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Daniel Jarosak interviews board game designer Volodymyr Kuznietsov about the role board games play in a country at war, and Ukraine’s cherished diversity.

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

Jonas Baake interviews Olha Honchar regarding the work of Ukrainian museums in the context of Russia's war against Ukraine.

Jonas Heins explores why a premature peace deal in Ukraine could just be kicking the can of Russian revanchism down the road.

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

Julius van der Poel reviews "The Gateway", a fantastical Ukrainian film balancing folklore with survival in Chernobyl's Exclusion Zone.

Francesco Damiano Desantis reviews the documentary film "Another Summer — Stories of Exile from Afghanistan and Ukraine”

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

Polina Gundarina reviews "A Picture to Remember" as part of Lossi 36's coverage of the 2024 Samizdat Film Festival

Our Eastern Europe regional editor Liza Zolotarova reviews Jamala's 2023 album Qırım, exploring what it means for Crimean Tatars today