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Society and Politics
The Mission of Anarchism in the Modern World
On April 19, 2023, Dmitry Petrov, anti-fascist and anarchist, was killed in a battle near Bakhmut. In memory of Dmitry, we are publishing his text “The Mission of Anarchism in the Modern World”
syg.ma in English
Syg.ma: resuming work and presenting 2022 program
We want to provide our authors a platform for analysing what happened and finding language to comprehend the new reality
Tashkent-Tbilisi
AAA Cargo: an interview with Solveig Suess and an online screening of her film
Рита Соколовская5.1K🔥
Documentary film essay about the New Silk Road promoted by the Chinese government that changes logistic strategies, creates new forms of migration, topography and infrastructures
Art
This is Not Our First Language
Лига нежных4.1K🔥
How roles are distributed in female’s duos, why do we need conflicts and can we find a common language: conversation with Dorota Gawęda, Eglė Kulbokaitė, Janna Dolgova and Uliana Bychenkova
Tashkent-Tbilisi
Rossen Djagalov. The Afro-Asian Writers Association and Its Literary Field
syg.ma team5.3K🔥
Its history, the crises it went through, and the role of politics and aesthetics in it
Tashkent-Tbilisi
Her Right: a Public Talk with Saodat Ismailova, Marianne Kamp, and Chloé Drieu
Anna Pronina4K🔥
A public talk with Saodat Ismailova, Dr. Marianne Kamp, and Dr. Chloé Drieu, who discuss the history of women’s issue in Central Asia, the Hujum campaign, and its consequences
Портал/Portal
Finding a Place in this World
syg.ma team1.8K🔥
A conversation about experiences of working in art and institutions between Clara Laila Abid Alsstar and Johanna Gonschorek
Tashkent-Tbilisi
A Passage: an interview with Pejvak collective and an online screening of their film
The film explores the processes of rapid militarization and neoliberalization in Southern Armenia’s Meghri region— border territory between Armenia and Azerbaijan
Art
Process in a residence. What is it and how to deal with it?
Шишимская горка1.4K🔥
Process is the heart of any art residence, the reason why it was initiated. Simultaneously, process is the main challenge for a residence.
Портал/Portal
The Exquisite Corpse of Modernism
syg.ma team3.1K🔥
Andrey Shental on why we need the nuanced and politically engaged art critique in the multipolar world of total post-irony
Портал/Portal
Philipp Gufler's Indirect Contacts
syg.ma team3.3K🔥
On how to create spaces and relationships between history, politics, and art. 18+
Tashkent-Tbilisi
Naira Sahakyan. Being In Between: The Socialisms of the Armenian Intellectuals and the Revolution of 1917 in Russia
Anna Pronina3K🔥
Dr. Naira Sahakyan reflects on Armenian intellectuals’ perception of the 1917 Revolution
Tashkent-Tbilisi
Invisible Hand of My Father: an interview with Giorgi Gago Gagoshidze and an online screening of his film
Рита Соколовская4.3K🔥
Georgian director speaks about his work, post-Soviet political ideologies and invisible labor
Портал/Portal
Between Shit-Jobs and Care Work
syg.ma team3.5K🔥
Alla Mitrofanova on self-organisation, cultural labor and political activism in the post-Soviet area
Портал/Portal
“I prefer culture that is resistant, that denounces grievances and encourages change”
syg.ma team3.4K🔥
Interview with the activist and researcher Kerem Schamberger focusing on the role of culture within the Kurdish resistance and political organization
Music and Sound
"When I started doing contemporary music, the way I listen to classical music changed a lot."
Марат Ингельдеев2.3K🔥
Moscow-based pianist Dmitry Batalov talks about his early musical experiences, his participation at the International Piano Competition of Orléans 2020, his thoughts about the year of 2020 and more.