Archive - SAMIZDATA

Eastern European press increasingly under attack

Russian influence spreads throughout the region, but situation in some countries improves.

Jul 2 •

April 2024

Russia's tech brain drain in numbers

Many Russian software engineers have left the country, GitHub data shows. Where did they go, and who do Russians code with now?

Apr 17 •

January 2024

What will the world do today?

We get 24 hours a day. A new study calculates how we spend them.

Jan 25 •

October 2023

The British sitcom that swept through the Balkans

The swindler spirit that united Eastern and Western Europe

Oct 24, 2023 •

August 2023

Hoppin' around: Where to find the best beer in Eastern Europe?

Eastern Europe is not particularly known for its strong beer tradition. Has the "craft revolution" changed that?

Aug 29, 2023 •

July 2023

The best place to live in Eastern Europe

The world is more liveable than at any point in the past 15 years. What about Eastern Europe and Central Asia?

Jul 12, 2023 •

June 2023

The myth of the Russian World

"Russkiy mir" is arguably smaller than Russia itself

Jun 6, 2023 •

May 2023

What is Eastern Europe?

A somewhat meaningful answer to a somewhat meaningless question

May 1, 2023 •

April 2023

A data journalism newsletter about Eastern Europe

Apr 26, 2023 •

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