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Diego Benning Wang charts Azerbaijani club Sabah FK’s remarkable rise from obscurity to the Champions League.

Diego Benning Wang shows how Georgian-Ossetian ties shaped a national football identity that politics later fractured.

Diego Benning Wang examines how, despite the absence of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia from the 2026 FIFA World Cup, clubs and players connected to the Caucasus give the region a modest but [...]

Mathieu Lemoine explores how Uzbekistan’s World Cup debut could turn a sporting breakthrough into a wider moment of national pride, diaspora visibility and recognition for Central Asian football.

Diego Benning Wang explores the overlooked legacy of Greek footballers from Soviet Central Asia, showing how displacement, exile and Stalinist deportations helped shape both Uzbek football [...]

Riccardo explores Turin’s Slavika Festival, where Slavic cultures, poetry and politics come together.

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

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.

Johanna Hurter explores the variety of Kalev chocolates and how their packaging helps assert Estonian identity.

George Milne explores the exhibition "Artists Against the Kremlin" that allowed Russian dissidents to express their distinct position on the war in Ukraine and the pain of exile through art.