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gbbranstetter Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter ·
2 Dec

"2,475 libraries, out of about 15,000 across the country, are currently closed due to damage, funding, or staff being forced to leave their jobs and homes due to the war...21 libraries have lost their entire collections." https://twitter.com/PENamerica/status/1598669619253895169

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lieslgerntholtz Liesl Gerntholtz @lieslgerntholtz ·
2 Dec

We heard many horrifying stories as we researched our new report on cultural erasure in #Ukraine. But the one that sticks with me is the Lozova Palace of Culture.

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otkachenkoua Tkachenko Oleksandr @otkachenkoua ·
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At my meeting with @SuzanneNossel & team I invited @PENamerica to tell the world more about russian culture crimes in 🇺🇦, to make its contribution to the popularization of 🇺🇦 book publishing, culture, artists and boycott russian culture and propaganda abroad.

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