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Lucija Gegić takes a deeper look into the "Taking the Trash Out" parties, and how nostalgia has been commodified in Croatia.

Daniel Jarosak reviews Molchat Doma's 2024 album Belaya Polosa, which mixes the band's well-known darkwave sound with new groovier lines.

Our Eastern Europe regional editor Liza Zolotarova reviews Jamala's 2023 album Qırım, exploring what it means for Crimean Tatars today

osTraum's Aleksej Tikhonov looks at the lives of 7 women who have impacted Ukrainian culture, from Maria Prymachenko to Lesya Ukrainka

Fin Logie reviews "House on the Volcano," a gem of Soviet Armenian film accompanied in this Glasgow screening by a live score

In her deep dive into contemporary music in Ukraine, Anna Mangiullo covers the revival of folk elements as well as the rise of techno.

Xandie (Alexandra) Kuenning reviews "A Life's Music," Andreï Makine's novella exploring music and the Soviet condition

Maja Soomägi takes a look at this region's entries for Eurovision 2023 and what we can expect from the Liverpool-held competition

The traditional melodies and lyrics of Ukrainian folk music have been used in various genres, ranging from rap or pop to rock and electro. Aleksej Tikhonov has selected seven songs of this [...]

Aleksej Tikhonov has selected seven artists who publicly support Ukraine, and explains the actions they chose and the consequences they face