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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
Inside the great hall of the State Historical Museum in Moscow, standing in front of a huge poster showing the image of Evita with words in Cyrillic “Ева Перон послом мира” (Eva Perón – ambassador of peace), she is ready for her speech. Dressed in black, with a large rose adorning her chest, somewhat unbalancing her outfit, the widow successfully makes herself the focus of attention. After some praise uttered by the Russian Minister of Culture, she finally begins to speak.