Tracks East

Masha Borzunova meets a Russian deserter who tells how he went from being a war hero to an ostracised traitor of his country.

40 years after the Chernobyl disaster, the reactor is at risk from Russian drone attacks.

Shipwrecks in the North Sea represent a serious threat to the environment and human life.

Why does a Russian region in the far east have Yiddish as an official language? 

Nearly 20,000 Ukrainian children are thought to have been abducted and taken to Russia.

A technical feat and the pride of Ukraine, this is the story of a giant of aviation history, the Antonov AN-225 Mriya.

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How a wardrobe malfunction resulted in the creation of Youtube

“All your base are belong to us” was a baffling translation error in an early nineties video game which quickly became a long-running internet meme. But why share a meaningless sentence?

Cologne, Autumn 1944: In the bombed-out city, a small group of young people put up armed resistance against the Nazi regime

Marking the opening of the 60th edition of the Montreux Jazz Festival, RAYE invites a host of international pop stars to join her on stage for an evening of music.

Does wealth make you happy? Or maybe true wealth is having nothing at all?

Major disasters throughout history have helped to lower inequality. Is this still the case today?

Why do massive inequalities exist despite a global economy that has produced the most wealth in human history?

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The Sado river, south of Lisbon, has been transformed from a polluted area to a regenerated biodiverse habitat.

With Keir Starmer ‘s resignation, British politics is still unstable after six prime ministers in the ten years since the Brexit vote.

With geopolitical tensions and the war in Ukraine, European countries are looking to bolster their military forces. But are young people willing to take up arms?

When Pope Leo XIV spoke out against war, President Trump criticised the leader of the catholic church, which caused a backlash.