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Sasha Raspopina

Sasha Raspopina

Sasha Raspopina, formerly a staff writer at The Calvert Journal, is currently doing a PhD in Russian media at City, University of London. Her work is featured on the Guardian, The Moscow Times, and Vice. You can follow her on Twitter here.

Dancing with bears: and 11 other suprising but great festive traditions from the New East

Dancing with bears: and 11 other suprising but great festive traditions from the New East

Fright night: 8 horror films from the New East to watch this Halloween

Fright night: 8 horror films from the New East to watch this Halloween

HBO’s Chernobyl tells a version of Soviet history that’s vital for both Russia and America

HBO’s Chernobyl tells a version of Soviet history that’s vital for both Russia and America

Secret histories: LGBTQ life in pre-revolutionary Russia

Secret histories: LGBTQ life in pre-revolutionary Russia

5 minute guide to Prague: indulgent cakes and Cubist design in the ever-popular Czech capital

5 minute guide to Prague: indulgent cakes and Cubist design in the ever-popular Czech capital

5 minute guide to Warsaw: milk bars and rooftop gardens in Poland’s thriving capital

5 minute guide to Warsaw: milk bars and rooftop gardens in Poland’s thriving capital

Your guide to Russia’s vegan cafes: from the healthy to the downright indulgent

Calvert travels

Your guide to Russia’s vegan cafes: from the healthy to the downright indulgent

See Ukraine’s cities through the eyes of their bright young artists

See Ukraine’s cities through the eyes of their bright young artists

Explore neon-lit, cyberpunk Moscow suburbs with this Bladerunner-inspired photographer

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Explore neon-lit, cyberpunk Moscow suburbs with this Bladerunner-inspired photographer

One project is helping bring together fathers and daughters in the North Caucasus

One project is helping bring together fathers and daughters in the North Caucasus

Open call announced for new Siberian photo prize

Open call announced for new Siberian photo prize

5 minute guide to St Petersburg: post-industrial chic meets imperial glamour on the Gulf of Finland

Calvert travels

5 minute guide to St Petersburg: post-industrial chic meets imperial glamour on the Gulf of Finland

This new video game lets you do nothing in particular in a suburban Russian tower block

This new video game lets you do nothing in particular in a suburban Russian tower block

4 New East jogging routes for architecture fanatics

4 New East jogging routes for architecture fanatics

Russia’s star YouTubers are frank, socially engaged, and more explicit than ever

Russia’s star YouTubers are frank, socially engaged, and more explicit than ever

At home near Chernobyl: the kitsch interiors of a former Soviet ‘urban utopia’

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At home near Chernobyl: the kitsch interiors of a former Soviet ‘urban utopia’

Why the death of rapper Detsl marks the end of an era for Russia’s 90s kids

Why the death of rapper Detsl marks the end of an era for Russia’s 90s kids

If Wes Anderson had an interior design Instagram account, this would be it

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If Wes Anderson had an interior design Instagram account, this would be it

5 minute guide to Kiev: delicious food, budget bars, and a legendary rave scene

5 minute guide to Kiev: delicious food, budget bars, and a legendary rave scene

These are the most unusual New East places you need to visit in 2019

Calvert travels

These are the most unusual New East places you need to visit in 2019

You can now wear perfume inspired by Tretyakov Gallery’s most popular paintings

You can now wear perfume inspired by Tretyakov Gallery’s most popular paintings

Grab your skates and hit these stunning New East ice rinks

Grab your skates and hit these stunning New East ice rinks

Stop the music: young artists’ gigs are being cancelled all over Russia. What’s going on and why?

Stop the music: young artists’ gigs are being cancelled all over Russia. What’s going on and why?

Baby, it’s cold outside: 6 stylish retreats you need to visit this winter

Calvert travels

Baby, it’s cold outside: 6 stylish retreats you need to visit this winter

Hedgehog bra sparks controversy and calls to close an art exhibition in St Petersburg

Hedgehog bra sparks controversy and calls to close an art exhibition in St Petersburg

Meet the Russian designers turning pine needles into stylish furniture

Meet the Russian designers turning pine needles into stylish furniture

Your guide to the tastes of the New East’s latest food and drink capital

Your guide to the tastes of the New East’s latest food and drink capital

New school: your guide to the 20 young Ukrainian artists vying for the nation’s top art prize

Special projects

New school: your guide to the 20 young Ukrainian artists vying for the nation’s top art prize

Make your Instagram followers jealous at these stunning New East botanical gardens

Calvert travels

Make your Instagram followers jealous at these stunning New East botanical gardens

Kazakh feminist activist fined for photoshoot

Kazakh feminist activist fined for photoshoot

Education license restored to the European University in St Petersburg

Education license restored to the European University in St Petersburg

Beach life: our guide to the best sand and sea the New East has to offer

Beach life: our guide to the best sand and sea the New East has to offer

48 hours in Kiev: your weekend guide to summer in a city that has it all

48 hours in Kiev: your weekend guide to summer in a city that has it all

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