Two and a half months before Montenegrins were due to vote in a referendum on…
Arts and culture
“What Are We Going to Do with This Now?” Questions and Catharsis at the Bosnian-Herzegovinian Film Festival
On opening night of the 14th Annual Bosnian-Herzegovinian Film Festival (BHFF) in New York City,…
In Conversation: Contemporary Balkan Art in Post-Brexit London
What might contemporary Balkan art, informed by the experiences of fragmentation, economic uncertainty and rapid cultural…
Balkanist Recommends: Russian Welcome Signs
We recommend checking out the photos from this great Russian livejournal account dedicated to the various…
Belgrade Bacchanalia: Sex, Drugs and Despair in the World’s Best New Berlin
If all the hype is to be believed, Belgrade is the new Berlin. But is…
Bucharest Deconstructed : A Series of Diptychs
Bucharest Deconstructed: A series of Diptychs, by Marylise Vigneau/Anzenberger Bucharest seems to lie on some fault…
Photos of Odessa, Plus Our Valentine’s Day 2017 Playlist
It’s Valentine’s Day and in case that matters to anyone anymore, your editor has put together a…






