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.
Abkhazia at the end of a road? Difficult choices in a contentious electionFebruary 15, 2025Heidi Koell discusses recent events in Abkhazia and what the future will hold for Abkhazian–Russian relations.
Unfiltered and unseen: “Intercepted” at the 2024 Samizdat Film FestivalOctober 11, 2024Kasia Kostraba reviews Oksana Karpovych's "Intercepted" as part of Lossi 36's coverage of the 2024 Samizdat Film Festival
Voices of Resistance in Putin’s Russia: “La Russia che si ribella – repressione e opposizione nel paese di Putin” by Maria Chiara Franceschelli and Federico VareseAugust 28, 2024Giorgia Cacciotti reviews "La Russia che si ribella" — a book ideal for exploring the complexities of Russian society
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation expands into Europe — and gives us a taste of what ‘Cold War II’ looks likeJuly 11, 2024Timon Ostermeier takes a look at the ongoing expansion of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation following the recent accession of Belarus
The reshaping of Russian masculinity in wartime: a vicious cycle of violenceJuly 10, 2024Mélina Magdelénat looks at how wartime Russia has seen a reshaping in the notion of Russian masculinity and the use of sexual violence
‘Mortgaging’ security: The notion of the ‘external saviour’ and the failure of Armenian diplomacyMay 17, 2024Siheon Nathaniel Choi and Garik Mirzoyan look at Armenia's historical reliance on an 'external saviour' in their diplomatic endeavours
“Excuse me, is this the line to the museum?”: Voting at ‘Noon Against Putin’April 12, 2024Anastasiia Vorozhtsova recounts her experience partaking in 'Noon Against Putin' during the recent Russian elections
“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.
After the invasion: Latvia coming to terms with its Russian and Soviet inheritanceNovember 21, 2023Frederik Edsberg looks back to his time in Riga in an analysis of how Latvia is trying to face its Russian and Soviet inheritance
