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

Kirsten Terrill speaks with Lena Wolf, author of the graphic novel "May the Universe be Your Home! A German-Russian Story"

Bram Jongejan explores how statues tell the story of the Autonomous Region of Gagauzia in southern Moldova.

Daniel Jarosak and Caterina Cambria dive into the 100th anniversary of the 1924 coup attempt in Estonia, and how it is remembered today

Ariadna Mañé and Pieter Wijfker examine the legacy of Soviet mosaics in Central Asia, finishing with Bishkek, Osh, and Dushanbe

Ariadna Mañé and Pieter Wijfker examine the legacy of Soviet mosaics in Central Asia, starting with the cities of Almaty and Tashkent

Xandie (Alexandra) Kuenning reviews Nutsa Gogoberidze's "Uzhmuri" as part of Lossi 36's coverage of the 2024 Samizdat Film Festival

Xandie (Alexandra) Kuenning shares some of her favourite Soviet Georgian mosaics in this article highlighting their history (and neglect)

Xandie (Alexandra) Kuenning reviews "When the Doves Disappeared," a bleak Estonian drama about a family broken apart by war and occupation

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