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December/January 2018/2019

A War Childhood Museum for Bosnia

“I often spoke to my friends about our wartime memories. I felt that it was something people had an urge to talk about.” 25 years after the massacre of Srebrenica, remembering is more important than ever.

Mirza Ajnadžić - July 11, 2020

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Austria, the Making of a Republic

On April 27, 1945, the Austrian Proclamation of Independence was signed and promulgated in the liberated city of Vienna. Today, Austrians celebrate 75 years of their Republic, a free, democratic and open country in the middle of Europe.

Dardis McNamee - April 27, 2020

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Bosnia and Herzegovina | A Country in Search of Itself

Bosnia and Herzegovina was severely tested in the 20th century and is still finding its way back to prosperity and internal stability.

Nedad Memić - December 10, 2019

December/January 2018/2019

Bosnians Reunite Across the Divide

Bosnians are still coming to terms with their wounds of war from a generation ago. But incredibly, they are now coming together to fight inj...

Slađana Perković - December 6, 2018

December/January 2018/2019

Bosnia and Herzegovina | What to Do in the Land of Ancestors

Nebojša Sičić - December 5, 2018

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Texting Europe | A Good Education

Denis Hadžić - December 5, 2018

December/January 2018/2019

Bosnia and Herzegovina | Facts & Timeline

Azem Kurtić - December 5, 2018

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Empire to Republic | What to Do in Poland

Katarzyna Piasecka - November 29, 2018

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Empire to Republic | Poland’s Women Take to the Streets

Two years after the first Black Protest, a new wave of Polish feminism gathers steam, raising awareness not only about abortion rights, but empowering...

Katarzyna Piasecka - November 29, 2018

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Empire to Republic | A Country on the Move

Through history’s adversity, the Polish have shown enormous resilience. Free and thriving today, their country is trying to find its place in the worl...

Wojciech Przybylski - November 14, 2018

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Empire to Republic | Texting Europe

Benjamin Wolf - November 13, 2018

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Empire to Republic | Facts

Benjamin Wolf - November 13, 2018

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Empire to Republic | The Polish Paradox

Poland wants to sit at Europe’s big table, but Poles have learned to be critical, ironic and contrarian, in defiance of politics. After turning his i...

Paweł Marczewski - November 13, 2018

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This Map Shows Everything You Need to Know About Ukraine

This month's Empire to Republic is about Ukraine. Check out the map with everything you need to now about the country.

Benjamin Wolf - August 24, 2018

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Re-Imagining Galicia

The mythic region at the edge of the Empire was once the cultural heart of Eastern Europe. Today, it is the engine of change pulling Ukraine to the We...

Mariam Shelia - August 24, 2018

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Ukraine | A Country to Explore

Vast, diverse and much closer than we might think, Ukraine is still an unknown land for many. A project by young Ukrainians aims to change that. ...

Elina Foinska - August 24, 2018

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Explore Glorious Ukraine

Europe’s second-largest country flaunts the blue of its skies and the golden fields of wheat in its flag – but Ukraine has so much more to offer. ...

Helen Ifeagwu - August 24, 2018

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A Nation on the Move

Placed firmly on the fault lines of Europe, Ukraine looks both East and West. Yet, what Ukrainians fight for is nothing less than their future. A...

Olexander Scherba - August 24, 2018

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10 Things To Do in Croatia and Slovenia

From the peaks of the Alps to the sand-stone of the Dalmatian coast, both Slovenia and Croatia have wonders small and tasty to share By Neža Luka...

Benjamin Wolf - June 30, 2018

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Trapped Courage | Slovenia and Croatia’s Shared History

Wedged between the Alps and the Adriatic Sea, Croatia and Slovenia oscillate between the desire for more togetherness and the borders in people’s mind...

Tomaž Ogris - June 30, 2018

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Ghosts of Empire | Border Pains, Bravery and Brotherhood

A borderland on the edge of cultures and empires, Croatia’s position today feels eerily like a century ago On Ban Jelačić, the central square in ...

Boris Pavelic - June 30, 2018

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Slovenia | On the Crossroads of Europe

From snowy peaks to frothing waves, for the Slovenes, transition is a state of being by Faris Kočan & Kaja Primorac The Republic of Sloven...

Metropole - June 30, 2018

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This Map Shows Everything You Need to Know About Slovenia and Croatia

By Neža Lukančič & Benjamin Wolf Click to zoom!

