249. Ada Wordsworth - Moved to Kharkiv in Autumn 2022, one Month After Liberation of the Surrounding Area

GUEST: Ada Wordsworth - Writer and co-founder of charity operating in
Ukraine KHARPP
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INTRO:
Today we’ll especially be focusing on the fascinating and moving article
Ada Wordsworth wrote for Granta, entitled: The Soundscape of War.

#ukraine #ukrainewar #russia #zelensky #putin #propaganda #war
#disinformation #hybridwarfare #foreignpolicy #communism #sovietunion #ussr

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SPEAKER:
Ada Wordsworth is a writer from London with a focus on Ukraine and other
areas which have suffered under Russian imperialism, particularly
Uzbekistan. She is also the co-founder and director of KHARPP, a UK
registered charity which supports reconstruction efforts in eastern
Ukraine, particularly the Kharkiv region. She holds an undergraduate
degree from UCL in Russian Studies, and an MSt in Slavonic Studies,
specialising in Ukrainian, from Oxford University. She has been
published in Granta, the NYRB, the LRB Blog, and 1843 among other
publications.
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LINKS:
https://twitter.com/padochka
https://kharpp.substack.com/
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ARTICLES:
https://granta.com/soundscape-of-war/
https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2022/12/08/ukrainian-lessons-at-the-train-station-ada-wordsworth/
https://www.theoldie.co.uk/article/language-lessons-in-ukraine-ada-wordsworth
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