganrog, daily rituals and a patchwork community unite a city marketplace

Ukrainian artist Hanne Zaruma satirises our modern-day vices

Ukrainian artist Hanne Zaruma satirises our modern-day vices

Armenian family cooking meets fashion in Nensi Avetisian’s mouthwatering SS22 campaign

Armenian family cooking meets fashion in Nensi Avetisian’s mouthwatering SS22 campaign

Siberia-based photographer Roma Gostev captures the snow-coated serenity of his city Nizhnevartovsk

Siberia-based photographer Roma Gostev captures the snow-coated serenity of his city Nizhnevartovsk

Emotional Clothing: the smart garments that change colour based on your mood

Emotional Clothing: the smart garments that change colour based on your mood

This is Qaravanistan: a musical outpost on the modern Silk Road

This is Qaravanistan: a musical outpost on the modern Silk Road

The architecture of Islam in Russia

The architecture of Islam in Russia

The corn-inspired crowdfunded clinic on top of a Guatemalan mountain | Concrete Ideas

The corn-inspired crowdfunded clinic on top of a Guatemalan mountain | Concrete Ideas

Favourites of the Moon is a vertiginous comedy on love and crime in 1980s Paris | Film of the Week

Favourites of the Moon is a vertiginous comedy on love and crime in 1980s Paris | Film of the Week

Ukrainian avant-pop artist Hanna Svirska spins an ‘electronic fairytale’

Ukrainian avant-pop artist Hanna Svirska spins an ‘electronic fairytale’

Prison tattoo playing cards and pre-revolutionary Russian antiques: the vintage shop scouting for rarities

Prison tattoo playing cards and pre-revolutionary Russian antiques: the vintage shop scouting for rarities

Nina Kraviz’s lo-fi video for synthpop single This Time recalls the sweet ache of first love

Nina Kraviz’s lo-fi video for synthpop single This Time recalls the sweet ache of first love

Liminal souls: exploring the power of choice with Russia’s young priests-in-training

Liminal souls: exploring the power of choice with Russia’s young priests-in-training

Wearable connections: the artists reclaiming Central Asia’s jewellery legacy

Wearable connections: the artists reclaiming Central Asia’s jewellery legacy

In praise of the monobrow: how a Uyghur Kazakh artist celebrates a coveted Central Asian beauty feature

In praise of the monobrow: how a Uyghur Kazakh artist celebrates a coveted Central Asian beauty feature

The Calvert Journal wins 2021 Lovie Award for best overall social presence

The Calvert Journal wins 2021 Lovie Award for best overall social presence

Kunststück: the real stories behind Russia’s fake facades

Kunststück: the real stories behind Russia’s fake facades

Why a Russian charity wants you to buy trash from Lake Baikal

Why a Russian charity wants you to buy trash from Lake Baikal

Uplifting, avant-garde children’s book illustrations from the USSR

Uplifting, avant-garde children’s book illustrations from the USSR