A new far-right Azov party can become an important player in Ukrainian parliamentary politics, possessing a wide base of mobilized and ideologically motivated supporters.
When seeing means myopia
Observation is one tool for approaching an understanding of socio-economic marginality – especially in its racialised forms – but mere observation is not enough.
Objects have the power to tell history
Artifacts on display at the Museum of the Second World War in Gdańsk paint a powerful pluralist picture of war experiences. But the museum’s future is currently in jeopardy.
Old hatreds rekindled in Ukraine
The murder of a young girl in a Ukrainian village has led to the expulsion of local Roma families. In the aftermath, observers are asking whether Roma have a place in today’s Ukraine.
Slightly open borders of Poland
The Refugee crisis appears to be a convenient moment for Poland to shut down the “Belarusian route” for migrants from the Russian North Caucasus and other former Soviet states.
Obituary for Andrzej Wajda
The history of modern Polish cinema cannot be told without Wajda.
Zeman’s shitstorm
What Czech society is missing is not a “decent president”, but a “noble populism” focused on the right aims.