Culture

Jonas Heins reviews Karel Čapek’s "War with the Newts", a book about political folly exposed through a satirical tale of intelligent sea creatures.

Maya Ivanova reviews Kapka Kassabova's "Border", a reflective exploration of the frontier regions where Bulgaria, Greece, and Turkey meet.

Jonas Baake interviews Olha Honchar regarding the work of Ukrainian museums in the context of Russia's war against Ukraine.

Maya Ivanova reviews To the Ends of the Earth, a film that explores cultural misunderstanding and shared historical memory between Japan and Uzbekistan.

Georgie Archer reviews Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's memoir "The Oak and the Calf", which chronicles his literary career and fight against Soviet-era repression.

With the start of the New Year, the Lossi 36 team offers you a list of book, film and music recommendations.

Matteo Lotito examines how the Armenian cultural heritage in Nagorno- Karabakh is vanishing and how diplomacy is being built at the expense of memory.

Stepping into the tensions lingering on street corners in Tbilisi can provide opportunities for bridging divides amid emotional chaos.

In Part II of the series on Central Asian Poetry about Womanhood and Liberation, Jahan Taganova examines the deep impact that enduring male expectations have on women’s mental health.

Ana Muñoz reviews “We Live Here”- a documentary about the fallout from Kazakhstan's nuclear age, exploring its legacy in contemporary art and music.