Demolishing Soviet Modernism
After 1917, modernist architects in the multicultural south of the Russian Federation attempted to build a new society with bold design – but today, their buildings are being dismantled along with the Soviet past.
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Valeria Costa-Kostritsky
Valeria Costa-Kostritsky is a writer based in London. She has contributed to the LRB, The New Statesman and L’Obs.
There’s a Problem with Zuleikha
A new primetime TV drama about Russia’s Tatars under Stalinism, ‘Zuleikha Opens her Eyes,’ has divided audiences and the Tatar community itself.
The Place that Doesn’t Exist
As most of Ukraine goes to the polls, its breakaway region of Donbass remains a no man’s land – caught between Russia and Ukraine, unable to determine its direction.