Poverty is as misunderstood as any subject can be. At one level, it could mean no food, no clothes, bad health, and recognized inadequacy of shelters, amenities, and services.

This article explores the prolific yet tragic period of Polish critic Stanisław Brzozowski's life in Florence. Despite battling tuberculosis and financial hardship, Brzozowski produced significant ...

The radical political ideas of Jacek Kuroń, the Polish opposition leader of the 1960s and 70s - without whom Lech Wałęsa’s Solidarity would never have come into being - have been relegated to the ...

Ali Feruz is a correspondent for the Russian independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta who is currently facing deportation to Uzbekistan, where he was born — and where, according to f ...

Thrillers, literary fiction, history, memoirs and more: Here are the most popular books you saved to your reading lists. “Furious Minds,” by Laura K. Field, traces the ascendancy of hard-right ...

Finding a book like Lord of the Rings is a hard task. JRR Tolkien's legendary fantasy novels have been enchanting readers for over a century, and has inspired numerous films, TV shows, and video games ...

A Song of Ice and Fire has been solidified as a defining work of fiction over the past 27 years. George R.R. Martin’s fantasy book saga ascended into the zeitgeist through an ongoing series of ...

Berlin is buying more 120mm shells for its Leopard 2 tanks—even though such shells would make little difference in a broader war between Germany and Russia.