Literature as an ethical act: Olga Tokarczuk’s “Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead” and ecocriticismDecember 5, 2023Giorgia Maurovich analyses Olga Tokarczuk's "Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead" as a strand of ecofeminist literature
Ernst Thälmann Island: A piece of the GDR in the CaribbeanSeptember 1, 2023Robert Brambilla looks at the history of the small Caribbean island Ernst Thälmann, once symbolically a part of East Germany
Zlarin: A Croatian island of coral and warAugust 30, 2023Marco Siragusa looks at the history of Zlarin, a Croatian island famed for its red coral, but which holds a dark past
Vozrozhdeniye: The missing anthrax islandAugust 29, 2023Tobias Colangelo looks at the history of Vozrozhdeniye, a lost island in the Aralkum once home to the largest anthrax dump in the world
St. Anastasia Island: The Bulgarian AlcatrazAugust 28, 2023Giorgia Spadoni looks at the long history of St. Anastasia, Bulgaria's only inhabitable island on the Black Sea
Burn your fear away: Reflections on the 2023 FemArt Festival in KosovoAugust 8, 2023Ivana Bilić reflects on the 11th edition of Kosovo's FemArt Festival, reviewing its notable theatre productions and exploring its cultural impact
Who to watch and what to expect: An overview of Eurovision 2023May 8, 2023Maja Soomägi takes a look at this region's entries for Eurovision 2023 and what we can expect from the Liverpool-held competition
Ukrainian folk music reloadedMay 3, 2023The traditional melodies and lyrics of Ukrainian folk music have been used in various genres, ranging from rap or pop to rock and electro. Aleksej Tikhonov has selected seven songs of this [...]
Protest and exile: Seven Russian musicians against the warMarch 30, 2023Aleksej Tikhonov has selected seven artists who publicly support Ukraine, and explains the actions they chose and the consequences they face
Helping Kharkiv- Why Ambulances?August 5, 2022Read about essential aid being delivered to Ukraine's second-largest city. Help us support the inhabitants of war-torn Kharkiv.
