Report Archive

Report, the magazine for the arts and civil society in Central and Eastern Europe, appeared in printed form from 2004 to 2009 ten times, in both English and German. Alongside interviews, portraits, statements and reports on social and political themes, the magazine provided information about events currently planned by tranzit and Kontakt. Each issue of was specially designed by visual artists.


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2004-2009 Focus: Literature

bookcover: Wieser, Lojze, Die Zunge reicht weiter als Hand, Czernin Verlag, Wien 2004 - Czernin Verlag

"Language is a Fundamental Aspect of Being Human"

The (borderline) publisher Lojze Wieser has championed small-scale and unknown literature from Austria's eastern neighbours for two decades and also founded the "Enzyklopädie des europäischen Ostens" (Encyclopedia of the European East). For Wieser communication in one's own native language is a human right that should be granted to everyone. In conversation with Antje Mayer.

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Literature: The Stolen Years

The Romanian writer Mircea Cărtăresc talks about the years of transition in his country

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portrait - Pressearchiv Buden

Language: "Reinventing the revolution"

Philosopher Boris Buden in conversation with Manuela Hötzl about Europe as a translation community

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issue_6_topstory_2 - Lubomir Typlt

"Why are not all European languages recognized as languages of the European Union?"

Slovene translator Urška P. Černe believes that, so far, "the preservation of national and regional diversity" has remained just a slogan. A commentary.

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Piran - Ljubljana.info

Instructions for a Visitor

A piece of literature by the most prominent slovenian novelist, playwright and essayist Drago Jančar.

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Miroslav Prstojevic - Miroslav Prstojevic

Reading Histories and Telling Stories, Time and Time Again …

“Each of us can tell so many fateful stories that the only thing that makes sense is to tell and to continue telling”
(Željko Ivanković, Serbian writer 1968–1995)

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Barbie - Mattel

Kill the Barbie

And now listen carefully. The best part of a party is the moment when it's over. You go out, the clean air makes you a bit dizzy but you manage...
A short story by the young Czech author Jaroslav Rudiš.

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Peter Zilahy, finland 2001 - Laura Lehvonen

THE LONG PATH TO NEARBY

A literary journey with the hungarian author Peter Zihaly

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Milena Oda portrait - Eva Brzaková

The Passion and the Sickness of Language

Every language has its own emotional code. Whoever can decipher the code of a foreign language can then understand the mentality and the culture of the people who use it. A literary essay.

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Marjana Gaponenko - privat, Marjana Gaponenko

Rodina. Views and Thoughts of a Young Ukrainian

It began with the notion of waste separation. Plastic with plastic, paper with paper, the remaining rubbish with the remainder of the rubbish. Then came the separation of glass. Bottles are sorted according to colour: green glass with green glass, brown with brown, white with white. When I heard about bulky waste I was both shocked and delighted at one and the same time. What self-discipline these Europeans must have and what patience!...

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