Anyone who's ever visited a post-soviet country would've probably noticed some dull and depressing Eastern Bloc apartment buildings. Designed solely for one purpose—to put a roof over the heads of as ...

When it comes to Christmas decor in Lithuania, the magic doesn't stop at the front door of an apartment. Often, it spills into the hallways, where it immediately becomes everybody's business. A team ...

Reporting from Kiev, Ukraine — There’s that moment near the beginning of “The Wizard of Oz” when Dorothy’s house is swept away from the black-and-white world of Kansas and lands with a thud in Oz, a ...