Review

Maja Soomägi dives deeper into the integration of the Azerbaijani ethnic minority in Georgia in her review of the short film "Hey, Gunesh!"

Gabrielė Liepa examines the legacy of Soviet-era artists who collaborated with the regime in their review of "The Poet"

Alexandra Kuenning reviews "The Northeast Winds," a moving and diverting examination of Stalinist nostalgia in Georgia.

Alexandra Kuenning reviews Lithuanian filmmaker Mantas Kvedaravičius's last film, a sombre and raw record of the siege of Mariupol

Katherine Leung reviews A Modern History of Russian Childhood: From the Late Imperial Period to the Collapse of the Soviet Union by Elizabeth White.

"This book is a very high-level look at the culture and economics of Russia, Eastern Europe, and China", writes Katherine Leung.

"Everything in this book looks absolutely rich and made with the most carefully prepared and thoughtful ingredients." Katherine Leung reviews Ren Behan's Wild honey & Rye.

Katherine Leung reviews a book about Roma music in 20th-century communist Poland.

Katherine Leung tries her hand at Central European cooking and masters a classic that you normally can buy at the street corners of any Hungarian city.

Katherine Leung reviews 100 Best Jewish Recipes and finds that making the perfect challah truly is an artform.