Diana Ruzova
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I loved chatting with the founder of Cinespia, John Wyatt, about 25 years of film screenings at Hollywood Forever Cemetery for the
@latimes.com
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650 movies later, Cinespia turned a Hollywood cemetery into L.A.'s summer utopia
https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/image/story/2026-05-19/interview-with-cinespia-founder-john-wyatt-celebrates-25-year-anniversary
13 days ago
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My latest conversation for
@thecreativeindependent.com
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Author Avigayl Sharp on loving the process even when it hurts – The Creative Independent
Author Avigayl Sharp discusses nailing down language, why she left social media, and the importance of humor to get to the unexpected
https://thecreativeindependent.com/people/author-avigayl-sharp-on-loving-the-process-even-when-it-hurts/?utm_source=Daily&utm_campaign=5370065498-tcidaily&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_3742c429c9-5370065498-179538672
13 days ago
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Last year I volunteered as a writing facilitator for POPS Club and The Pathfinder Network which help the families of the incarcerated through art and community. I wrote the forward for their latest anthology, a beautiful collection of young inspiring voices.
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A Secret Chord: Poetry, Stories & Art
Poetry, Stories & Art
https://bookshop.org/p/books/a-secret-chord-poetry-stories-art-the-pathfinder-and-pops-clubs/47149f1b27ce91cd
13 days ago
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Really enjoyed my conversation with
@caroclaireburke.bsky.social
for
@thecreativeindependent.com
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Author and podcaster Caro Claire Burke on reconnecting with your ambition – The Creative Independent
Author Caro Claire Burke discusses opportunity, perseverance, and the importance of having people who believe in you.
https://thecreativeindependent.com/people/author-and-podcaster-caro-claire-burke-on-reconnecting-with-your-ambition/?utm_source=Daily&utm_campaign=7a96e40a3f-tcidaily&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_3742c429c9-7a96e40a3f-179538672
about 2 months ago
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Spring Things
The poppies came and went.
https://dianaruzova.substack.com/p/spring-things
2 months ago
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A list of things that kept me going this month.
Most of them were consumed sick in bed.
https://open.substack.com/pub/dianaruzova/p/a-list-of-things-that-kept-me-going?r=432zb&utm_medium=ios&shareImageVariant=split
3 months ago
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Really enjoyed talking to filmmaker Nastasya Popov for
@thecreativeindependent.com
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Writer and director Nastasya Popov on why it’s important to keep making things – The Creative Independent
Writer and director Nastasya Popov discusses endurance in the creative process, handling rejection, and the importance of revision
https://thecreativeindependent.com/people/writer-and-director-nastasya-popov-on-why-its-important-to-keep-making-things/?utm_source=Daily&utm_campaign=2c5e2908e3-tcidaily&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_3742c429c9-2c5e2908e3-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D
4 months ago
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New Year Things
It's somehow still January.
https://open.substack.com/pub/dianaruzova/p/new-year-things?r=432zb&utm_medium=ios&shareImageVariant=overlay
4 months ago
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Roz Morris
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What do we do with our ideas?
@dianaruzova.bsky.social
on collecting, classifying, clarifying, chasing at
@dintywmoore.bsky.social
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#writinglife
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Capturing, Collecting, Collating, and Making Them Work: Prompts on How To Organize Your Free-Floating Ideas
By Diana Ruzova Ideas can feel nebulous. Free floating blobs of memory, quotes, colors, past experiences, and overheard conversations. Ideas can spark through the senses. The grating wail of a dyin…
https://brevity.wordpress.com/2026/01/26/free-floating-ideas/
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wrote about how to organize ideas for Brevity Blog
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Capturing, Collecting, Collating, and Making Them Work: Prompts on How To Organize Your Free-Floating Ideas
By Diana Ruzova Ideas can feel nebulous. Free floating blobs of memory, quotes, colors, past experiences, and overheard conversations. Ideas can spark through the senses. The grating wail of a dyin…
https://brevity.wordpress.com/2026/01/26/free-floating-ideas/#comments
4 months ago
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Check out my conversation with writer and a comedian Amy Silverberg for
@thecreativeindependent.com
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Writer and comedian Amy Silverberg on how to take the pressure off the process – The Creative Independent
Writer and comedian Amy Silverberg discusses setting small goals, managing more than one creative profession, and the value of endurance when projects take time
https://thecreativeindependent.com/people/writer-and-comedian-amy-silverberg-on-how-to-take-the-pressure-off-the-process/?utm_source=Daily&utm_campaign=e9d9aa2365-tcidaily&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_3742c429c9-e9d9aa2365-179538672
5 months ago
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The Humble Potato
by Diana Ruzova
https://open.substack.com/pub/ourallamericanstory/p/the-humble-potato?r=432zb&utm_medium=ios&shareImageVariant=overlay
5 months ago
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End of Year Things
Some things I enjoyed in November and December 2025.
