From Russia with Spite: reviewing Pravda Ha Ha by Rory MacLean
Louis Train reviews Pravda Ha Ha by Rory MacLean: "an interesting travelogue and a badly under-researched political text".
Belarus – On the Way to the Bifurcation Point?
Pavel Hanchuk on how the COVID-19 pandemic affect Belarusian politics and the upcoming presidential election
Searching for Brighter Memories: the art and inquiry of Johanna Rannula
Amanda Sonesson speaks to Johanna Rannula about her exhibit Siberian White, documenting the experiences of Estonians forcibly relocated to Siberia by the USSR.
Lukashenko’s Last Stand, Part 2: crushing the competition
Tadeusz Giczan on the mounting opposition to Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, and his efforts to silence the competition before the national election.
Lukashenko’s Last Stand, Part 1: the rise and fall of post-Soviet Belarus
Tadeusz Giczan on the economic and political decline of Belarus since 2010.
What Does It Mean To Be Unrecognised And Unrepresented?
Since the early 1990s, an interesting phenomenon has emerged in Eastern Europe and the Caucasus – some states that, despite having their own government and state apparatus, lack [...]
As Good as White Gold: how CEE migrant workers keep food on Europe’s tables
Renée Rippberger on the essential role of migrant workers from Central and Eastern Europe in Western European agriculture.
With the Opposition Under Curfew, Albania Demolishes its National Theatre
The National Theatre of Albania was an essential part of the architectural landscape of Tirana. The Italian architect Giulo Berte, who had designed other prominent public buildings in Tirana, [...]
No concrete promise after EU-Balkan summit commits to Albania – New Eastern Europe – NewsHub[…] had highly-contested results that l...
Coming Out Ahead: how some Eastern European nations have got ahead of coronavirus
As the number of worldwide coronavirus cases nears two million, experts have not shied away from making predictions about the long-term impacts of COVID-19 on the economy and on society, as a [...]
Coming of Age
I went to Crimea alone for the first time in 2015. I took a backpack and my friend’s iPod with the complete Talk Talk discography. I call this series “Coming of Age” – [...]
