Countless cities in Europe claim to be Where East Meets West, but all must bow-down to Sarajevo in that particular category. History here stretches back to the Neolithic...
Tag - Culture
Many Belarusian, as well as other Slavic dishes are known for their rich flavouring of vegetables and dairy products including cheese. However, it’s not just Belarusians...
While English football teams Arsenal and Chelsea both complained vehemently last month at being forced to play their Europa League final in the Azerbaijani capital Baku...
Written in 1945 but never before translated into English, Days in the Caucasus by Banine is a coming-of-age story and a portrait of a vanished world. Banine shows us...
Game of Thrones (GoT) may be over, but fans of what has become one of most watched series of the past decade retain their love of the HBO hit. Croatia has decided to...
The last episode of HBO’s outstanding miniseries Chernobyl aired this week, ending the bone-chilling historical drama. As of today, the show stands as the highest-rated...
On May 12, Belarusians celebrated what is known as the Day of the Coat of Arms and Flag, which commemorates the country’s national symbols. However, while the two...
Back when I was at high school – long before supply teaching became a profession – the absence of a teacher would require a class to spend a lesson or two in...
In the run up to what would have been his 127th birthday (May 31), a ground breaking ceremony took place for the construction of a new museum honouring Polish General...
The Estonian Institute of Historical Memory has opened a new exhibition, Communism in Prison, at the Patarei Prison, located in the centre of the Estonian capital...
Rights activists in Tbilisi decided to skip demonstrations held on the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT) over safety concerns. After having...
Rights activists are demonstrating in Slovakia, asking the country’s minister of culture Ľubica Laššáková (pictured above) to step down. Following recent decisions...
