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...
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‘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...
In the southern Caucasus, where Eastern Europe and Western Asia meet, Azerbaijan is an often misunderstood nation of subtle contrasts and rich history. This enigmatic...
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...
Is great travel writing one of the dying literary arts? Our editor (once a travel writer himself) has a few thoughts on the subject here. What’s certain is that...
English writer and photographer Alex Webber, author of the forthcoming The Heart of Poland: An Odyssey Through a Country’s Football Culture, believes that the...
Since the beginning of Russia’s war on Ukraine in 2014, and its escalation in 2022, a number of insightful books have been published that provide various...
Czechoslovakia, founded in the aftermath of World War I, died a peaceful death on December 31, 1992, when its constituent parts, Czechia and Slovakia, separated into two...
Romania. It’s come a long way these past 30 years, but can still often be the victim of awful, outdated stereotypes, from Dracula to stray dogs and abandoned...
Armenia is one of the oldest countries in the world, known best perhaps for being the first nation to officially adopt Christianity as its religion, in 301 AD. Beyond...
Poland, rich with history, culture, and a landscape—from the mountains of the south to one of Europe’s last primeval forests—that begets good writing, has been an...
