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2023Eman Ali calmly guides us through the streets of Oman in a touching hometown revisit
2023
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2012Bright, bold wood-block prints from Polish character designer Roman Klonek
2012
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2019Oliwia Bober's illustrations combine Polish folklore and her personal feelings
2019
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2020Agnieszka Sejud reflects on fake news in Poland in her frenzied collages
2020
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2011Ilona Karwinska: Polish Cold War Neon
2011
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2017Photographer John Laurie explores sports culture in Uzbekistan
2017
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2019Viacheslav Poliakov shoots the “folk-baroque-industrial mess” of Ukraine and Poland
2019
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1Gaming Die
1
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1925Diplôme d'honneur. Golikoff (USSR). 1925
1925
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1875Carpet with Triple Lozenge-Medallion Design
1875
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1875White-Ground Kuba Rug
1875
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1700Carpet with a Geometricized Medallion Design
1700
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1700Carpet with a Geometricized Saz-Leaf Design
1700
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1600Rug with an Interlocking Lozenge-Medallion Design
1600
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1875Carpet with a Geometricized Medallion Design
1875
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1800Hanging
1800
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1500Textile Fragment
1500
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968Coin
968
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1800Robe
1800
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1800Hair Ornament [or Plait Ornament]
1800
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1800Cover
1800
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1800Ensemble
1800
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1800Ornament, One of a Pair
1800
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1800Ornament, One of a Pair
1800
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1475Carved Door Panel
1475
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1700Hanging
1700
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1800Hair Ornament [or Plait Ornament]
1800
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1850Boots
1850
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1800Earring, One of a Pair
1800
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1800Carpet
1800
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1891Fragment of Cover
1891
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1891Fragment of Cover
1891
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1700Textile Fragment
1700
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1700Hanging
1700
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1800Kaftan
1800
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1775Kaftan
1775
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1700Textile Fragment
1700
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1800Pendant, One of a Pair
1800
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1801Bridle, Mane piece and Breast collar
1801
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1800Amulet Case, One of a Pair
1800
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1700Hanging
1700
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1800Hair Ornament [or Plait Ornament]
1800
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968Coin
968
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1700Hanging
1700
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1700Textile Fragment
1700
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1800Amulet Case, One of a Pair
1800
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1800Cover
1800
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1825Ornament
1825
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1700Textile Fragment
1700
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1800Earring, One of a Pair
1800
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1800Ensemble
1800
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1700Hanging
1700
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1800Head Ornament
1800
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1600Carpet fragment
1600
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1800Earring, One of a Pair
1800
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1800Hanging
1800
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1800Hanging
1800
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1800Pendant, One of a Pair
1800
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1309Fragment of a Wall Painting
1309
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1800Earring, One of a Pair
1800
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1800Robe
1800
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1875Čartār
1875
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1800Robe
1800
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1800Hanging
1800
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1891Fragment of Cover
1891
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1400Bowl
1400
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1950Qairaq (stone castanets)
1950
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1001Knife Blade
1001
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1801Shield
1801
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1600Carpet
1600
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1400Ewer with Lid
1400
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1950Sheep bell
1950
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1701Khyber Knife
1701
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1100Mirror
1100
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1800Tent Door Hanging
1800
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1433Coin
1433
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1855Dutār
1855
Object
1925Festive Dress of a Hazara Woman
1925
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1000High-Tin Bronze Bowl
1000
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1Plaque with Loving Couple (Mithuna)
1
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1950Chang (jaw harp)
1950
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1950Chang (jaw harp)
1950
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1Fragment of an Ivory Comb
1
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1100Glass Medallion with Molded Decoration
1100
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500Ritual Basin
500
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1500Dragon-Handled Jug with Inscription
1500
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1701Knife (Khyber) with Sheath
1701
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1550Carpet
1550
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1701Dagger (Pesh-kabz) with Sheath
1701
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1800Carpet
1800
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1600Dragon Carpet
1600
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1800Carpet
1800
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1800Carpet Fragment
1800
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1875Kufesque-Border Lattice Shirvan Rug
1875
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1808"Marasali" Shirvan Prayer Rug
1808
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1800So-called "Chila"
1800
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1880Tar
1880
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1801Zurna
1801
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1800Tār
1800
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1880Tar
1880
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1800Earring, One of a Pair
1800
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1100Earring, One of a Pair
1100
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800Coin
800
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957Coin
957
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984Coin
984
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984Coin
984
