“The essence of Georgian fine art of the postmodern period”: The legacy of Soviet Georgian mosaicsSeptember 23, 2024Xandie (Alexandra) Kuenning shares some of her favourite Soviet Georgian mosaics in this article highlighting their history (and neglect)
7 Berlin hotspots of socialist architectureSeptember 17, 2024Our partner OsTraum highlights some of the best examples of socialist architecture in Berlin, as a part of this month's focus on architecture
Opinion: It is time to dismantle PiS’s memory politicsSeptember 13, 2024Kirsten Terrill argues that Poland must acknowledge the full spectrum of Polish history without the interference of politics
Voices of Resistance in Putin’s Russia: “La Russia che si ribella – repressione e opposizione nel paese di Putin” by Maria Chiara Franceschelli and Federico VareseAugust 28, 2024Giorgia Cacciotti reviews "La Russia che si ribella" — a book ideal for exploring the complexities of Russian society
Lessons from Croatia: Rule of law and EU enlargementAugust 5, 2024Using Croatia as a case study, Alexandra Karppi argues the EU must re-centre the role of rule of law in the enlargement process
The reshaping of Russian masculinity in wartime: a vicious cycle of violenceJuly 10, 2024Mélina Magdelénat looks at how wartime Russia has seen a reshaping in the notion of Russian masculinity and the use of sexual violence
A visit to Gjirokastër, the city that hides the ominous traces of Albanian dictator Enver HoxhaJanuary 29, 2024Ignacio Hutin travels to Gjirokastër, the birthplace of Enver Hoxha and a UNESCO World Heritage Site due to its Ottoman architecture
The cultural significance of milk bars in PolandJanuary 18, 2024Laura Puciataitė examines the cultural significance of Poland's milk bars, relating their history and how they have survived into modernity
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
Tartaria: an Empire hidden by history, or revealed by ignorance?August 26, 2020During some recent wanderings on the internet, I came across a most particular subreddit: “Tartaria”. At first, I thought the subreddit was dedicated to some fantasy or steampunk fictional world, [...]
