Reflections on a (the?) Revolution
© Julia Melnichenko (Note: I wrote the bulk of this over 2 weeks ago and it’s been festering on my computer ever since. I either forgot to post it, or wanted to tweak it a bit, which I haven’t, except for the cat/football stuff at the end.) ‘Now all this is recorded, not to show what a devil of a fellow I am…[but] all this feverish gumping from place to place would be justifiable, and indeed admirable, if each excursion, besides providing one with different decorations, did actually give one a different atmosphere.’ Evelyn Waugh, Labels I’m flattered to have received a few notes from well-wishers inquiring about my well-being in wake of current goings-on in Kyiv. A couple of you have even asked whether I’d care to weigh in my thoughts. I haven’t got that much to say, really, but for the sake of satisfying the handful of you who’ve enquired, so be it. For the most part, events on the ground haven’t really touched me that much, which is all the more m...