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Writing from Ukraine that focuses on the current wars According to Dralyuk, Lyuba Yakimchuk is one of the country’s most important modern poets – “was a refugee from Donbas, from the war zone, and she has written very movingly about that experience”. Her 2016 poem Crow, Wheels highlights the apparent never-ending escalation of conflict: “When the city was destroyed, / they started fighting over the cemetery.”

According to John Self, the history of Ukrainian literature shows the nation’s tragic conflicts, its diverse population, and its unique sense of humor.

“Kalev,” directed by Ove Musting, has been chosen by a jury assembled by the Estonian Film Institute (EFI) for the Academy Award for Best International Feature. Additionally, Sander Joone’s “Sierra,” which he both wrote and directed, is a competitor in the short animation division.

Museum lovers will be introduced to three unusual museums in Lithuania. It’s worth visiting!

For the second installment of BBC Culture’s Banned Books series, Nicholas Barrett writes that Vasily Grossman’s Life and Fate painted an image of the Soviet Union during World War II that highlighted “the grand sweep of history alongside the granular detail within”.

After spending nearly two years in a “out-of-studio vortex,” most artists were unable to record properly in 2020 and the majority of 2021; 2022 is expected to be a year of new music’s “coming out.” This year, music has returned to its fuller form, introducing the public to some earworms (and candy) within pop, from Harry Styles’ long-awaited pulses around Harry’s House to Lizzo’s more assertive singing of I’m not the girl I was or used to be on the hit “About Damn Time” to Doja Cat’s tribute to Big Mama Thornton on her Elvis soundtrack offering “Vegas.”

The Latvian National Museum of Art and the Riga Bourse Art Museum are the two museums that every art enthusiast in Riga must see. Both museums’ buildings are works of art in architecture. The most significant works by Latvian painters are on display at the Latvian National Museum of Art, which has recently undergone an outstanding refurbishment and frequently holds exhibitions of contemporary art.

A 35-year-old national premiere of “The Oprah Winfrey Show” made its host one of the most well-known figures of the day.

One of the most remarkable museums in Latvia. represented by more than a hundred distinctive automobiles and a contemporary exhibition. Established in 1989, the museum underwent a complete renovation in 2016. In Riga, the Motor Museum is about a 15-minute drive from the old town.