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Letter from Ukraine

Ukrainian writer Andrey Kurkov - author of Death and the Penguin - gives a personal account of daily life in war-torn Ukraine.

Radio 4,8 episodes

Episodes

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The day the world changed
Ukrainian writer Andrey Kurkov reflects on the tumultuous events of the last few days.
04 Mar 2022,14 mins
A country in search of safety
Ukrainian writer Andrey Kurkov gives a personal account of daily life in war-torn Ukraine.
11 Mar 2022,14 mins
A cold spring
Ukrainian writer Andrey Kurkov gives a personal account of daily life in war-torn Ukraine.
18 Mar 2022,14 mins
Displaced Lives
Ukrainian writer Andrey Kurkov gives a personal account of daily life in war-torn Ukraine.
25 Mar 2022,14 mins
Bees and Books
Ukrainian writer Andrey Kurkov gives a personal account of daily life in war-torn Ukraine.
01 Apr 2022,14 mins
About the war and 'dead' books
Ukrainian writer Andrey Kurkov gives a personal account of daily life in war-torn Ukraine.
08 Apr 2022,14 mins
I always thought I was born after the war, not before
Ukrainian writer Andrey Kurkov gives a personal account of daily life in war-torn Ukraine.
15 Apr 2022,14 mins
A Tale of Rooster Tosha and the War
Ukrainian writer Andrey Kurkov gives a personal account of daily life in war-torn Ukraine.
22 Apr 2022,14 mins