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Marta De Lauri reviews "I'm an Old Communist Hag", a bittersweet reflection on memory, ideology, and the quiet dignity of ordinary lives. 

Southeastern Europe editor Mia Uremovic reviews "Windless", a beautifully slow Bulgarian film about facing the past

Kirsten Terrill argues that Poland must acknowledge the full spectrum of Polish history without the interference of politics

Frederik Edsberg looks back to his time in Riga in an analysis of how Latvia is trying to face its Russian and Soviet inheritance

Sofia Graziano recounts how centuries of singing have shaped Estonian identity and memory.

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 [...]

In February this year, before Covid put a stop on travel, I went to Budapest for a field trip  focusing on monuments and memory. Present in most street names and squares, I was amazed by the [...]

Augusto Dala Costa on the memory politics imbued in the public naming practices of Georgia's capital.

Joseph Stalin left behind a bloody legacy. Countless millions of Soviet citizens met their end as a result of his policies. For some, this meant whittling away their foreseeable future in a [...]