Stalinist salads and Napoleon cakes: “Russian Food Since 1800” by Catriona KellyApril 14, 2025Maja Soomägi reviews Catriona Kelly's "Russian Food Since 1800", an intro to food culture in the Russian empire and Soviet Union.
The day Estonia stood firm: Remembering the 1924 Coup attempt 100 years laterDecember 1, 2024Daniel Jarosak and Caterina Cambria dive into the 100th anniversary of the 1924 coup attempt in Estonia, and how it is remembered today
Visiting the Lipovans: The Russians of Romania between tradition and futureNovember 5, 2024The Lipovans are among Romania's least known national minorities. Bram Jongejan reports from the Tulcea region in the country's northeast.
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