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Society and Politics

The Mission of Anarchism in the Modern World

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On April 19, 2023, Dmitry Petrov, anti-fascist and anarchist, was killed in a battle near Bakhmut. In memory of Dmitry, we are publishing his text “The Mission of Anarchism in the Modern World”
The Mission of Anarchism in the Modern World
syg.ma in English

Syg.ma: resuming work and presenting 2022 program

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We want to provide our authors a platform for analysing what happened and finding language to comprehend the new reality
Syg.ma: resuming work and presenting 2022 program
Tashkent-Tbilisi

AAA Cargo: an interview with Solveig Suess and an online screening of her film

Documentary film essay about the New Silk Road promoted by the Chinese government that changes logistic strategies, creates new forms of migration, topography and infrastructures
AAA Cargo: an interview with Solveig Suess and an online screening of her film
Art

This is Not Our First Language

How roles are distributed in female’s duos, why do we need conflicts and can we find a common language: conversation with Dorota Gawęda, Eglė Kulbokaitė, Janna Dolgova and Uliana Bychenkova
This is Not Our First Language
Tashkent-Tbilisi

Rossen Djagalov. The Afro-Asian Writers Association and Its Literary Field

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Its history, the crises it went through, and the role of politics and aesthetics in it
Rossen Djagalov. The Afro-Asian Writers Association and Its Literary Field
Tashkent-Tbilisi

Her Right: a Public Talk with Saodat Ismailova, Marianne Kamp, and Chloé Drieu

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A public talk with Saodat Ismailova, Dr. Marianne Kamp, and Dr. Chloé Drieu, who discuss the history of women’s issue in Central Asia, the Hujum campaign, and its consequences
Her Right: a Public Talk with Saodat Ismailova, Marianne Kamp, and Chloé Drieu
Портал/Portal

Finding a Place in this World

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A conversation about experiences of working in art and institutions between Clara Laila Abid Alsstar and Johanna Gonschorek
Finding a Place in this World
Tashkent-Tbilisi

A Passage: an interview with Pejvak collective and an online screening of their film

The film explores the processes of rapid militarization and neoliberalization in Southern Armenia’s Meghri region— border territory between Armenia and Azerbaijan
A Passage: an interview with Pejvak collective and an online screening of their film
Art

Process in a residence. What is it and how to deal with it?

Process is the heart of any art residence, the reason why it was initiated. Simultaneously, process is the main challenge for a residence.
Process in a residence. What is it and how to deal with it?
Портал/Portal

The Exquisite Corpse of Modernism

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Andrey Shental on why we need the nuanced and politically engaged art critique in the multipolar world of total post-irony
The Exquisite Corpse of Modernism
Портал/Portal

Philipp Gufler's Indirect Contacts

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On how to create spaces and relationships between history, politics, and art. 18+
Philipp Gufler's Indirect Contacts
Tashkent-Tbilisi

Naira Sahakyan. Being In Between: The Socialisms of the Armenian Intellectuals and the Revolution of 1917 in Russia

Anna Pronina3.7K🔥
Dr. Naira Sahakyan reflects on Armenian intellectuals’ perception of the 1917 Revolution
Naira Sahakyan. Being In Between: The Socialisms of the Armenian Intellectuals and the Revolution of 1917 in Russia
Портал/Portal

Between Shit-Jobs and Care Work

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Alla Mitrofanova on self-organisation, cultural labor and political activism in the post-Soviet area
Between Shit-Jobs and Care Work
Портал/Portal

“I prefer culture that is resistant, that denounces grievances and encourages change”

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Interview with the activist and researcher Kerem Schamberger focusing on the role of culture within the Kurdish resistance and political organization
“I prefer culture that is resistant, that denounces grievances and encourages change”
Music and Sound

"When I started doing contemporary music, the way I listen to classical music changed a lot."

Moscow-based pianist Dmitry Batalov talks about his early musical experiences, his participation at the International Piano Competition of Orléans 2020, his thoughts about the year of 2020 and more.
"When I started doing contemporary music, the way I listen to classical music changed a lot."