Amos Chapple is a New Zealand-born writer and visual journalist with a particular interest in the former U.S.S.R.
After a career documenting the fringes of communist Hungarian society, photojournalist Tamas Urban is slowly releasing a wealth of images to the public that include photos capturing the violence and humanity of life inside the totalitarian prison system.
Before World War II and a communist dictatorship devastated Budapest in the 20th century, the Hungarian capital was home to several architectural treasures that now exist only in photographs.
A young Tbilisi historian has sparked national discussion after finding hundreds of photos of Georgia's turbulent 1990s.
In December 1973, a Paris publishing house began printing Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's The Gulag Archipelago. The book, which exposed the horrors of Soviet communism, has been cited as one of the reasons for the U.S.S.R.'s collapse. Solzhenitsyn's son Ignat, an acclaimed conductor, spoke with RFE/RL
Amid the ongoing war in Israel, a disputed land deal has reached crisis point after bulldozers began tearing up a contested section of Jerusalem's Armenian Quarter.
Nearly two years into an invasion with increasingly vague goals, recent photos show symbols from Russia’s Soviet past becoming increasingly mainstreamed as a rallying point for Russian troops.
Blacksmiths in the northern Armenian city of Gyumri may have their craftsmanship honored with an inscription on UNESCO’s list of Intangible Cultural Heritage in December. But unlike many fading traditions in the Caucasus, this trade is thriving.
In a village school near Yerevan, the curriculum includes the life lessons of selling food that was grown and processed on site.
In 1919, a well-armed delegation of American soldiers explored the Caucasus with an eye to establishing a U.S. mandate over the war-torn Caucasus region. Here are the photos and snippets of the fascinating reports they submitted to Washington.
Amateur photos images reveal the years-long process to demolish and remove one of the world’s largest nuclear arsenals.
Photos held in an American archive capture the pomp and ceremony of the Crimean War, while obscuring the horrors of the conflict, which broke out 170 years ago.
U.S.-made depleted uranium sabot tank rounds are on their way to Ukraine. Here is what the ammunition can do, and why it is so controversial.
A 1906-08 journey through Russia and Central Asia by French explorers was documented by a skilled photographer whose work was recently compiled by a museum in Paris.
A spiritual movement founded by an American-educated Bulgarian mystic holds its "new year" ceremony every August high in the Rila Mountains, culminating in one of the world's most spectacular rituals.
A monument to the Red Army in Sofia is being guarded around the clock by an encampment of protesters as many in Bulgaria call for its demolition.
Tens of thousands of people dressed in traditional clothing gathered around a bonfire in Bulgaria on August 19 for one of Europe's most unique cultural festivals.
The ground shook near Bosnia's Ostra Luka on August 6 as 17 bulls and their owners competed for dominance in a contest staged by ethnic Serbs in Bosnia since the 1700s.
In 2019, the pope authorized official pilgrimages to Medjugorje, the site where apparitions of the Virgin Mary were said to take place. But then the COVID-19 pandemic hit and the expected influx of Catholic pilgrims slowed to a trickle. Today, Medjugorje's is busier than ever before.
Muja, the oldest known American alligator, survived three separate bombings of Belgrade, an amputated foot, and the tragic death of his partner. Today, the gator is the star of Belgrade's storied zoo as his keepers prepare to mark the 86th anniversary of his arrival.
Volunteers for the Memorial human rights group are recording hundreds of protests that have taken place across Russia since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, as well as the often life-changing punishments meted out to those caught "discrediting" Russia's military.
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