Eastern Europe

Katarzyna Rybarczyk shows how the quest for green energy bears destructive consequences for the Polish forest.

Lossi 36 looks at 10 feature-length films tackling environmental issues in Central and Eastern Europe, Russia, and Eurasia

Xandie (Alexandra) Kuenning reviews "Red Star Over Hebrides," an exploration of the links between the Scottish isles and Eastern Europe

Maja Soomägi reviews "The Multiethnic Soviet Union and its Demise," a concise examination of the role ethnicity played in the Soviet Union

Lance Bradley looks at how ideology and art are conceived through photography and architectural heritage in Central and Eastern Europe

Dennis van der Laan argues that a renewed Belarusian identity based on democracy and supported by the EU is crucial to countering Lukashenka

Polina Gundarina reviews the opening film of the 66th DOK Leipzig, which chronicles the experiences of volunteers evacuating people from a city on the frontlines of Eastern Ukraine.

Xandie (Alexandra) Kuenning reviews "King Lear: How We Looked For Love During the War," a noteworthy film about love and human resilience

Lukas Baake and Thijs Korsten analyse the socio-economic background and the domestic repercussions of the recent elections in Gagauzia.

Ryan Patterson examines the Ukraine's long history of changing the names of streets as a means to (re)establish nationalism and assert control