Back in 1920, the science fiction drama Rossumovi Univerzální Roboti or Rossum’s Universal Robots (R.U.R), written by Czech Karel Čapek successfully captivated audiences...
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Across Romania, people will vote on September 27 in local elections that – in the absence of any reliable opinion polls – will provide the most accurate gauge of...
On September 10, 2011, nineteen women were promoted to the rank of lieutenant in the Serbian Army, the first generation of female cadets to graduate from the...
For music, as for much else, 2020 has been a bleak year. Festivals – ranging from large to small and everything in between – have been cancelled en masse...
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the film industry in Central and Eastern Europe experienced a dramatic vacuum in terms of finance. This, together with the...
English Heritage this week unveiled a prestigious blue plaque to Christine Granville, the Polish World War II special agent who Winston Churchill once called his...
The Festival of Four Cultures, held every September in the multicultural Polish city of Łódź, has now more than ever become a point of nexus between different...
During the Bosnian War, from 1992 to 1995, 2.2 million people became refugees or were internally displaced. Over half of those were ethnic Bosniaks, fleeing the fighting...
LGBT+ people have once again become the scapegoat of the Bulgarian government, but the community keeps fighting for a normal existence in the country. Extreme...
As emerging Europe, and the rest of the world, settles into the new normal, aspects of our day-to-day lives are evolving. While contact sports, clubbing, and crammed...
The Covid-19 pandemic has hit all sectors of society but few were as hard hit as the arts. With outdoor and indoor gatherings only now resuming under strict rules and...
Students at Budapest’s University for Theatre and Film (SZFE) have been occupying their campus for more than a week in protest at what they claim is a takeover of the...
