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Georgie Archer reviews Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's memoir "The Oak and the Calf", which chronicles his literary career and fight against Soviet-era repression.

George Milne explores the exhibition "Artists Against the Kremlin" that allowed Russian dissidents to express their distinct position on the war in Ukraine and the pain of exile through art.

Sasha Molotkova charts the gradual reshaping and dismantling of “traditional femininity” by various groups of Russian women.

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

Maja Soomägi reviews Catriona Kelly's "Russian Food Since 1800", an intro to food culture in the Russian empire and Soviet Union.

Heidi Koell discusses recent events in Abkhazia and what the future will hold for Abkhazian–Russian relations.

Kasia Kostraba reviews Oksana Karpovych's "Intercepted" as part of Lossi 36's coverage of the 2024 Samizdat Film Festival

Giorgia Cacciotti reviews "La Russia che si ribella" — a book ideal for exploring the complexities of Russian society

Timon Ostermeier takes a look at the ongoing expansion of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation following the recent accession of Belarus

Mélina Magdelénat looks at how wartime Russia has seen a reshaping in the notion of Russian masculinity and the use of sexual violence