Good morning to readers; #Kyiv remains in #Ukrainian hands.
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Good morning to readers; #Kyiv remains in #Ukrainian hands.
Mikhail Bulgakov, a 20th Century Kyiv-born #Russian writer, is often called a genius. But nowadays Ukrainians think he talked down their people.
Myroslava and Alessandra from our team discuss if his work should be read today.
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Last year, on Andriivskiy Yzviz, one Kyiv’s most historic streets, a plaque of a man’s face was vandalized.
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Bulgakov lived to see #Kyiv become part of the Soviet Union and bore witness to the #Ukrainian independence movements in the early 20th century.
I first fell in love with Bulgakov’s writing while studying #Russian literature at university.
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Bulgakov’s writing had everything I loved in literature: it is bizarre, moving, unpretentious and funny all at once, and it was devoid of all the things I hated about #Russian literature: the somber imperial self importance that weighs down Tolstoy and Dostoevsky.
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However, since the full-scale war Bulgakov’s work has become a subject of intense controversy and those who considered his writing to be ‘free of ideology’ are now few and far between.
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Bulgakov lived to see #Kyiv become part of the Soviet Union and bore witness to the #Ukrainian independence movements in the early 20th century.
I first fell in love with Bulgakov’s writing while studying #Russian literature at university.
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Bulgakov’s writing had everything I loved in literature: it is bizarre, moving, unpretentious and funny all at once, and it was devoid of all the things I hated about #Russian literature: the somber imperial self importance that weighs down Tolstoy and Dostoevsky.
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However, since the full-scale war Bulgakov’s work has become a subject of intense controversy and those who considered his writing to be ‘free of ideology’ are now few and far between.
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To read today's issue in full, head to the link, it is free!
Follow along to stay up to date with our team and happenings on the ground in #Ukraine
The Counteroffensive with Tim Mak | Substack
A war correspondent's open notebook, reporting live from Kyiv. Human stories that illustrate what’s happening during the war in Ukraine, and elsewhere on the frontlines for democracy. Issues 3x a week! Click to read The Counteroffensive with Tim Mak, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.
(www.counteroffensive.news)
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NEWS OF THE DAY:
Good morning to readers; #Kyiv remains in #Ukrainian hands.
BREAKING NEWS: RUSSIA’S BRUTAL STRIKE ON POLTAVA: At least 41 people have been killed and 180 wounded in a ballistic missile strike on the city of Poltava in central #Ukraine according to President #Zelenskyy
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KURSK OPERATION OUTCOME UNCLEAR: Western analysts Michael Coffman and Rob Lee, in Foreign Affairs, have given their mixed assessment of the #Ukrainian army's #Kursk operation.
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HEAD OF UKRENERGO FIRED: The head of Ukraine's state grid operator Ukrenergo, Volodymyr Kudrytskyi, has been fired for failing to protect energy facilities amid intensifying #Russian attacks, Suspilne reports, citing sources in the company.
https://kyivindependent.com/ukrenergo-chief-dismissed-amid-energy-security-concerns/
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UKRAINIAN DRONES HAVE DAMAGED A RUSSIAN OIL REFINERY AGAIN: A #Moscow refinery has suspended the operation of its Euro+ unit, which produces half of the plant's capacity, after a drone attack, three sources told Reuters.
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Today’s Dog of War is a dog that Mariana saw at a rally in support of #Ukrainian prisoners of war.
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