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.

40 years after the Chernobyl disaster, the reactor is at risk from Russian drone attacks.

Shipwrecks in the North Sea represent a serious threat to the environment and human life.

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.

 On 13 January 2018, Hawaiian citizens were suddenly confronted by a real nuclear danger, one that we all currently face, but rarely acknowledge.

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With one of his paintings, Gerhard Richter made an intervention into a long-running an passionate debate: Which way round should you put the toilet roll?

It seems that scientist have proven that the enigmatic gaze of the Mona Lisa does not follow you as you move around the room. So why did we think that in the first place?

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.

An odyssey through Iran in search of a lost father for one Tehrani teenager and her friends.

Legendary Berlin duo Modeselektor return to Sónar Festival with a new live set of eclectic rave sounds.

Despite its shift toward authoritarianism, Turkey is a strategic partner for the EU.

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

Ukrainian phenomenon Carpetman brings his swaying electro to the ESNS festival.

The calming voice of Amie Blu in an intimate session.

Spain has seen a surge in visa applications from Americans who want to leave Trump's America.

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An old man swims in the sea. As he moves through the water, memories resurface...