New East Digital Archive

Monuments

How the defacement of two statues could lead to Poland's reckoning with its Black history

How the defacement of two statues could lead to Poland’s reckoning with its Black history

An innovative pop-up synagogue in Ukraine pays tribute to Jewish communities

An innovative pop-up synagogue in Ukraine pays tribute to Jewish communities

Why dynamite couldn’t destroy the legacy of Bulgaria’s communist mausoleum

Why dynamite couldn’t destroy the legacy of Bulgaria’s communist mausoleum

Inside the fight to preserve Almaty’s stunning Soviet-era monumental art

Inside the fight to preserve Almaty’s stunning Soviet-era monumental art

British sculptor's monument to Uzbek autocrat Islam Karimov unveiled in Moscow

British sculptor’s monument to Uzbek autocrat Islam Karimov unveiled in Moscow

Exploring the true meaning of Spomeniks, Yugoslavia’s modernist war memorials

Exploring the true meaning of Spomeniks, Yugoslavia’s modernist war memorials

Young Russian artists invited to design Russia's first Shakespeare monument

Young Russian artists invited to design Russia’s first Shakespeare monument

Looking for Lenin in Ukraine: new photo exhibition opens in Newcastle

Looking for Lenin in Ukraine: new photo exhibition opens in Newcastle

Macedonia prepares to remove Skopje statues in plan to calm Greek tensions

Macedonia prepares to remove Skopje statues in plan to calm Greek tensions

Moscow monument to Kalashnikov to be unveiled next week

Moscow monument to Kalashnikov to be unveiled next week

Neo: experimental Serbian fashion project explores the mythology of the Khazars

Neo: experimental Serbian fashion project explores the mythology of the Khazars

New bronze statue of Stalin to be unveiled in Moscow

New bronze statue of Stalin to be unveiled in Moscow

Kursk unsinkable: invisible graffiti in Yekaterinburg commemorates submarine disaster

Kursk unsinkable: invisible graffiti in Yekaterinburg commemorates submarine disaster

Decommunisation dispute: Poland could face sanctions over Soviet memorials

Decommunisation dispute: Poland could face sanctions over Soviet memorials

Budapest Albanian hero monument not Albanian enough

Budapest Albanian hero monument not Albanian enough

Much loved Russian Second World War monument proves to be radioactive

Much loved Russian Second World War monument proves to be radioactive

Will the Socialists reverse the fortunes of Bulgaria’s “UFO” monument?

Will the Socialists reverse the fortunes of Bulgaria’s “UFO” monument?

No stone unturned: Owen Hatherley on what monuments to the Revolution tell us about 1917

No stone unturned: Owen Hatherley on what monuments to the Revolution tell us about 1917