Ariadna Mañé and Pieter Wijfker examine the legacy of Soviet mosaics in Central Asia, finishing with Bishkek, Osh, and Dushanbe

Alina Höptner takes a deeper look at Estonia’s smoke sauna culture, and the space it creates for queer and feminist intimacy

The Lipovans are among Romania’s least known national minorities. Bram Jongejan reports from the Tulcea region in the country’s northeast.

Daniel Jarosak reviews Molchat Doma’s 2024 album Belaya Polosa, which mixes the band’s well-known darkwave sound with new groovier lines.

Anastasia Tsalugelashvili examines Georgian Dream election visuals ahead of the 2024 Georgian parliamentary elections.

Nazpari Sotoudeh provides a deep dive of the bizarre case of arrested author Abdukhalil Kholiqzoda amid intensifying repression in Tajikistan