THE BLACK NIGHT CALLS MY NAME | Anna Guseva

On February 24, 2022, my homeland started the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. To understand where the roots of such widespread aggression stem from, I delve into the first decade of modern Russian history, which began in 1991 after the collapse of the USSR. This traumatic period is known as the « wild nineties». Gunfights between warring gangs, where anyone could become an accidental victim, human trafficking, and a heroin epidemic were part of everyday life. Since the beginning of the war, I have not been in Russia.