Stuart WilliamsThe Shock of the Real: Two Films that Show History in the RawIs it the Netflixation of history? We’ve become increasingly accustomed to viewing historical or even recent events through the prism of…6 min read·Oct 18, 2021----
Stuart WilliamsBeyond Tarkovsky: 10 Great Soviet FilmsQuite often the appreciation of foreign literature, cinema or art is exemplified by a near obsessive focus on a handful of big names to…11 min read·Mar 29, 2021----
Stuart WilliamsKropotkinskaya — a Love Letter to a Moscow Metro StationFor many, their favourite place in Moscow could be a world famous heritage landmark — Red Square, the Bolshoi Theatre or St Basil’s…8 min read·Sep 29, 2020----
Stuart WilliamsRomania’s Saxons: A Tale of Survival in TransylvaniaTransylvania. The associations are clear but often misguided. This mountainous, thickly-forested and culturally-rich area in the heart of…10 min read·Sep 26, 2019----
Stuart WilliamsDawn Running in Istanbul — When the City is YoursIt is 4:45 am in the morning and the abusive scream of the alarm clock wrenches me out of my sleep. I dreamily contemplate the snooze…8 min read·May 30, 2019----
Stuart WilliamsExploring Istanbul, from My WindowDuring five years living in Turkey, I crossed the country in search of new experiences and insights along this extraordinary nation that…9 min read·Apr 24, 2019----
Stuart WilliamsMaria Palaiologina, Istanbul’s first symbol of globalisationIstanbul’s Kariye Museum, the former Church of St Saviour in Chora, is after the Hagia Sophia, the greatest surviving example of Byzantine…5 min read·Apr 10, 2019----
Stuart WilliamsVoyages in Turkey, told through 10 birdsI have never, sadly, been on any special bird-watching trip to Turkey. I don’t own an amazing camera and even often forget to take my…6 min read·Feb 27, 2019----
Stuart WilliamsAni: mediaeval Armenian capital on Turkey’s eastern edgeOn the afternoon of July 15, 2016, the world heritage committee of the UN’s cultural arm UNESCO made a remarkable decision. It approved…8 min read·Feb 18, 2019--1--1
Stuart WilliamsConstantinople-Paris: The triumph and tragedy of the Camondo familyTwo flights of stairs, seemingly unrelated.5 min read·Jan 22, 2019----
