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Ignacio Hutin travels to Gjirokastër, the birthplace of Enver Hoxha and a UNESCO World Heritage Site due to its Ottoman architecture

Xandie (Alexandra) Kuenning reviews "Mud Sweeter Than Honey," an oral history of Communist Albania into the 1990s

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

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

A must-read for any food aficionado, Katherine Leung reviews Rebellious Cooks and Recipe Writing by Albena Shkodrova.

February 1 marked the anniversary of the national remembrance of the victims of Communism in Bulgaria. On this date in 1945, the People’s Court handed down death penalties to a large number of [...]

The fall of the Berlin Wall not only anticipated the demise of Communism as a political symbol in the former Eastern Bloc and beyond, but it also meant for millions of citizens the loss of the [...]

Until not long ago, a small goblin lived in the green grass on the banks of the Oder River. He was known as the Oder Goblin. He entertained himself by playing pranks on the citizens of Wrocław, [...]

– May Day, a popular holiday celebrated around the world on May 1st, saw protests and clashes with police across Europe, notably trade-unionist and anti-capitalist groups. In Russia, over [...]

Levi Bochantin reminding us that not so long ago Germany was divided between the East and the West.