soviet union Archives - Lossi 36

A Scottish premiere of an overlooked gem of classic Armenian cinema: “House on the Volcano” at the Samizdat Eastern European Film Festival

A Scottish premiere of an overlooked gem of classic Armenian cinema: “House on the Volcano” at the Samizdat Eastern European Film Festival

September 18, 2023

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

A feminist depiction of Soviet womanhood: “Some Interviews on Personal Matters” at the Samizdat Festival of Central and Eastern European Film

A feminist depiction of Soviet womanhood: “Some Interviews on Personal Matters” at the Samizdat Festival of Central and Eastern European Film

September 10, 2023

Xandie (Alexandra) Kuenning reviews the Soviet Georgian feminist classic "Some Interviews on Personal Matters"

A joyful depiction of brotherly care: “Bratan” at the Samizdat Festival of Central and Eastern European Film

A joyful depiction of brotherly care: “Bratan” at the Samizdat Festival of Central and Eastern European Film

September 10, 2023

Lukas Baake reviews the Tajik film "Bratan," an entertaining roadtrip movie that also operates as a worthwhile portrait of brotherly care

Vozrozhdeniye: The missing anthrax island

Vozrozhdeniye: The missing anthrax island

August 29, 2023

Tobias Colangelo looks at the history of Vozrozhdeniye, a lost island in the Aralkum once home to the largest anthrax dump in the world

A poetic depiction of a post-Soviet experience: “Border State” by Emil Tode

A poetic depiction of a post-Soviet experience: “Border State” by Emil Tode

Baltics regional editor Maja Soomägi reviews "Border State," a fascinating and poetic read of a changing Europe in the 1990s

Resisting and re-existing: “What does it mean to be post-Soviet?: Decolonial Art from the Ruins of the Soviet Empire” by Madina Tlostanova

Resisting and re-existing: “What does it mean to be post-Soviet?: Decolonial Art from the Ruins of the Soviet Empire” by Madina Tlostanova

Xandie (Alexandra) Kuenning reviews Madina Tlostanova's seminal work examing how decolonial art can build a new future within post-Soviet states

A compelling commentary on Russian imperialism: “No Nation Without Culture” at the goEast Festival of Central and Eastern European Film

A compelling commentary on Russian imperialism: “No Nation Without Culture” at the goEast Festival of Central and Eastern European Film

Maja Soomägi reviews "No Nation Without Culture," a short documentary commenting on personality cults and imperialism in Chechnya

A deceivingly lighthearted Armenian comedy about the Soviet state and its great nemesis, the shepherds: “We And Our Mountains” at the goEast Festival of Central and Eastern European Film

A deceivingly lighthearted Armenian comedy about the Soviet state and its great nemesis, the shepherds: “We And Our Mountains” at the goEast Festival of Central and Eastern European Film

Gabrielė Liepa reviews "We and Our Mountains," the famed 1969 Armenian comedy drama and literary satire by Hrant Matevosyan

An unexpected find in a garden shed leads to a belated journey down the memory lane of Odesan cinema: “Fragile Memory” at the goEast Festival of Central and Eastern European Film

An unexpected find in a garden shed leads to a belated journey down the memory lane of Odesan cinema: “Fragile Memory” at the goEast Festival of Central and Eastern European Film

Gabrielė Liepa reviews "Fragile Memory," a documentary contemplating the fragility of cultural heritage and memories

Saying goodbye to Lenin at the Baltic Sea: “My Favourite War” at the goEast Festival of Central and Eastern European Film

Saying goodbye to Lenin at the Baltic Sea: “My Favourite War” at the goEast Festival of Central and Eastern European Film

Marianna Jaśniak reviews "My Favourite War," an intimate animated film recalling life behind the Iron Curtain