Let’s just take a moment to give an update on previous hidden europe articles. Our guest contributor Nigel Roberts tackled a difficult theme when he wrote for us in issue 32. His article looked at the care available for children in Belarus with severe health issues. Ivan Agaphonov featured centre-stage in that beautiful but provocative essay, as Nigel described the life of this teenager and his family in Vetka in southeast Belarus.

Switching to an .eu domain name
We have switched the hidden europe domain name from hiddeneurope.co.uk to hiddeneurope.eu to clarify that we are based in the European Union. This change has been on the agenda for some time and it seemed a good moment now to implement ...