New East Digital Archive

Review

​​Landscapes of power: Detours looks at Moscow through the eyes of darknet drug deals

​​Landscapes of power: Detours looks at Moscow through the eyes of darknet drug deals

Murina is a claustrophobic family drama unraveling among the sunny seascapes of the Adriatic

Murina is a claustrophobic family drama unraveling among the sunny seascapes of the Adriatic

July Rain is a New Wave-esque Soviet classic about alienation and love | Film of the week

July Rain is a New Wave-esque Soviet classic about alienation and love | Film of the week

The unknown Parajanov: watch the auteur’s triptych of short films | Film of the week

The unknown Parajanov: watch the auteur’s triptych of short films | Film of the week

Two college friends ponder 30-something regret in Krzysztof Zanussi’s The Structure of Crystal | Film of the week

Two college friends ponder 30-something regret in Krzysztof Zanussi’s The Structure of Crystal | Film of the week

How Marcell Jankovics’ psychedelic animation lights a path for artists in an age of rising authoritarianism

How Marcell Jankovics’ psychedelic animation lights a path for artists in an age of rising authoritarianism

This new book captures the history and reality of the black experience in Russia and Europe

This new book captures the history and reality of the black experience in Russia and Europe

Russian band January Blues on making post-punk's first Ingush-language record

Russian band January Blues on making post-punk’s first Ingush-language record

Prin Lume: the bittersweet electro-pop debut by Romanian singer-songwriter Paulina

Prin Lume: the bittersweet electro-pop debut by Romanian singer-songwriter Paulina

Set in sunlit Georgia, Comets is a quiet film about enduring love | Film of the week

Set in sunlit Georgia, Comets is a quiet film about enduring love | Film of the week

The Books of Jacob by Olga Tokarczuk — ambitious, daring, encyclopaedic

The Books of Jacob by Olga Tokarczuk — ambitious, daring, encyclopaedic

The unlikely story of a pickles ad that became an award-winning film

The unlikely story of a pickles ad that became an award-winning film

​​Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania is a groundbreaking diaristic documentary on homecoming | Film of the Week

​​Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania is a groundbreaking diaristic documentary on homecoming | Film of the Week

Aliona van der Horst explores the life and death of poet Boris Ryzhy | Film of the week

Aliona van der Horst explores the life and death of poet Boris Ryzhy | Film of the week

Witty and frank: Wislawa Szymborska’s book How to Start Writing (and When to Stop) | Calvert Reads

Witty and frank: Wislawa Szymborska’s book How to Start Writing (and When to Stop) | Calvert Reads

Dead Mountaineer’s Hotel is an Estonian sci-fi mystery set among snowy vistas | Film of the Week

Dead Mountaineer’s Hotel is an Estonian sci-fi mystery set among snowy vistas | Film of the Week