Ukraine’s clandestine book club defies Russia’s push to rewrite history
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Sat, 22 Mar 2025 19:00:56 +0200

Risking discovery and even prison, teenage readers meet in secret to discuss texts that Putins troops are trying to eraseIt must be one of the most dangerous book clubs in the world.
Before they can feel safe enough to talk about poetry and prose, 17yearold Mariika not her real name and her friends have to first ensure all the windows are shut and check there is no one lurking by the flats doors.Informants frequently report anyone studying Ukrainian in the occupied territories to the Russian secret police.
Ukrainian textbooks have been deemed extremist possession can carry a sentence of five years.
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