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Georgie Archer reviews "Wow, a talking fish!" the 1983 Soviet cartoon directed and animated by Robert Sahakyants and screened at the Samizdat film festival 2026.

Georgie Archer reviews "Comrade policeman", Assel Aushakimova’s 2021 satirical short film, screened at the Samizdat film festival 2026.

Mathieu Lemoine reviews "Love Is Not an Orange" and speaks with director Otilia Babara about the emotional scars of a generation growing up apart.

Lewis Kieran Barclay reviews "Consul on Ideology: Modern Ukrainian Far-Right Nationalism" by Oleksii Rains, a book about the ideology and political ambitions of Ukraine’s far-right movement.

Rosie Kent investigates how weak oversight of Georgia’s cement and construction sector could be putting lives at risk.

Aisulu Omar uses her grandmother’s earrings to explore how Kazakh identity is shaped by inheritance, religion, colonialism, gender and the right to choose what traditions we carry forward.

Jan Ptaszek examines why Poland and the Baltic states fear that scrapping EU foreign-policy vetoes could make Europe faster - but leave its eastern flank with less influence over decisions that [...]

Georgie Archer reviews Andriy Kurkov's Death and the Penguin and its sequel Penguin Lost, drawing links between Misha the penguin’s mental and physical state - in which he comes to embody the [...]

Chris Sclafani compares how Donald Trump and Aleksandar Vučić use strikingly similar strongman rhetoric - attacking critics, dividing society and demanding loyalty.