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Daniel Jarosak reviews Mochari, the debut album by Ukrainian band Machukha, exploring how its blend of music styles captures the human ability to endure.

Reece Hill examines Marko Perković Thompson’s concert at the Zagreb Hippodrome and how nationalist performances work.

Russia regional editor Jack Strosser reviews "Seven Songs from the Tundra", poetic narrative recounting the colonisation of the Nenets people.

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