https://open.substack.com/pub/dianaruzova/p/end-of-year-things?r=432zb&utm_medium=ios&shareImageVariant=overlay
5 months ago
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Brevity / Dinty W. Moore
6 months ago
Two Brevity essays have been listed among the "Notable Essays & Literary Nonfiction of 2024" in The Best American Essays 2025. Enthusiastic congratulations to
@dianaruzova.bsky.social
["The Sauna"] and
@dianezinna.bsky.social
["Astonish"]. Links below.
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Halloween Things
A Halloween mood board.
https://open.substack.com/pub/dianaruzova/p/halloween-things?r=432zb&utm_medium=ios
7 months ago
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A Month of Simple Things
This is Something-shka. “Shka” is a Russian diminutive suffix. It makes words softer, sweeter, more tender.
https://dianaruzova.substack.com/p/a-month-of-simple-things
8 months ago
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Check out my latest conversation for
@thecreativeindependent.com
with artist David Hendren. ✨
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Visual artist David Hendren on building community as an introvert – The Creative Independent
Visual artist David Hendren discusses dealing with rejection, sustaining an art practice, and working with intention
https://thecreativeindependent.com/people/visual-artist-david-hendren-on-building-community-as-an-introvert/?utm_source=Daily&utm_campaign=b0e8426a37-tcidaily&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_3742c429c9-b0e8426a37-179538672
9 months ago
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A late summer list of things that made me feel something.
This is Something-shka. “Shka” is a Russian diminutive suffix. It makes words softer, sweeter, more tender.
https://dianaruzova.substack.com/p/a-late-summer-list-of-things-that
9 months ago
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The Conversationalist
10 months ago
“Cousins have our backs. They are our built-in friends. And from an evolutionary perspective, they have a biological stake in our survival.” The next Friendship Week story is by
@dianaruzova.bsky.social
and all about how cousins can be the earliest friends for some immigrant families.
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First Friends, Once Removed
In immigrant families, sometimes your cousins can be your earliest friends.
https://conversationalist.org/2025/04/04/first-old-friends-cousins-immigrant-families-los-angeles/
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LOVE our conversation for
@thecreativeindependent.com
@aidenarata.bsky.social
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Writer and artist Aiden Arata on dealing with dread – The Creative Independent
Writer and artist Aiden Arata discusses the magic of relatability, refuting the tortured artist trope, and not writing every day.
https://thecreativeindependent.com/people/writer-and-artist-aiden-arata-on-dealing-with-dread/?utm_source=Daily&utm_campaign=be8a0ff7df-tcidaily&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_3742c429c9-be8a0ff7df-179538672
10 months ago
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Really enjoyed my conversation with writer Boris Fishman for
@thecreativeindependent.com
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Writer Boris Fishman on balancing passion and practicality – The Creative Independent
Writer Boris Fishman discusses growing up as an immigrant, artistic rituals, and keeping one foot on the ground
https://thecreativeindependent.com/people/writer-boris-fishman-on-balancing-passion-and-practicality/?utm_source=Daily&utm_campaign=baf1260b9b-tcidaily&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_3742c429c9-baf1260b9b-179538672
11 months ago
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A list of things that made me feel something this week.
This is Something-shka. “Shka” is a Russian diminutive suffix. It makes words softer, sweeter, more tender.
https://dianaruzova.substack.com/p/a-list-of-things-that-made-me-feel
11 months ago
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The Conversationalist
11 months ago
"Our cousins are our companions for all of life’s curveballs. And while sometimes, we don’t get along, like siblings, cousins share both our family secrets and genetics. They share our lives.” Story by
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First Friends, Once Removed
In immigrant families, sometimes your cousins can be your earliest friends.
https://conversationalist.org/2025/04/04/first-old-friends-cousins-immigrant-families-los-angeles/
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Check out my latest interview for
@thecreativeindependent.com
with the indelible author Alejandro Heredia.
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Writer Alejandro Heredia on making art in a world that profits off our time – The Creative Independent
Writer Alejandro Heredia discusses difference, community, and dedicating yourself to your calling
https://thecreativeindependent.com/people/writer-alejandro-heredia-on-making-art-in-a-world-that-profits-off-our-time/
11 months ago
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In print!
