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2013Multi-talented Estonian creative Eiko Ojala is a particular paper collage whizz
2013
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2015Retro-futuristic digital scenes from Lithuanian artist Art Belikov
2015
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1500Crucifix
1500
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1801Drum
1801
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1850Horn
1850
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1500Pendant of the Virgin Mary
1500
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1700Crucifix
1700
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1880Woman's ceremonial overskirt
1880
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1700Christ figure
1700
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1675Women's overskirt
1675
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1850Ngonge
1850
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1801Drum
1801
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1800Ancestor figure
1800
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1850Horn
1850
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1850Ngonge
1850
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1675Crucifix
1675
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1675Pendant of Saint Anthony of Padua
1675
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1825Whistle
1825
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1800Staff with Saint Anthony of Padua
1800
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1850Ngonge
1850
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1880Receptacle with Figurative Relief and Stopper
1880
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1700Christ figure
1700
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1900Whistle
1900
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1890Lukombé (slit drum)
1890
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1700Helmet mask
1700
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1800Figure: Seated Male
1800
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1500Crucifix
1500
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1800Monkey Figure
1800
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1850Bell
1850
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1875Horn
1875
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1875Whistle
1875
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1800Staff finial with seated woman
1800
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1500Crucifix
1500
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1500Crucifix with Saint Anthony of Padua
1500
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1801Side-blown Trumpet
1801
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1500Pendant with Saint Anthony of Padua
1500
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1700Christ figure
1700
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1875Tusk with Figurative Relief
1875
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1801Kunda
1801
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1500Triple Crucifix
1500
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1850Rattle
1850
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1890Gambanda (wife of the chief) mask
1890
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1850Trough Zither
1850
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1770Royal portrait of Akessa(?)
1770
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1875Tusk with figurative relief
1875
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1801Ngoma (drum)
1801
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1800Power Figure: Seated Female (Nkisi)
1800
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1925Diplôme d'honneur. Golikoff (USSR). 1925
1925
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2007Soviet pocket watch (2)
2007
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2007Soviet pocket watch (1)
2007
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2007Soviet pocket watch
2007
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2014Gold Chaika Pocket Watch made in the USSR
2014
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2016Latvian illustrator Zane Zlemeša's delicately painted drawings
2016
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2014Photographs taken inside the Soviet cosmonaut training centre, Star City
2014
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2018A tribute to the repurposed churches of the Soviet Union
2018
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2019Aimé Mpane's paintings confront the legacy of colonialism in Congo
2019
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2020Riga-based illustrator Roberts Rurans on the evolution of his lively style
2020
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2022Photographer Alex Nazari explores Armenian history through its ubiquitous Soviet-era car, the Lada
2022
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2016Julia Autz documents Transnistria, a country steeped in Soviet nostalgia
2016
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2013Beautifully approachable design from Latvian creative Zigmunds Lapsa
2013
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2017Russian photographer Turkina Faso on the “post-Soviet aesthetic”
2017
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2019Experience the joy of the Congolese Belgian community in Rebecca Fertinel's photographs
2019
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2012Introducing Aiste Bileviciute a Lithuanian illustrator with bags of talent
2012
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2012Soviet bus stops captured by worldly photographer Christopher Herwig
2012
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2017Meet KOKOKO! the Kinshasa-based band made up of artists and inventors
2017
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2018"It looks just the same as when I was a kid": Kristen Dobbin's oddly-timeless images of a Canadian-Estonian summer camp
2018
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2018The history of the hotel Venets: a 22-storey metaphor for Soviet utopia
2018
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2013Lee Mawdsley shoots Qatar for CBQ and make us want to emigrate, fast.
2013
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2020On the Estonian islands of Kihnu and Manija, Anne Helene Gjelstad beautifully photographs its older women
2020
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2021Mozaika explores a spectacular archive of Lithuanian children’s book illustration, and its cultural significance
2021
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2018Congo Tales offers an alternative to fear-based environmental messaging
2018
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2020Congo in Conversation chronicles important stories from the country’s rising reportage photographers
2020
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2018“A desire for the forbidden would be equal to treason”: Photographer Nikolay Bakharev on life in the USSR (NSFW)
2018
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2014Photography: Andrew Miksys' photographs of the discos in Soviet era buildings
2014
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2017A Soviet vision of the future: the legacy and influence of Tekhikia – Molodezhi magazine
2017
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2018Vilnius-based illustrator Kissi Ussuki on her love affair with the colour pink
2018
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2017A glimpse into the fascinating and incredibly odd world of Soviet-era sanatoriums
2017
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2018Hugh Kinsella Cunningham's photographs show the power and resilience of the Congo's Church
2018
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2020Concrete Citizens documents the residents of Soviet brutalist buildings in Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Moldova
2020
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2013Things 2013 #9: a green football zine, a pretty LP, Latvian architecture, superheroes and pop stars
2013
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2012The Soviet Union goes neon in these mid-century illustrations of the future
2012