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Looking for Theophrastus

https://theartsdesk.com/books/laura-beatty-looking-theophrastus-review-adventures-psychobiography

This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged Aristotle, botany, Lesbos, Mytilene, Orpheus, philosophy, Sappho, Theophrastus on May 6, 2022 by Hugh Barnes.

From Our Own Correspondent

Panic in Ukraine

My report from Ukraine starts 6.40 mins into the programme

This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged foreign-fighters, georgeorwell, Homage-to-Catalonia, Ukraine, volunteer-warfare on May 2, 2022 by Hugh Barnes.

Under siege

The inside story of Ukraine’s besiegement

This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged byron, don-juan, homer, iliad, ismail, russia, siege, trojan-war, troy, Ukraine, war on April 23, 2022 by Hugh Barnes.

Special Report from Bucha

Special Report
This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged bucha, genocide, russia, Ukraine, war, war-crimes on April 9, 2022 by Hugh Barnes.

The Tablet, 9th April 2022, page 5

This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged bucha, genocide, orthodox-christianity, religion, russia, Ukraine, war on April 8, 2022 by Hugh Barnes.

The Tablet, 2nd April 2022, page 6

This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged babyn-yar, jewish, russia, Ukraine, war on March 30, 2022 by Hugh Barnes.

On the border

Interview with the excellent and eagle-eyed Andrew Connelly (of The World radio station) who spotted a copy of Homage to Catalonia sticking out my rucksack as I queued at Przemysl on the Polish-Ukraine border 01/03/22

Photo of HB and Alex Sokol by Andrew Connelly

This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged georgeorwell, homagetocatalonia, russia, Ukraine, war on March 28, 2022 by Hugh Barnes.

War in Ukraine

Ukraine lies at the heart of Europe in terms of geography, history and culture, but it is also a post-Soviet state with long-standing ties to Russia. This dual legacy is the pretext for Russia’s genocidal war, but in theory it should be a geopolitical asset. Here is a European country that, uniquely, looks both east and west.

This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged kleptocracy, politics, russia, Ukraine, war on March 25, 2022 by Hugh Barnes.

Digital Army

He didn’t look a lot like Che Guevara but he drove a diesel van from Warsaw to Lviv to pick up guns. Now it was a question of getting them out of quiet seclusion.

This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged hipsters, russia, Ukraine, war, zelensky on March 25, 2022 by Hugh Barnes.

In Kharkiv

https://www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2022/march/in-kharkiv

Drawing by John-Paul Flintoff

This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged art, kharkiv, Ukraine, war on March 16, 2022 by Hugh Barnes.

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