Vacationing in Dictatorships: International Tourism in Socialist Romania and Franco’s Spain, by Adelina Ștefan. Dictatorships are not generally renowned for their...
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The New Year That Never Came (Anul Nou care n-a fost), directed by Bogdan Mureșanu Just days before the end of 1989, the Romanian capital Bucharest is awash with rumour...
Some movies, TV, books, music, travel and sporting highlights that kept the Emerging Europe team occupied when we weren’t busy working. Films The New Year That...
Surprisingly little is known in the West about the role of Central Asia in World War II. This scholarly but thoroughly readable work plugs that gap. Even though Central...
‘The next day, when the city and oblast councils all came down with bad cases of resolutionitis and started moving to have a referendum, join Russia, and entertain...
Warsaw is a city that wears its history on its sleeve—its streets tell tales of war, survival, resistance, uprising, and rebirth. It’s not surprising—over the...
We have two toddlers and live in Chișinău. In our free time, here’s what we do. When I pick up my three- and six-year-olds from their kindergarten, we usually head...
It’s Europe’s youngest country, but what do we really know about Kosovo—independent only since 2008? We have selected five books, the latest in our series of...
Hungary often escapes the radar of the casual reader. Yet, for those who venture even gently into its literary offerings, the country offers (or has inspired) a wealth...
Central and Eastern Europe is home to some of the most breathtaking landscapes and hiking trails in the world. From the towering peaks of the Carpathian Mountains to the...
As Moldova strives for UNESCO World Heritage Site recognition for its vast wine cellars, a journey begins to immortalise their history. Moldova’s extensive wine...
Budapest is often hailed as a ‘City of Spas’—and not without reason. Sitting on hundreds of thermal springs, the city’s bath culture dates to Roman times, although it...
