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Loss and loneliness in a contemporary Moldovan classic

by Kate Tsurkan
From the early pages of "The Summer My Mother Had Green Eyes," we are swimming in the protagonist Aleksy's grief. The story begins at a point in his late teenage years when he "hated (his mother) more than ever," and could have "killed her with a thought." She is not a source of love and strength in his life โ€” that is, the woman who gave him life โ€” but of utter repulsion and shame. Moldovan-Romanian author Tatiana ศšรฎbuleac's novel, recently translated from Romanian by Monica Cure and published
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From revolutionary to vegan farmer โ€” the wild life of Ukrainian author Volodymyr Vynnychenko

by Kate Tsurkan
Editor's Note: This story is part of the "Hidden Canon" โ€“ a special series celebrating Ukrainian classic literature and aiming to bring it to a wider international audience. The series is supported by the Ukrainian Institute. Like many intellectuals shaped by the turmoil of the early 20th century, Ukrainian author and statesman Volodymyr Vynnychenko was an idealist. He dreamed not just of political reform in Ukraine, but of a radical new path for humanity โ€” one liberated from the compromises an
๐Ÿ‘ Russian police officers guard the entrance to Penal Colony No. 2, in Pokrov, Russia, on April 6, 2021.

The Russian opposition group helping find Ukrainian civilians captured by Russia

by Kate Tsurkan
When Ukrainian citizens are captured and disappeared into Russian prisons, their families and government often have no way to reach them, let alone help. Yet, behind the scenes, a network of pro-democracy Russians โ€” some in exile, others still inside the country โ€” work alongside Ukrainian officials to make sure no one is forgotten. Since Russiaโ€™s full-scale invasion began in 2022, the Free Russia Foundationโ€™s โ€œPoshuk.Polonโ€ (โ€œSearch.Captivityโ€) project has worked to track down, document, and a

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