By Fernando Gómez-Herrero The brand new dirty-realist documentary Russia 1985-1999: Traumazone by unconventional British film-maker Adam Curtis is mostly but not only about “the bad Russians.” I would highly recommend…
by Andreea Scridon Dr Emilia Rațiu For Romanians in Transylvania, the Memorandum Movement represented a significant step towards ethnic equality to other groups under the Austro-Hungarian Empire and, later, towards…
By Fernando Gómez-Herrero I recently participated in two events organised by the Ratiu Forum: The Rise of Pop Pessimism and Its Implications and Democracy in the Age of Putin that…
By Stuart Austin Dystopian fiction, despite being set in an imagined near or far future, tends to reflect the fears of the present. The zombie apocalypse, a staple of popular…
by Lukas Wahden, Research Assistant at the German Association for East European Studies and a Yenching Scholar at Peking University Russia’s recognition of the so-called ‘Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics’…
He is interviewed by Sarah Coolican, Programme Manager, of the Central and South Eastern Europe Programme at LSE IDEAS Sarah Coolican: In light of recent events and the turmoil waging…
by Wojciech Michnik, Łukasz Kamieński and Maciej Smółka The Russian Federation’s invasion of Ukraine has changed the international security architecture. But we cannot say we did not see it coming,…
by Sarah Coolican, Programme Manager Does remembering the past help us to learn from its lessons – or might it, in fact, be more moral to forget? The words of David…
by Natasza Styczyńska, Assistant Professor at the Institute of European Studies, Jagiellonian University In recent monthsan ongoing conflict between the Polish government and the European Commission has often been in the news. According…
Let’s talk about religion. And specifically, indulgences. In return for certain activities - such as prayers or pilgrimages - a Catholic believer can receive an indulgence, which reduces punishment or…