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.

An exclusive investigation into the Russian paramilitary organisation Wagner, headed by oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin. 

A Russian soldier contacts the sister of a missing Ukrainian soldier. He says he killed him. Data Sources investigates. .

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

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

How can we communicate without internet and 5G? Tracks meets fans of off grid communication in London, Barcelona, and Bologna.

They are reclaiming their bodies and freely expressing their sexuality: A focus on sex positive popstars in contemporary culture.

Gothic aliens on platform heels, demonic mermaids and giant insects... Could the monstrous become the new beauty standard?

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

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

How can we communicate without internet and 5G? Tracks meets fans of off grid communication in London, Barcelona, and Bologna.

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

A performance of Khatchaturian’s virtuosic violin concerto and Stravinsky’s ground-breaking The Rite of Spring.

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

How can we age well? Ronja von Rönne trys to find out by talking to chimney sweep Norbert Skrobek, who is close to retirement and Monika Gutte who defies age with a zest for life

Hybrid warfare and new technologies are putting intelligence services under serious pressure worldwide.

ID cards, personal data, bank details: You can find it all on Telegram which has become a huge marketplace for scammers and fraudsters.

Since 2023, the Azawad Liberation Front (FLA) has been fighting Malian government forces and their allies in the Russian paramilitary group Wagner.