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What Makes Another World Possible? A new exhibition looks at how art shapes our societies

What Makes Another World Possible? A new exhibition looks at how art shapes our societies

Streetwear poetry: see the latest capsule collection by Gosha Rubchinskiy and artist-author Slava Mogutin

Streetwear poetry: see the latest capsule collection by Gosha Rubchinskiy and artist-author Slava Mogutin

Meet Stop Bzdurom, the anarchic Warsaw collective fighting for Poland’s popular imagination

Meet Stop Bzdurom, the anarchic Warsaw collective fighting for Poland’s popular imagination

Follow Polish activists’ fight for justice on Instagram with RATS agency

Follow Polish activists’ fight for justice on Instagram with RATS agency

5 feminist collectives leading the charge for women’s rights in Poland

5 feminist collectives leading the charge for women’s rights in Poland

Good Housekeeping Russia campaigns for stronger laws on domestic violence with abuse survivor cover shoot

Good Housekeeping Russia campaigns for stronger laws on domestic violence with abuse survivor cover shoot

Kultrab’s latest collection is raising money for people arrested at Russia’s anti-corruption protests

Kultrab’s latest collection is raising money for people arrested at Russia’s anti-corruption protests

Russian director withdraws from festival after opposition leader Navalny nominated for prize

Russian director withdraws from festival after opposition leader Navalny nominated for prize

‘Resistance is a girl that changes the world’: stream performances celebrating feminist activists from Eastern Europe and Central Asia

‘Resistance is a girl that changes the world’: stream performances celebrating feminist activists from Eastern Europe and Central Asia

Out of patience: street art appears in St Petersburg, and then disappears 9 hours later

Out of patience: street art appears in St Petersburg, and then disappears 9 hours later

'I’m not nice anymore': meet the author behind North Macedonia's #MeToo movement

‘I’m not nice anymore’: meet the author behind North Macedonia’s #MeToo movement

#FreeSZFE: the arts university on the frontline of Orbán’s culture war

#FreeSZFE: the arts university on the frontline of Orbán’s culture war

In conservative Tajikistan, Gen Z activists are using Instagram to fight for feminism

In conservative Tajikistan, Gen Z activists are using Instagram to fight for feminism

‘Our bodies are our main weapon of resistance’: body positivity activist Miliyollie on fighting Russia’s beauty standards 

‘Our bodies are our main weapon of resistance’: body positivity activist Miliyollie on fighting Russia’s beauty standards 

Solar panels and selfies: how Polish artists are pushing back against ultra-conservatism

Solar panels and selfies: how Polish artists are pushing back against ultra-conservatism

The evolution of ŠKART, the Serbian art collective forging communities through war and peace

The evolution of ŠKART, the Serbian art collective forging communities through war and peace

‘He hit his head on purpose.’ A Russian cartoon denounces police brutality

‘He hit his head on purpose.’ A Russian cartoon denounces police brutality

‘We don’t have a hero yet’: the LGBTQ and feminist activists fighting for liberation in the Caucasus

‘We don’t have a hero yet’: the LGBTQ and feminist activists fighting for liberation in the Caucasus