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In Russia, the regime has a musical army of pop artists who perform patriotic songs that glorify the Russian people. Some artists criticise the regime and are duly side-lined. What happens when pop music meets propaganda?

Pop, Power and Propaganda

The Russian regime has a musical army of pop artists who perform patriotic songs. What happens when pop music meets propaganda?

Tracks East

Since Russia invaded its neighbour, Ukrainian culture has been enjoying a revival. Folklore in particular is a means of resisting the invader by strengthening the country's cultural identity. Tracks East looks at the craze for traditional song and dance as well as the refusal of some artists to express their patriotism through music.

Anti-war Folklore

Tracks East looks at the craze for traditional song and dance in central and eastern Europe.

Does the name Ifi Ude mean anything to you? If not, it's because you're not Polish... or Nigerian. It's within these two musical traditions that the artist finds her inspiration. And this blend doesn't come from nowhere; it began in the 1950s during the time of student exchanges between the communist bloc and the newly independent African countries.

The Soviet Erasmus

Does the name Ifi Ude mean anything to you? If not, it's because you're not Polish... or Nigerian.

Gymnastics

She was called the queen of Warsaw. A prominent figure in the drag scene in Poland, Kim Lee was a muse for photographers, painters, and writers. In a country with a conservative government, Kim Lee was an icon for the Polish queer community. An ode to a Queen taken during the pandemic.

Warsaw's Queen of Drag

In a country with a conservative government, Kim Lee was an icon for the Polish queer community.

Featuring masks, faceless faces, truncated bodies either dismembered or dissolved, Polish artist Aneta Grzeszykowska creates uncanny, unsettling imagery. Her art prompt us to question our identity and society's expectations of women.

Feminism Behind a Mask

Featuring masks, faceless faces, and truncated bodies, Aneta Grzeszykowska creates unsettling imagery.

When we talk about visionary science fiction writers, we often think of Philip K. Dick, Isaac Asimov, or René Barjavel... rarely of Stanislaw Lem (1921-2006). And yet, this Polish author created one of the masterpieces of the genre, Solaris, which was adapted into a film by Tarkovsky. He also envisioned ahead of his time what the Internet could be and a world where computers would be capable of thinking and experiencing emotions.

Science Fiction Prophet Stanisław Lem

The Polish author Stanislaw Lem created science fiction masterpieces and envisioned the Internet ahead of his time.

Do you know Kraków, a picture-perfect city? It's the former Polish capital, with 500,000 students and a castle... But Kraków also has its hidden side, quite literally "underground": its cellars. This is how these underground Gothic remnants have become a hub of artistic avant-garde and dissent.

The Secret Life of Kraków Cellars

Kraków has a hidden side, quite literally "underground": its cellars. 

First banned and then reissued, the book Antifémina is the work of feminist writer Maria Aurelia Capmany and the photographer Isabel Steva, also known as "Colita." Colita is famous for her snapshots of Barcelona's social life, documenting 40 years of Spanish feminist history.

Antifémina, the Feminist Book Spain Destroyed

First banned and then reissued, Antifémina is by feminist writer Maria Aurelia Capmany and photographer Colita.

Certain Bourbon monarchs were known for their dissolute and hedonistic lifestyles. In Spain, a recent discovery in a military base has uncovered film reels that belonged to King Alfonso XIII. In the late 1910s, Alfonso XIII went so far as to write and produce the first pornographic films shot in Spain.

Spain's Royal Pioneer of Porn

In the late 1910s, King Alfonso XIII wrote and produced the first pornographic films shot in Spain.

José Segrelles, a Spanish painter of the 19th century, is regarded as a pioneer of the fantasy genre. His highly distinctive style diverged from the prevailing naturalistic painting of his time, blending orientalism, symbolism, and science fiction. Here's how this lesser-known artist influenced some of the greatest Hollywood fantasy filmmakers.

The Monsters That Inspired Hollywood

Here's how this lesser-known artist influenced some of the greatest Hollywood fantasy filmmakers.

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Tracks East

Pop, Power and Propaganda

Tracks East

Anti-war Folklore

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The Soviet Erasmus

Gymnastics

Warsaw's Queen of Drag

Gymnastics

Feminism Behind a Mask

Gymnastics

Science Fiction Prophet Stanisław Lem

Gymnastics

The Secret Life of Kraków Cellars

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Antifémina, the Feminist Book Spain Destroyed

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Spain's Royal Pioneer of Porn

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The Monsters That Inspired Hollywood

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Tracks East

Pop, Power and Propaganda

Tracks East

Anti-war Folklore

Gymnastics

The Soviet Erasmus

Gymnastics

Warsaw's Queen of Drag

Gymnastics

Feminism Behind a Mask

Gymnastics

Science Fiction Prophet Stanisław Lem

Gymnastics

The Secret Life of Kraków Cellars

Gymnastics

Antifémina, the Feminist Book Spain Destroyed

Gymnastics

Spain's Royal Pioneer of Porn

Gymnastics

The Monsters That Inspired Hollywood

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