Now there is a real threat that Russians will successfully execute another generation of Ukrainian culture – this time by missiles and bombs. For me,… - Victoria Amelina

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Now there is a real threat that Russians will successfully execute another generation of Ukrainian culture – this time by missiles and bombs.
For me, it would mean the majority of my friends get killed. For an average westerner, it would only mean never seeing their paintings, never hearing them read their poems, or never reading the novels that they have yet to write.

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About Victoria Amelina

Victoria Amelina (Ukrainian: Вікторія Амеліна, née Shalamai; 1 January 1986 – 1 July 2023) was a Ukrainian writer. She was the author of two novels and a children’s book, a winner of the Joseph Conrad Literary Award, and a European Union Prize for Literature finalist.

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Native Name: Вікторія Юріївна Амеліна
Alternative Names: Viktoria Amelina Victoria Yuriyivna Amelina Viktoriia Yuriyivna Amelina
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It's me in this picture, I'm a Ukrainian writer. I have portraits of great Ukrainian poets on my bag. I look like I should be taking pictures of books, art, and my little son. But I document Russia's war crimes and listen to the sound of shelling, not poems. Why?

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