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The Story of the War (and the War of the Story)
In his invasion of Ukraine, Putin has created a hero of Zelensky, and thus a key ingredient of the narrative.
Odessa, Ukrainian Hedoism… and Russia’s failure
Once downtown, my first impression is that Odessa has regained a certain pre-war joie de vivre, the one of the early 2000s. European, Turkish, Georgian, Israeli and even Belarusian tourists are already present in large numbers even this early in the season. The cafes and restaurants are full and the Ukrainian flag, blue and yellow, floats peacefully everywhere. There are no longer soldiers on the streets, roadblocks or pro-Russian graffiti. The s
THE CULT OF EVA
IIn Moscow, Cristina Kirchner celebrates Eva Perón and, in doing so, sketches her own portrait: a woman of power navigating cult of personality, populism, and Putin-style strategy. A troubling performance of a reinvented political legacy.