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.
A journey through history and memory: Exploring identity and belonging in Lena Wolf’s “May the Universe be Your Home! A German-Russian Story”February 24, 2025Kirsten Terrill speaks with Lena Wolf, author of the graphic novel "May the Universe be Your Home! A German-Russian Story"
“Laughter is dangerous”: Tajikistan’s recent literary purgeOctober 11, 2024Nazpari Sotoudeh provides a deep dive of the bizarre case of arrested author Abdukhalil Kholiqzoda amid intensifying repression in Tajikistan
Kotsiubynsky’s “Fata Morgana”: A mirage of the landMay 21, 2024Sofiya Stetsenko deep dives into Mykhailo Kotsiubynsky's most famous work "Fata Morgana" and its influence on Ukrainian literature
Cracks on stained glass windows: “Daughter” by Tamara DudaApril 18, 2024Marianna Jaśniak starts off her series on Donbas literature with a review of Tamara Duda's emotional debut novel "Daughter"
7 women in Ukrainian cultureMarch 1, 2024osTraum's Aleksej Tikhonov looks at the lives of 7 women who have impacted Ukrainian culture, from Maria Prymachenko to Lesya Ukrainka
“Old Khata Project” — a photo book to discover traditional architecture in UkraineJanuary 23, 2024Claudia Bettiol of Meridiano 13 interviews the two sisters behind the Old Khata Project, a photo book uncovering Ukraine's traditional architecture
Editor’s choice 2023: A round-up of recommendations from the team behind Lossi 36December 31, 2023The team behind Lossi 36 shares with you their favourite recommendations of books, podcasts, and movies covering all of Lossi's regions.
5 books about the Chernobyl DisasterDecember 14, 2023The Lossi team selected five books, which examine the multifaceted legacy of the Chernobyl disaster in past and present.
“I would be lying if I said I’ll see a nuclear-free world”: An interview with Togzhan KassenovaDecember 9, 2023In this illuminating interview, Togzhan Kassenova talks about her research on Kazakhstan's denuclearisation and the future of nuclear arms.