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Xandie Kuenning reviews "A Crime in the Family," a memoir from Sacha Batthyány about discovering the dark side of one's family history

Yana Prokhorenko discusses how the war in Ukraine has forced people to be in a constant state of uncertainty, and how this can be tolerated

In this week’s newsletter: Serbia inches closer towards sanctions on Russia, Far-Right Group protests and burns EU Flag in front of Georgian Parliament, Central Asian migrants forced to work [...]

Katherine Leung reviews "Paper-thin Skin," Aigerim Tazhi's second poetry volume reflecting on identity and the stability of nature

Sijie Jiang shows how the lasting influence of Soviet culture on the communist China heavily impacts the course of today's Sino-Russian relations.

Alexandra Kuenning and Lukas Baake explore the role of Georgia's youth in the recent protests against the foreign agent draft law

Subscribe to our Weekly here. In this week’s newsletter: Dodik to block regional travel deal, Georgia drops its ‘foreign agents’ law, Kazakhstan reviews its oil exports, government spreads [...]

Alexandra (Xandie) Kuenning showcases Berikaoba, one of Georgia's unique cultural festivals celebrating the fertility of spring

Katherine Leung reviews Anzhelina Polonskaya's poetry collection "To the Ashes," a lamentation of Russian authoritarianism

Subscribe to our Weekly here. In this week’s newsletter 📮: Serbia and Kosovo close to signing a major agreement, a tumultuous political week in Georgia, parliamentary elections in [...]