Eastern Europe
The Ukrainian Matchmakers Who Charge for Dates with the ‘Best, Handpicked Women'
A new wave of Ukrainian dating sites matches Western clients with local women, offering translation services and even flirting tips for as much as $3,500.
Inside the Crumbling Apartments of the Former Soviet Union
Photographer Alex Schoelcher captures the inhabitants of these brutalist relics.
These Chefs Are Showing Manchester There's More to Polish Food Than Pierogi
Lukasz Mazurek and Przemek Marcinkowski run Manchester’s only modern restaurant. Platzki serves new takes on Polish classics, including beef fillet tartare and smoked cottage cheese cakes.
Hunting for Hallucinogenic Mushrooms in Eastern Europe
Tune into VICELAND Tuesday for a new episode of 'HAMILTON'S PHARMACOPEIA' all about the psychotropic mushroom amanita muscaria.
In Search of Poland’s Post-Communist Pizza Baguette
As a kid in Poland, I grew up eating zapiekanki, a loaded cheesy baguette snack popularised by street vendors after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Heineken Could Be Banned in Hungary for Use of Red Star in Logo
The Eastern European nation hopes to eradicate the usage of communist iconography and Nazi symbology, including the swastika and the red star.
Why Putin Hates Clinton and Helped Trump Win
An expert in US-Russia relations explains how we got to where we are today.
Brexit Has Made It Even Worse to Be an Eastern European Waitress
The Eastern European girls never got a chance to do anything other than take drinks orders, which we were told to do wearing nice dresses and high heels.
Gravediggers in Hungary Held a Race to Show the Kids Gravedigging Is Cool
At a gravedigging competition in Debrecen, Hungary, the fastest two-man team dug one in an impressive 34 minutes.
The US Is Switching on an $800 Million Missile Defense System in Eastern Europe
The Kremlin says the shield's aim is to neutralize Moscow's nuclear arsenal long enough for the United States to strike Russia in the event of war. Washington denies that.
Tracing Heroin's Destructive Path from Afghan Poppy Fields to British Needles
We traveled along the heroin trafficking route from Afghanistan into Iran, Turkey, and Eastern Europe, meeting growers, addicts, and experts along the way.