Focus

Our partner OsTraum highlights some of the best examples of socialist architecture in Berlin, as a part of this month's focus on architecture

Kirsten Terrill argues that Poland must acknowledge the full spectrum of Polish history without the interference of politics

Baltics editor Maja Soomägi reviews "Everything is Wonderful," Sigrid Rausing's book based on her anthropological fieldwork in Estonia

Giorgia Cacciotti reviews "La Russia che si ribella" — a book ideal for exploring the complexities of Russian society

Using Croatia as a case study, Alexandra Karppi argues the EU must re-centre the role of rule of law in the enlargement process

Dameliya Kozhakhmetova and Hadley Trahan take a deeper look at the Bishimbayev case, and what it means for women's rights in Kazakhstan

Timon Ostermeier takes a look at the ongoing expansion of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation following the recent accession of Belarus

Mélina Magdelénat looks at how wartime Russia has seen a reshaping in the notion of Russian masculinity and the use of sexual violence

Emily Macrae interviews the organisers of Kupala Brighton, a Ukrainian festival celebrating midsummer and the feast day of John the Baptist

Pyke Haans reviews Agnieszka Holland's latest film focusing on the border between Poland and Belarus on the Białowieża Forest