Analysis

Contrary to Western perceptions, queer culture in Moscow and Saint-Petersburg is thriving. There are gay clubs open around the cities, people feel more confident than ever to hold hands with [...]

Who is Alexei Navalny? What an odd question, you might think. After all, the past eight months of the man’s life have been meticulously covered by a multitude of media outlets around the globe. [...]

In December, Maia Sandu became the new president of Moldova. Her pro-EU stance might help bring the country closer to the EU, at the same time, the frozen conflict with de facto independent [...]

In Romania, more and more doctors are refusing to perform abortions even though it's been legal since 1990. This puts young women with unwanted pregnancies in increasingly precarious situations.

As the first Roma woman to head a major political party in Slovakia, Irina Bihariová's appointment as leader of Progressive Slovakia in 2020 secured her a spot in the history books.

Aigerim Nurseitova guides us through a new generation of Central Asian artists who are striving to change society through their art and social media presence.

Sofia Graziano recounts how centuries of singing have shaped Estonian identity and memory.

February 1 marked the anniversary of the national remembrance of the victims of Communism in Bulgaria. On this date in 1945, the People’s Court handed down death penalties to a large number of [...]

‘The whole world is in revolt. Soon there will be only five Kings left—the King of England, the King of Spades, the King of Clubs, the King of Hearts, and the King of Diamonds.’ So King Farouk of [...]

Chechnya regularly sparks discussion in the media, from the rise of controversial leader Ramzan Kadyrov, through enforcement of the Islamic dress code on Chechen women, to the Chechen death [...]