Post communism

Post communism

In 1991 the Sovjet Union collapsed and the world changed. The traces of history are still deeply felt in the eastern former communist countries in the EU but in the non Nato countries on the borders of the EU a clash of cultures is going on.

Fall down and get up

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Serbia, Obenovac, February 2018 I meet Goran Mitrovic in Obenovac, an hour drive from Belgrade. Now 57 his life coincides with the most turbulent periods...

Why did you not leave?

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Serbia February 2018 When emigrants come back to Serbia this question "why did you not leave" is not uncommon amongst the generation that grew up...

Liepaja Latvia

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August 2011 My son Peter and I arrive late at night in Liepaja after a long busride from Klaipeda (formerly called Memel in German) in...

Minsk: Sasha and Korpus kulturtsenter

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Living in Belarus Belarus, December 2017 Nearly three decades ago the Sovjet Union disintegrated, fragmenting into a multitude of states, each developing their own way. I...

Przemyśl, Weronika and Mikal

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European youth January 2016 Przemyśl is a sleepy bordertown in the east of Poland, just a few kilometers away from the Ukrainian border. The river that splits...

Frontex Ventspils Latvia

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From the Russian border to Ventspils Latvia, Ventspils, August 2012 At the age of 8, she already realised there where only two options. Do what all...