Neza Lukancic - June 30, 2018

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This Map Shows Everything You Need to Know About Czechia

Simona Fendrychová - June 6, 2018

Features

Texting Europe | Hungary’s Children of the Revolution

Dardis McNamee - May 30, 2018

Features

Hungary for More? This Map Shows You Everything you Need to Know

By Anastasia Gromontova & Benjamin Wolf

The Editors - May 30, 2018

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8 Things To Do In Hungary

Wedged between the peaks of the Carpathian Mountains and the rivers Tisza and Danube, Hungary is a land of wide plains, spicy paprika and fiery music....

Metropole - May 29, 2018

Features

Hungary | Europe’s Aching Heart

Hungary oscillates between notions of past grandeur and a deep longing for calm. True democracy, it seems, has no chance but to fall by the wayside. ...

János Teschler - May 29, 2018

Local Finds

Empire to Republic | A Bohemian Rhapsody: 10 Things to See & Do in Czechia

In their anthem, Czechs wistfully praise the beauty of their land. And indeed, from orchards decked in spring's array to technological prowess bustlin...

Benjamin Wolf - May 5, 2018

People

Empire to Republic | We Built this Country: The People Who Shape Czechia

It takes all types to build a Republic. We give a voice to people from different backgrounds and generations who shaped and continue to shape Czechia....

The Editors - May 5, 2018

International

Empire to Republic | Anxious 8: What Will 2018 Bring Anxious Czechs?

With a rocky history behind them, Czechs never had it so good – and they secretly know, despite all the grumbling. Czechs are a bit obsessed with yea...

Martin Ehl - May 3, 2018

Blog

Empire to Republic | Czechs and Balances: A Conversation on Czechia

Christian Cummins - May 2, 2018

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A Land Lost & Found | Czechia’s Spectacular Comeback

Czechia has experienced hard times and a spectacular comeback. In the border regions, the former Sudety, all this is magnified.

The Editors - May 2, 2018

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Discover Slovakia, the Rugged Republic

From lightning over the Tatras to the growing firs on the slopes of Kriváň Mountain, the Slovak anthem praises the rugged beauty of this country in th...

Slovak Spectator - March 30, 2018

Blog

Texting Europe | Pavol Múdry on the State of Slovakian Journalism

Two journalists, both first-hand witnesses of Slovakia’s transition from a place through the looking glass to a country at the heart of the European p...

The Editors - March 29, 2018

International

Shaken, Not Scarred | Which Slovakia Will Prevail?

The murder of journalist Ján Kuciak has shaken Slovakia out of its complacency. Here, big things often happen in years ending in “8”. ...

Michaela Terenzani - March 29, 2018

International

The Day Slovakia Was Born | An Eyewitness Remembers

An American with Slovak roots shares his memories of the day when Slovakia was born. The air was frigid on Bratislava’s Námestie SNP as the cal...

Rick Zednik - March 29, 2018

International

The Story so Far | Slovakia, a Young Republic

Bratislava, once at the center of the Empire, is now one of Europe’s youngest capitals. by James Thomson & Carmen Viragova, with Dardis McN...

The Editors - March 29, 2018

International

Is Slovakia Rerunning the Velvet Revolution? Behind the Dream of a Model EU Country, a Mafia State i...

As the largest protests since the Velvet Revolution in 1989 rock Slovakia, following the murder of investigative journalist Jan Kuciák and his fiancée...

The Editors - March 16, 2018

Local Finds

Austria | Where to go and What to do

There’s so much the “Land of Mountains, Land of Rivers” – as the anthem proclaims – has to offer. We've picked some of the loveliest spots and coolest...

Leonie Binder - March 2, 2018

People

The Different Lives That Make up Austria Today

It takes all types to build a Republic. We give a voice to people from different backgrounds and generations who shaped and continue to shape Austria....

Christopher Puhm - March 2, 2018

Blog

Texting Europe | Things about Austria That You Only Realize When You Live Abroad

Two young Austrians, one living in Brazil, with an occasional trip home, the other just back in Vienna, after extended stays in Prague, Strasbourg, Pa...

The Editors - March 2, 2018

International

Austria, a Country Reborn

As the Habsburg Empire entered the final year of the Great War, the future seemed wide open. A turbulent century followed. On a pleasant summer...

Dardis McNamee - March 2, 2018

International

100 Years Later, 10 Nations Reckon with Their Austro-Hungarian Past

For the 100th anniversary of the demise of the Habsburg Empire and the forming of new states and territories in its place, we are embarking on a y...

Benjamin Wolf - February 1, 2018