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Alexei Korolyov

Property

People’s palaces

Vienna’s ‘Gemeindebau’ apartment blocks were built out of necessity but an emphasis on social cohesion and affordability means that they might now be the world’s best public housing.

  • Issue #146
  • 7 min read
People’s palaces
Culture

The truth hunters

Despite exile and threats from Myanmar's military regime, this US-educated journalist returns to report on his homeland's darkest chapters, driven by duty over career ambition.

  • Issue #142
  • 16 min read
The truth hunters
Travel and restaurants

Off the map

Sometimes a sustainable solution is on the doorstep. We start our tour of domestic success stories in Lapland, where foreign visitors are absent but Finns are strapping on skis.

  • Issue #141
  • 1 min read
Person cross-country skiing through snow-covered forest with dog on leash in Finnish Lapland
Affairs

Preparing for the worst

Whether you’re faced with an accident, a fire or a less expected natural catastrophe, it pays to have a plan. Meet the experts who are laying the groundwork to keep us safe and sound.

  • The Forecast #11
  • 5 min read
People conducting controlled burning among tall eucalyptus trees in the Australian bush with smoke and small fires visible on the ground.
Travel and restaurants

Key openings

A launch in Kuala Lumpur, an art-filled guesthouse in Geneva, and an Austrian hotelier on the up – here is our selection of intriguing new places to lay your head.

  • Issue #131
  • 8 min read
Key openings
Culture

More than Mozart

Who are the contemporary heirs to Austria’s artistic heroes? From darkly poetic films to specialist record shops, here’s a selection of distinctively Austrian cultural highlights.

  • Issue #131
  • 14 min read
A man in plaid shirt looking out over mountainous Austrian landscape with trees in foreground
Business

Fresh start

Tyrol’s capital Innsbruck is synonymous with idyllic alpine charm but its enterprising mindset makes it fertile ground for budding businesses and energetic entrepreneurs too.

  • Issue #131
  • 5 min read
Fresh start

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