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Finding Grim Lessons of the 20th Century (and a Little Hope) in the Writing of Maria Janion

Finding Grim Lessons of the 20th Century (and a Little Hope) in the Writing of Maria Janion

Marta Figlerowicz on an Unsung Thinker and Writer About Fascism and Nationalism

By Marta Figlerowicz | October 10, 2025

From Leninism to Legalism: On the Ideological Evolution of Soviet Dissidents

From Leninism to Legalism: On the Ideological Evolution of Soviet Dissidents

From Benjamin Nathans's Cundill Prize-Shortlisted “To the Success of Our Hopeless Cause”

By Benjamin Nathans | September 24, 2025

Groaning Under the Weight of History: Inside the Natural and Political Landscape of the Carpathian Mountains

Groaning Under the Weight of History: Inside the Natural and Political Landscape of the Carpathian Mountains

Nick Thorpe Explores the Intersections of Geography and Culture in Central and Eastern Europe

By Nick Thorpe | March 7, 2025

Exhuming Dracula’s Ancestors: What Vampires Reveal About Our Latent Fears

Exhuming Dracula’s Ancestors: What Vampires Reveal About Our Latent Fears

Ed Simon Explores the History and Tradition of Unearthing the Long-Buried Past in Eastern Europe

By Ed Simon | October 31, 2024

Those Who Wander: A History of Nomadic Pastoralism in Southeastern Europe

Those Who Wander: A History of Nomadic Pastoralism in Southeastern Europe

Kapka Kassabova Explores What’s Left of an Ancient Tradition Marked by a Century of Upheaval

By Kapka Kassabova | August 7, 2024

The View From Kyiv: How Ukraine Confronted the Looming Threat of War

The View From Kyiv: How Ukraine Confronted the Looming Threat of War

Illia Ponomarenko on the Days Leading Up to Russia’s Invasion

By Illia Ponomarenko | May 24, 2024

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Cold War Turned Flavor War: On European Food Disparity, From East to West

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Slavenka Drakulic on How Capitalism Impacts Quality in Post-Communist Countries

By Slavenka Drakulic | January 6, 2021

The Wolves of Stanislav: An Improbably True Parable for the Pandemic Age

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Paul Auster Travels the Borderlands of Far Eastern Europe

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Thomas Swick's Tough Choices in 1978 Warsaw

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Ghost Zones on the Edge of Europe

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Tamas Dezso Photographs the Vanishing World of old Romania

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When An Author You Translate Gets Death Threats

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