Reviews

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

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

Annkatrin Müller and Robin Roth review a series of Central Asian short films from the 24th edition of the goEast Film Festival

Xandie (Alexandra) Kuenning reviews "Kill Me Gently" at goEast, a 1979 erotic parody of the period's pulp fiction

Marianna Jaśniak reviews "Stepne" at GoEast, a universal, meditative elegy on the concept of facing mortality

Robin Roth reviews "Bauryna Salu" at goEast, a film that takes a deeper look at an ancient tribal tradition in Kazakhstan

Maja Soomägi reviews "Crossing" at GoEast, Levan Akin's latest film which focuses on trans rights in Georgia and Turkey

Maja Soomägi reviews Marija Kavtaradzė’s "Slow," which focuses on an unconventional relationship not often portrayed on the big screen

Sofiya Stetsenko deep dives into Mykhailo Kotsiubynsky's most famous work "Fata Morgana" and its influence on Ukrainian literature

Marianna Jaśniak starts off her series on Donbas literature with a review of Tamara Duda's emotional debut novel "Daughter"