Imprisoned twice on spurious charges by the Soviet authorities, Sergey Parajanov – claimed by both Armenia and Georgia – nevertheless managed to create one...
Christian Mamo
Christian Mamo is a reporter at Emerging Europe.
Across the former Soviet Union – and beyond – vast mosaics remain some of the most enduring relics of the communist era. In virtually every city between...
The Armenian government is caught between a rock and a hard place as it tries to mediate between environmental activists and an international mining company. Last year...
Ukraine’s membership of the Open Skies treaty looks set to boost tourism in the country and provide funds for a much-needed upgrade of airport infrastructure...
Shakhtar Donetsk, Ukraine’s most successful football club since independence, continues to live in exile, with little hope of returning home anytime soon. Just over a...
The ongoing crackdown against opposition in Belarus, which began in the aftermath of a rigged presidential election last August, has decimated the country’s...
A near-total ban on abortion in Poland has led to an increase in the number of Poles heading across the border to Ukraine. For several years, private abortion clinics in...
The Ukrainian community in Brazil is the third largest Ukrainian diaspora in the world. Any travellers heading deep into the southern Brazilian state of Paraná will...
Ukraine is confident that Turkey’s Bayraktar TB2 will beef up its military capabilities and deter any further Russian aggression. But are its hopes misplaced? Two years...
Ukrainian migrant workers have made a major contribution to the Polish economy over the last decade, but they continue to face problems at the hands of both employers...
Without immediate, substantial action, climate change is projected to have major consequences not only on the economies of Central Asia, but also for regional stability...
Gulf states have been stepping up investment in Central Asia, providing a counterbalance to Russian and Chinese influence in the region. The collapse of the Soviet Union...
