Reporter & playwright (sometimes). Find him at ionutsociu@scena9.ro.
They worked in film and television their entire lives, documenting stories of famine and war, traveling and filming throughout the former Soviet Union. On February 24, the war descended upon them.
“You cannot imagine what it’s like on the other side,” says Lili, a Ukrainian woman who entered Romania on foot with her son.
We set out through the villages lining the border, in order to see what the locals have to say about the Russian-Ukrainian crisis and to meet the Ukrainian Hutsuls in the mountainous regions of Bukovina.
Why do we close our eyes to the facts when we’re told a beautiful story about touring the world on foot, in traditional sandals?
A Frenchman with a penchant for vampires invented a university and a gold medal, with which he tricked institutions, publications, and important intellectuals.