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Anthems of Central and Eastern Europe—Interview with Csaba G. Kiss | Printed Pasts
What are the similarities and differences in the anthems of the East-Central European region? How did they develop and what types exist? Csaba G. Kiss presents the anthems of thirteen countries of the region, highlighting the similarities in our way of thinking and mentality, while at the same time initiating
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The absurd humor of political ceremonies—Interview with Nikola Mihov | Printed Pasts
Nikola Mihov is a Bulgarian artist, photographer, and curator based in Sofia. In his photobook He Breaks, He Cuts, He Spills (published by Janet 45 in 2021) we can see Todor Zhivkov, Bulgaria’s former Communist leader, doing three repetitive gestures during welcoming and opening ceremonies: breaking bread, cutting ribbons,
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Capturing the collapse of the USSR and the Dust afterward—Interview with Mariusz Forecki | Printed Pasts
Mariusz Forecki is a documentary photographer and author of several books. In his photobook titled Kurz /Пыль/Dust, he gathered photographs from his numerous travels around the former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics—in the final stage of its existence and during the formation of a new socio-political order. He
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The Magic of Odesa – Interview with Yelena Yemchuk | Printed Pasts
Yelena Yemchuk grew up in Kyiv but emigrated to the USA with her family when she was still a child. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, she had the chance to return to Ukraine, and when she first visited Odesa, she was fascinated by its atmosphere. From 2015 she
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Blessed Food and Hidden Cameras – Interview with James A. Kapaló | Printed Pasts
James A. Kapaló’s research has primarily focused on the history and experience of religious and ethnic minorities in Central and Eastern Europe. He works ethnographically with communities, archives and museum collections to explore vernacular knowledge, religious practices and local memory. He was also one of the editors of the