Guardian Weekly

War has forced people living on the border to choose their identity

Where do you call home? I’ve travelled and lived in so many places, the question sometimes confused me. Being eastern Ukrainian doesn’t make it easy to look for your roots, either.

Two world wars, the Holodomor famine, Stalin’s red terror, the collapse of the USSR, decades of isolation from the outside world. But I know from tracing my family tree – as best I could – back to the 18th century that the place I was born into

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from Guardian Weekly

Guardian Weekly3 min read
Taking Stock
As dawn broke last Saturday, thousands gathered outside Omaha’s CHI Health Center Arena. This is a “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity”, said Larry Blivas, 70, near the front of the line. The realtor travelled from Los Angeles to see “an icon”, he said.
Guardian Weekly1 min readForeign Language Studies
Puzzles
Find the correct definition: PARISON a) offspring of equal status b) fascinator c) syllables of equal stress d) spherical mass of molten glass One short of a crowd (3) Number of letters in the number is the number (4) Entertain view of one number abo
Guardian Weekly15 min read
The World According to Jason
I AM A CONSPIRACY THEORIST. I believe that groups of people conspire secretly against our interests to line their pockets, cover their backs or achieve political goals. By this definition I suspect you are, too. We see evidence of these conspiracies

Related Books & Audiobooks