@latimes.com
12 months ago
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Wrote about love for the
@latimes.com
Huge thank you to
@marquesharper.bsky.social
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L.A. Affairs: I grew up on Disney princesses and fairy tales. Was I ready for my own happily ever after?
I felt weird talking to people about my engagement. I had never been happier, but I still housed the fear that getting married was an uncool thing to do.
https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2025-05-30/la-affairs-diana-ruzova-disney-princeses-was-i-ready-for-my-own-happily-ever-after
about 1 year ago
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Brevity / Dinty W. Moore
about 1 year ago
"Photos act as timestamps and notes, just waiting to reveal something new or forgotten in the primary-colored Chuck E Cheese ball pit of time." ~
@dianaruzova.bsky.social
(with a bonus Writing Exercise)
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On Photography as a Form of Note Taking
By Diana Ruzova Growing up, my parents and I would spend long Sunday afternoons on our leather sectional looking at our family photos or watching home videos from not that long ago. Be it nos…
https://brevity.wordpress.com/2025/04/14/photography-as-note-taking/
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Abigail Oswald
about 1 year ago
"I feel like making art has been simultaneously undervalued and yet cordoned off as a luxury activity." lots to think about in
@dianaruzova.bsky.social
's excellent interview with
@rosiebrand.bsky.social
in
@thecreativeindependent.com
today!
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Really enjoyed talking to
@rosiebrand.bsky.social
for
@thecreativeindependent.com
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Artist and Naturalist Rosie Brand on choosing to collaborate instead of compete – The Creative Independent
Artist and Naturalist Rosie Brand discusses the connectedness of art and nature, the struggle of the hustle, and the inspiration of community
https://thecreativeindependent.com/people/artist-and-naturalist-rosie-brand-on-choosing-to-collaborate-instead-of-compete/
about 1 year ago
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The Conversationalist
about 1 year ago
“While sometimes, we don’t get along, like siblings, cousins share both our family secrets and genetics. They share our lives.” In our latest,
@dianaruzova.bsky.social
writes about how in some immigrant families, cousins can be your earliest (and best) friends.
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First Friends, Once Removed
In immigrant families, sometimes your cousins can be your earliest friends.
https://conversationalist.org/2025/04/04/first-old-friends-cousins-immigrant-families-los-angeles/
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I wrote about cousins for
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First Friends, Once Removed
In immigrant families, sometimes your cousins can be your earliest friends.
https://conversationalist.org/2025/04/04/first-old-friends-cousins-immigrant-families-los-angeles/
about 1 year ago
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Olga Zilberbourg
about 1 year ago
Friday!! (It's not too late to register)
add a skeleton here at some point
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Pato Pato Pato
about 1 year ago
Loving how much hope vibrates in this
#interview
with
#SanFran
#collage
#artist
eryn kimura ... and the middle finger, and risographs!
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One of the best most inspiring conversations I’ve ever had!
@thecreativeindependent.com
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Artist and organizer eryn kimura on seeing everything as art – The Creative Independent
Artist and community organizer eryn kimura discusses collage as a form of time travel, resisting the doom loop, and why imagination is more important than knowledge.
https://thecreativeindependent.com/people/artist-and-organizer-eryn-kimura-on-seeing-everything-as-art/
about 1 year ago
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My 🪳cockroach essay is in this anthology by 👀@autofocusbooks.bsky.social pre-order here:
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IF I CAN BE HONEST: Selected Prose from the Four Years of Autofocus Lit (2020-2024) - Ed. Michael Wheaton — Autofocus Books
BOOK DESCRIPTION Before there was Autofocus Books, there was Autofocus Lit , an online journal dedicated to artful autobiographical writing in its various genres and forms. The online journal began...
