• Serbia’s Student Protests: A Generation Demanding Change

    The government’s weak response to a deadly collapse in 2024 triggered the largest protest in Serbian history. We interviewed Petar, an alumni involved in this student-led democratic movement.

  • Where Fire Meets Ice

    In Bulgaria, two ancient traditions reflect the powerful relationship between nature, Christian faith, and the human spirit: the Nestinari Fire Dance and the Ice Epiphany celebration.

  • An Overlooked Climate Solution

    “Those who contribute the least suffer the most” sums up North-South dynamics regarding global warming. Global cooperation, however, could put an end to this vicious circle.

  • Becoming one With History: Vikings at Work

    Fighting with swords and shields or learning mythology from a Nordic warrior are some of the activities one can do at Trelleborg. Who would expect “Viking” to be a job in the 21st century?

  • The Power of Participation

    Students are key to the History of the Czech Republic for a solid reason. They fought peacefully for the freedom of their country, and their legacy still lives on among a grateful Czech youth.

  • The Fortune-Teller

    Some say premonitions don’t exist. The author of this story can swear they do. Her father foresaw her vocation twenty years before she was born, so how could she not believe in magic?

  • Are you Really Lucky?

    Defining “luck” in an unequal world is complex. Bodil, who experienced the Nazi occupation, and Myroslav, who fled the war in Ukraine, tried to illustrate this dilemma, aided by knitted sweaters.

  • Tracking Down the Invisible Man

    It’s almost impossible to find traces of Heinrich Bruning’s life. He wasn’t considered worthy of going down in the annals of History, as will probably be the case for most of us, ordinary people.

  • Tales From a Tattered 20th Century Transcript

    Some documents can unexpectedly bear witness to historical events. How come Luke Darling asked for a military pension when the Irish Army didn’t even exist? And where did he get British weapons?

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