decolonization

I Can’t Imagine, Or Why My Relatives Cannot Become President
Neseine Toholya •
Since February 24, 2022, I have been harboring hatred inside me. Normally, I don’t wish harm on anyone, but from this date onward I began to wish all the worst on one person — President Putin. It literally ate away at me, burning holes inside and twisting my internal organs. I wanted to breathe fire […]

OPEN LETTER TO ARSENY ZHILYAEV. IN THE FOG OF HISTORY
Uladzimir Hramovich •
I’ve been re-reading your text for a while, and what I concluded is that the adverb “not,” at the beginning of your statement, doesn’t hold at all: “We do not [author’s emphasis] agree with colleagues that everything we’ve done in art for the last 8, 14, 20, or for some more than 30 years, has […]

A Monopoly on suffering, or why Belarusians have so much hatred towards other refugees
Nasta Zakharevich •
– “What do I do?” – asked a young man from Petersburg, impatiently. – What do you mean what should you do? If it’s summer – wash berries and make jam out of them; if it’s winter – drink tea with that jam. Vasily Rozanov National plans established for the next six months are usually […]