Forget Lapland, forget the North Pole. If Santa Claus really wants to visit every home in the world in one night, he should start his journey in Kyrgyzstan. We take a...
Tag - Culture
Almost 40 years since it was published, there is no more faithful description of communist-era Central and Eastern Europe than Malcolm Bradbury’s brilliant Rates...
Two of Poland’s best-loved cartoon characters, Kajko i Kokosz, are getting their own show. Animation lovers will soon get a new treat courtesy of Netflix, when the...
While it’s still not certain when emerging Europe’s ski season will begin – a consequence of Covid-19 restrictions – the region’s fans of...
Just in time for your Christmas shopping, we highlight six Nobel Prize winning authors (and six essential books – one by each author) from emerging Europe. Here’s...
In 2017, when Belarusian musicians Egor Shkutko, Roman Komogortsev and Pavel Kozlov formed Molchat Doma (Молчат Дома, Russian for Houses Are Silent) they probably didn’t...
Latvia is celebrating a centenary of cinema this year, and the country’s National Film Centre has prepared a treat for all cinephiles interested in international...
A phenomenal year for a phenomenal cyclist ends with the sport’s most prestigious award. Slovenia’s Primož Roglič (pictured above) has been named as cyclist...
Like most other cities across emerging Europe and the wider world, Vilnius is unable to welcome tourists this Christmas season. That hasn’t stopped the city...
It’s been twenty years since the last of the armed conflicts in the Western Balkans, but the effects persist. While countries in the region are attempting to start...
A generation of talented designers is making Tbilisi an essential creative hub. The Covid-19 pandemic has spelt disaster for much of the fashion industry. Small brands...
As Azerbaijan takes control of much of Nagorno-Karabakh, international scholars raise the alarm over the future of the region’s rich Armenian heritage. The Russian...
