Why does a Russian region in the far east have Yiddish as an official language? 

Many in Ukraine no longer want to share Christmas with the Russian enemy. The Christmas war has been declared, and Ukraine now celebrates Christmas on 25 December instead of 7 January.

Moldova is torn in two - part of the population wants rapprochement with the European Union, part looks back nostalgically to the Soviet era.

A Russian soldier contacts the sister of a missing Ukrainian soldier. He says he killed him. Data Sources investigates. .

Masha Borzunova meets a Russian deserter who tells how he went from being a war hero to an ostracised traitor of his country.

Ganna makes experimental jazz with a Slavic twist in an exclusive session at the Eurosonic festival.

Wealthy Europeans are alleged to have paid to shoot at civilians during the Siege of Sarajevo. Did it really happen?

Probably inspired by the Mona Lisa, the great renaissance artist Raphael painted this portrait of a young woman, but why is she holding a mythical beast in her hands?

With all the religious wars, the 17th century was a tense time in Europe. And in art one theme caught everyone’s imagination: the Virgin Mary.

Marking the opening of the 60th edition of the Montreux Jazz Festival, RAYE invites a host of international pop stars to join her on stage for an evening of music.

From Antiquity to today’s social media, this documentary looks at the history male domination. Why are we still in a machocracy?

The activist Californian metal band criticised state power in in the grungy nineties, but when 9/11 happened, their outspoken views almost cost them their career.

Across Europe, the far right is embedding itself into politics and daily life, but remains fundamentally violent and racist. 

Alice doesn't know if she wants lockdown to end and she's lost her appetite for making love.

A series of sabotage attacks in the EU all point back to Russia. Now the EU has to decide how to respond.

Blending neo-soul, R&B and pop influences, Aby Coulibaly crafts intimate musical worlds drawn from her roots and everyday life.

The eventful career of the action star from Belgium, nicknamed the Muscles from Brussels.

How can we have more fulfilling sex? Ronja von Rönne meets couples and singles who have reinvented their sexuality.

After the fall of the Berlin Wall, East Germans had to get used to a new way of consuming, working, and living.