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You sign three loyalties, then pull the trigger - what do you do?
A celebrated Ukrainian writer signs loyalties to the system - then shoots himself; what would you do when your ideas start killing people?
You sign three loyalties, then pull the trigger - what do you do?
In this episode, we follow the life and choices of Mykola Khvylovy as he navigates war, Party pressure, and a collapsing cultural world. It lays out his origins, his literary project "Away from Moscow," and the escalating obstacles that led to a single-page note and a fatal act - what do you do when the idea you built begins destroying those around you?
Person: Mykola Khvylovy (born Mykola…
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