Re: Culture in Wartime

Panagiotis Souroukli was born in Georgia and sold for adoption in Cyprus as a newborn baby.

Photographer Alex Iacob explores Romania’s lost derelict breweries, abandoned cinemas and closed up spa towns.

 As in many European countries, Belgium's boar population has risen dramatically in recent decades causing havoc for commuters and for farmers.

Lviv’s opera house has reopened to allow the artists to rehearse and perform despite the risks.

A church on wheels, moved several kilometres: this was the spectacular highlight of the relocation of the Swedish city of Kiruna.

Ordinary civilians are now preparing for war by volunteering for the Latvian National Guard in large numbers.

Many French people cross the border to Belgium to end their lives in dignity, where assisted dying is possible.

With wine consumption decreasing, producers are facing an existential crisis. Can alcohol-free wine save the industry? 

Why have orcas started interacting with boats on the strait of Gibraltar? Attacks or playful contact?

Aicha and Ceyda both come from poorer backgrounds which has made things harder for them in life.

Ciprian Hord is a psychologist and photographer who wants to change the stigma of mental illness in Romania.

The Sado Delta, south of Lisbon, has been transformed from a polluted area to a regenerated biodiverse habitat. 

Originating in Japanese manga culture from the 1980s, Cosplay has gone global in the decades since

Belgian microbreweries are facing a crisis with rising prices and changing consumer habits. Can they survive?

Workers in a French wool factory took over their failing business themselves. But will they make it a success?

With seduction and declarations of love, young men emotionally manipulate their ‘girlfriends’ to use them as prostitutes.

Armed with his camera, Victor Organ visits Moldova’s isolated villages to meet local people and find out their stories.

Czech influencer Samuela Davidova travels the world to campaign for the recognition of tiny Liberland.

Patrick runs a refuge near Chartres in France for animals that nobody wants or are not allowed to keep.

With almost 12,000 beekeepers, apiculture is a way of life for Slovenians and protecting bees is a national campaign.

Ordinary civilians are now preparing for war by volunteering for the Latvian National Guard in large numbers.

The Latvian authorities are taking a tougher stance with the country’s Russian-speaking minority since the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Workers in a French wool factory took over their failing business themselves. But will they make it a success?

Lviv’s opera house has reopened to allow the artists to rehearse and perform despite the risks.

15 hours of physics a day: How a Bulgarian teacher shapes great minds without the internet or distractions.

Once a month the European Parliament moves from Brussels to Strasbourg for four days, a practice which many are against.

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.

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

For four years, Russia has struck at Ukraine's vital infrastructure with the aim of demoralising the population. 

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

Ordinary civilians are now preparing for war by volunteering for the Latvian National Guard in large numbers.

Half of the population menstruates, but it comes at a cost, and many people find it difficult to afford period products.

In Ukrainian Mariupol, occupied by Russia for four years, people pay in roubles and their passports are now Russian.

Mexicans are receiving much less money in remittances from family living in the United States, affecting the economy.

Every year, demonic creatures known as Krampus invade Austrian towns and villages around St Nicholas Day.

Ordinary civilians are now preparing for war by volunteering for the Latvian National Guard in large numbers.

The US has pulled almost all its funding just as Ukraine is entering its fifth year of war. Can the EU plug the gap?

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

Jean-Michel Jarre sets up his equipment on Seville's Plaza de España for an immersive concert-show.

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

Many artists and creative people feel they don't deserve their success. Are we all just faking it until we make it? 

Skiing began as a means of survival in prehistory, only becoming synonymous with glamour and leisure in modern times.

Half of the population menstruates, but it comes at a cost, and many people find it difficult to afford period products.

Reports from international bodies document the torture and inhuman conditions inflicted on Palestinians held in Israeli detention.

Vanessa Wagner performs Philip Glass’s Piano Etudes with dancers from the Accrorap company.