Tag: Russia

The Dyatlov Pass Tragedy

Art + Stories

Experiences

The Dyatlov Pass Tragedy

In this extract from Alice Lugen’s “The Dyatlov Pass Tragedy”, the author describes the events leading up to the trip during which a group of young hikers died in mysterious circumstances in Russia’s northern Urals.

Alice Lugen

Burn After Reading

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Experiences

Burn After Reading

The investigative journalist Alice Lugen talks about what might have happened in the Dyatlov Pass tragedy, when a group of young hikers died in mysterious circumstances in Russia’s northern Urals.

Understanding the Chukchi

World + People

Nature

Understanding the Chukchi

Maciej Cuske, director of the documentary “The Whale From Lorino”, talks about the Far East region of Chukotka, the influence of the USSR on the Chukchi people, and how our fight against nature is doomed to fail.

The Stalker’s Daughter

Art + Stories

Art

The Stalker’s Daughter

The work of Soviet film-maker Andrei Tarkovsky is widely acclaimed – and with good reason. But what should we make of the role of women in his film “Stalker”?

Renata Lis

Looking for Closure

Art + Stories

Opinions

Looking for Closure

Russian filmmaker Masha Osipova talks about health in the Soviet era, confronting memories of the past, and her new short documentary film “Sanatorium”.

Be Like Anastasia

Art + Stories

Experiences

Be Like Anastasia

Anastasianism (or the Ringing Cedars) is a new age religious movement that started in Russia. We visit one of its kinship homesteads to find out how to heal the human civilization.

Ewa Pawlik

Blood for Blood

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Experiences

Blood for Blood

In Chechnya, the centuries-old Caucasian honour code is slowly being eroded by the bloody politics of Ramzan Kadyrov.

Wojciech Jagielski