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Мастер Lem: How Stanisław Lem’s Sci-Fi Conquered the USSR
Art + Stories
Fiction

Мастер Lem: How Stanisław Lem’s Sci-Fi Conquered the USSR

A scholar talks about why Polish science fiction writer Stanisław Lem was so well-received in the Soviet Union – and why he continues to be popular in Russia to this day.
Dariusz Kuźma
A Polish Tourist in the USSR
Art + Stories
Fiction

A Polish Tourist in the USSR

In this extract from Juliusz Strachota’s “A Polish Tourist in the USSR” the protagonist makes his way to Crimea with the help of a childhood guide book.
Juliusz Strachota
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
A Utopia in Pieces
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Experiences

A Utopia in Pieces

If you travel around Ukraine today, you might come across some remnants of the one-time Soviet dream: elaborate mosaic art depicting idealized citizens of the USSR.
Tetiana Shataieva
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.
Stasia Budzisz
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
Comrade Batman
Art + Stories
Experiences

Comrade Batman

The latest miniseries from HBO beautifully captures Soviet aesthetics, but is lacking elsewhere. A Belarusian writer suggests that “Chernobyl” fails to portray the complex nuances of language in a society enslaved by totalitarianism.
Victor Martinovich
Watercolours Under a Spacesuit
World + People
Science

Watercolours Under a Spacesuit

The Space Race was a secretive time for the Soviets. So secretive, that the cosmic spacecraft watercolours painted by the Russian architect Galina Balashova have been completely forgotten.
Konstanty Usenko