Ask An Italian: European, National Or Regional Identity?
A reader asks what is the most important identity for us.
Italy Set Free
What would happen if Italy were sawed off from Europe, plucked from the Mediterranean, and then gently set down in the middle of the Atlantic?
Lockdown In Paradise: Lake Como
Living the lockdown on the shores of Lake Como: the testimony of a temporarily unemployed tourist guide.
Operazione Ataman: When The Cossacks Came To Friuli
The Cossack occupation of north-east Italy in 1944, known as Operazione Ataman, has eerie parallels to our present geopolitical crisis.
Ask An Italian: Secessionist Movements In Italy
A reader asks about the origin and future of secessionist movements in Italy.
Milano Centrale
Is it possible for one person to capture the wholeness of a city in a single instant?
Sardinian Nationalism Looks To Catalonia
How Sardinia's historical ties with Catalonia help explain its strong national identity.