2010 Vol. 2 No.1 — Spring

The Ice Road: An Epic Journey from the Stalinist Labor Camps to Freedom
2010 Vol. 2 No.1 — Spring / Books

The Ice Road: An Epic Journey from the Stalinist Labor Camps to Freedom

With the Soviet dystopia as background, the book reads like a terror-filled adventure – all the more so because it’s non-fiction.

Jazzing Up Chopin’s Classic: Romantic Inspirations with a Twist
2010 Vol. 2 No.1 — Spring / Features / Music

Jazzing Up Chopin’s Classic: Romantic Inspirations with a Twist

Chopin starts from a simple melody and then, releasing his imagination, departs from the main theme and plays one variation after another… Part of our series of articles for the Year of Chopin – 2010.

Chopin with Cherries Review
2010 Vol. 2 No.1 — Spring / Books

Chopin with Cherries Review

Maja Trochimczyk has gathered together poems to commemorate Chopin’s 200th birthday – and they’re as inspiring as they are exhilarating.

Chopin with Cherries: A Tribute in Verse [selected poems]
2010 Vol. 2 No.1 — Spring / Poetry

Chopin with Cherries: A Tribute in Verse [selected poems]

Part of our series of articles for the Year of Chopin – 2010.

Moving Europe, Brandenburg-style
2010 Vol. 2 No.1 — Spring / Travel

Moving Europe, Brandenburg-style

Is Europe really as far as it seems to many Europeans? Not if you move it to where the Europeans are.