https://autofocusbooks.com/store/p/if-i-can-be-honest?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaYoAPN7Gl-qGJ9esBD_vOZ5Gg_OVPpTpmAitcmZooYkdT2XeGG348s8DZo_aem_9mYodMG8jvIFshhgtU7UYg
about 1 year ago
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Autofocus Books
about 1 year ago
Our summer box is now available for preorder(!): Katharine Coldiron’s OUT THERE IN THE DARK, E.N Couturier’s ORGANIC MATTER, & a surprise anthology, collecting 40+ prose works from the 4 years of our online journal (RIP, 2020-2024), plus a free 4th book. Find out more at
autofocusbooks.com
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Olga Zilberbourg
about 1 year ago
Readings by, continued: Kristina Gorcheva-Newberry, Olga Livshin,
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,
@irinareyn1.bsky.social
, Ainsley Morse, Timmy Straw 3/3
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Olga Zilberbourg
about 1 year ago
Calling all LA folk!! Come to this one of a kind reading brings together Soviet-born writers as they weave together an intricate story of identity, memory, cultural intersections, immigration, and war. Hosted by the
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about 1 year ago
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Loved talking to painter Annie Pendergrast for
@bombmag.bsky.social
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BOMB Magazine | Annie Pendergrast by Diana Ruzova
Playing with color.
https://bombmagazine.org/articles/2025/01/06/annie-pendergrast-by-diana-ruzova/
over 1 year ago
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It was a pleasure to interview artist Molly Bounds for
@thecreativeindependent.com
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On trusting your own decisions
Visual artist Molly Bounds discusses the importance of play and automatic process, her struggles with decision making, and how she manages to get things done with ADHD.
https://thecreativeindependent.com/people/visual-artist-molly-bounds-on-trusting-your-own-decisions/?utm_source=Daily&utm_campaign=3f78017aa3-tcidaily&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_3742c429c9-3f78017aa3-179538672
over 1 year ago
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Brevity / Dinty W. Moore
over 1 year ago
We are happy to share our 2024 Pushcart nominations. Kinship: One Week in LA,
@amspagna.bsky.social
Mountain Milk, Shubha Venugopal Astonish, Diane Zinna The Sauna,
@dianaruzova.bsky.social
Carry Me,
@mlfaliveno.bsky.social
Transition Lenses, Jessica Petrow-Cohen
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Wrote something new for
@havehashad.com
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over 1 year ago
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Chicago Review of Books
over 1 year ago
LGBTQ+ journalist Nico Lang's (they/them) debut ethnography, AMERICAN TEENAGER, profiles eight young people in various stages of gender affirming care. Read
@dianaruzova.bsky.social
's interview with the author:
chireviewofbooks.com/2024/11/06/a...
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A Conversation with Nico Lang About "American Teenager" - Chicago Review of Books
Award-winning LGBTQ+ journalist Nico Lang (they/them) has written a debut ethnography, American Teenager (Abrams Books, October 2024), which profiles eight young people in various stages of gender aff...
https://chireviewofbooks.com/2024/11/06/a-conversation-with-nico-lang-about-american-teenager/
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My latest review for
@hyperallergic.com
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How Did We Get to a World of Hyper-Surveillance?
At the Wende Museum, contemporary art is cleverly interspersed among archival surveillance artifacts.
https://hyperallergic.com/962518/how-did-we-get-to-a-world-of-hyper-surveillance-wende-museum/
over 1 year ago
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I wrote about The Coop for
@eater.bsky.social
🍕https://la.eater.com/2024/9/19/24247366/coop-pizza-palms-culver-city-los-angeles-new-york-style?_gl=1*12bglic*_ga*MTIzNjU3OTkwMS4xNzI2MDEwMTM0*_ga_GMSWCRTSTY*MTcyNjc2NzA5OS41LjEuMTcyNjc2NzE0MS4xOC4wLjA
over 1 year ago
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Wrote about three shows currently up at Night Gallery for
@hyperallergic.com
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Three Women Artists Take Back the Landscape
Clare Woods reinterprets the genre through oil on aluminum, Coco Young shows pastel-toned pastoral scenes, and Márcia Falcão presents curvaceous figures.
https://hyperallergic.com/918704/three-women-artists-clare-woods-coco-young-marcia-falcao-take-back-the-landscape/
about 2 years ago
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Wrote about the impermanence of renting in Los Angeles for
@latimes.com
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Renting used to be a source of shame to this apartment manager’s daughter. Now it’s a knowing comfort
Los Angeles, like its residents, is impermanent, always shape-shifting, always on the verge of becoming something else.
https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/image/story/2024-05-15/notes-on-renting-and-apartment-living-in-la
about 2 years ago
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Loved talking to Katya Apekina for Full Stop.
www.full-stop.net/2024/05/14/i...
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Katya Apekina
I think of [the Russian soul] as acknowledging our suffering, our collective suffering. I think of it as a connection point with other people. Exquisite pain. I think there's also a perverse enjoyment...
https://www.full-stop.net/2024/05/14/interviews/dianar/katya-apekina/
about 2 years ago
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