Tracks East

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

Yekaterina Duntsova was not allowed to stand for election against Putin. But she is not giving up.

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

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

Nearly 20,000 Ukrainian children are thought to have been abducted and taken to Russia.

Will the clear victory for Rumen Radev’s Progressive Bulgaria in recent elections mean a turning point for Bulgaria?

From queer cake sitting to sex positive tasting evenings, Tracks finds out about food and sexuality.

To compete with the glamourous cities of the West, Warsaw commissioned inventive neon lighting across the city. 

Ancient Greek statues are white, pure and classical, just like the marble they are carved from. False. These statues were painted in fabulous bright colours. Archaeologists and art academics have known this for centuries so why does the white myth endure?

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

Schumann, Prokofiev and Mozart are on the programme with pianist Elisabeth Leonskaja as soloist, conducted by Iván Fischer.

To speed up deportations, the EU is set to authorise detention centres beyond its borders.

Was everything better in the past? Twist meets nostalgia enthusiasts to find out.

Using the latest technology, researchers are discovering the bright colours of ancient Greek art and architecture.  

Opened in 1932, the art deco cinema is a major venue for film premieres with its huge auditorium.

In the 17th century, many Dutch women painters excelled at depicting the natural world in their art.

Cologne, Autumn 1944: In the bombed-out city, a small group of young people put up armed resistance against the Nazi regime

Inspired by 19th century Spain’s cigar makers, Humo pays tribute to these women in dance and song.

Fixer Ignace Ivlev-Yorke reports from a Ukrainian army unit on the frontline.