Aleksei Balabanov is one of Russia’s best known directors of the 1990s and his movies are known for capturing the essence of those turbulent years. Below is brief biography for him and several synopsis and reviews of his work, with links to watch them in the original Russian on YouTube. Balabanov’s Education and Early Work […]

Sung poetry in Poland has a long cultural and political history. These songs combine literary depth with melody, weaving together stories of history, philosophy, and social life. They have drawn on traditions from medieval bardic music to cabaret and folk music to modern jazz. The genre has also been part of resistance movements during the […]