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775Coin
775
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987Coin
987
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884Coin
884
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914Coin
914
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968Coin
968
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996Coin
996
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950Coin
950
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948Coin
948
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984Coin
984
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948Coin
948
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1100Box with Lid
1100
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973Coin
973
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984Coin
984
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983Coin
983
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983Coin
983
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984Coin
984
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965Coin
965
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964Coin
964
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952Coin
952
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982Coin
982
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983Coin
983
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814Coin
814
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1155Ewer
1155
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900Coin
900
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654Coin
654
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400Textile with Processions of Rams
400
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1027Dinar of Mahmud
1027
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1800Bedding Bag
1800
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1800Carpet
1800
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1800Tent Band
1800
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900Bowl
900
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1700Carpet
1700
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800Bowl
800
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1800Face of Half a Double Saddle Bag (Khorjin)
1800
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1850Face of Half a Double Saddle Bag (Khorjin)
1850
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1775Double Saddle Bag (Khorjin)
1775
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1825Face of half a Double Saddle Bag (Khorjin)
1825
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1800Face of Half a Double Saddle Bag (Khorjin)
1800
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1825Face of Half a Double Saddle Bag (Khorjin)
1825
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1825Face of Half a Double Saddle Bag (Khorjin)
1825
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1325Inscribed Pen Box
1325
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600Textile with Boar's Head Roundels
600
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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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2015Pocket watch in display case, Collegium Maius Krakow
2015
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2014Gold Chaika Pocket Watch made in the USSR
2014
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2015Pocket watch, Collegium Maius Krakow (01)
2015
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2009Warsaw Made
2009
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2014Photographs taken inside the Soviet cosmonaut training centre, Star City
2014
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2020Ryan Debolski spotlights the effects of immigration and globalisation in Oman
2020
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2017Photographer Zuza Krajewska's fragile portraits of Polish young offenders
2017
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2018A tribute to the repurposed churches of the Soviet Union
2018
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2020Daniel Gebhart de Koekkoek photographs a holiday resort, seemingly only open to Afghan Hounds
2020
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2019Polish graphic designer Natalia Pawlak on bad taste and reinterpreting Polish kitsch
2019
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2022Photographer Alex Nazari explores Armenian history through its ubiquitous Soviet-era car, the Lada
2022
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2019How do you advertise a Swedish bank? With Snoop Dogg and Afghan hounds
2019
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2012Rafal Milach has caught our eye with stunning images of Poland and beyond
2012
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2016Julia Autz documents Transnistria, a country steeped in Soviet nostalgia
2016
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2013Check out Polish creative Formallina's knitted heroes calendar!
2013
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2016Polish illustrator Gosia Herba interprets myths and legends in pastel tones
2016
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2017Russian photographer Turkina Faso on the “post-Soviet aesthetic”
2017
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2015We speak to Ruvan Wijesooriya about his documentation of a Kabul school
2015
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2015Polish creative Lukasz Pachalko’s graphic design project addresses the issues surrounding dyslexia
2015
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2023Zumrad Mirzalieva documents the decline of traditional Uzbek barbershops
2023
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2013Polish born, Barcelona-based photographer Asia Chmielewska is a real talent
2013
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2020Everything OK not OK documents the young people of Tbilisi, Georgia
2020
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2012Soviet bus stops captured by worldly photographer Christopher Herwig
2012
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2020Uzbekistan-based Hassan Kurbanbaev photographs the places where he feels “calm and well”
2020
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2015Cute and scary and great work from Polish artist Paweł Mildner
2015
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2018The history of the hotel Venets: a 22-storey metaphor for Soviet utopia
2018
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2014Prill Vieceli Cremers create stunning work for a cultural project in Afghanistan
2014
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2013Lee Mawdsley shoots Qatar for CBQ and make us want to emigrate, fast.
2013
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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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2016Warsaw creative Peter Tarka creates tidy CGI illustrations
2016
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2017A Soviet vision of the future: the legacy and influence of Tekhikia – Molodezhi magazine
2017
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2014Stunning Polish Op-art works created in isolation finally celebrated
2014
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2017A glimpse into the fascinating and incredibly odd world of Soviet-era sanatoriums
2017
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2015The Polish studio creating a stir on Warsaw’s art scene
2015
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2015Eerie monochrome photographs at Poland's last Brutalist train station by Michał Łuczak
2015
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2020Concrete Citizens documents the residents of Soviet brutalist buildings in Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Moldova
2020
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2014Polish illustrator Gosia Herba combines a unique style with a Cubist slant
2014
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2012A mightily impressive portfolio from Polish illustrator Marta Slawinska
2012
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2016Polish illustrator Jaroslaw Danilenko’s comic-like still life illustrations
2016
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2024Kamila Rustambekova photographs migratory workers in Uzbekistan as they seek community and opportunity
2024
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2012The Soviet Union goes neon in these mid-century illustrations of the future
2012