Hungary is a country which suffered far more than its fair share of tragedy in the 20th century. The 1956 Revolution and subsequent Soviet invasion which quashed that...
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Travelling north from the Bulgarian capital Sofia many years ago, researching a travel guide to the Balkan country, the name of a small town through which I passed on...
When most people think Eastern European literature, they think Russian classics. And while there’s every reason in the world to read them, there is also a whole realm of...
The Western Balkans still haven’t forgotten their bloody and violent conflicts of the 1990s. Reconciliation, understanding, trust, and overcoming past trauma still seem...
There’s just one problem with Paul Knott’s utterly fascinating and at times hilarious look back at his colourful career as a British diplomat: it comes to an end...
While most adults across the world understand the gravity of the current situation, the implications of Covid-19 and the need to stay at home can often prove to be...
At the very moment I read earlier this week that Romanian historian and author Lucian Boia had been awarded the Order of Merit by Hungary’s president János Áder...
Emerging Europe’s editor Craig Turp speaks to Michał Rusinek, the co-author of a new book, Good Change, Or How to Govern the World With Words, which examines how...
Who’s looking at the Balkans today? After almost 30 years since the fall of communism, the Balkan region is still misrepresented abroad, due to its high levels of...
Contrary to popular belief travel writing – as I spent years trying to tell anyone who would listen before taking up gainful employment at Emerging Europe –...
War and chaos in Syria and Iraq, violence in Afghanistan, and hopelessness in countries bordering war zones have spurred several million refugees and migrants to set out...
In Europe’s Shadow, by Robert D. Kaplan Amidst a sea of often wildly inaccurate and turgid rubbish churned out by hacks eager to make a quick buck in the wake of...
