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Charlie Hebdo’s last supper? Religions in civil societies.
Since the opening of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris on June 29, 2024, a lot of water has been spilled in the Seine, as well as a lot of ink, electronic or not, in the press of the world's major media and in various episcopal conferences in Europe and the United...
In memory of Victoria Amelina
In memory of Victoria Amelina (1 January 1986 - 1 July 2023) After the liberation of Kherson, it wasn't long before Victoria Amelina announced on her Twitter account that she was travelling there to document the Russian war crimes against Ukraine's cultural heritage....
Can one steal the soul of a nation?
Europe, Ukraine and culture It is well known that Jean Monnet (1888-1979), the father of the idea of European unification, believed that if he had to start his great project all over again, he would not begin with coal and steel, but with culture. In fact, long before...
The Peter Pan Effect
The Peter Pan Effect My grandmother had to read Peter Pan out loud to me more than thirty times. No, I understood everything the first time, I just loved the book so much - I can't even remember why. But it doesn't matter anymore. It's just that, like Peter, I seem to...
When art becomes a prize of war: the case of Scythian objects from Ukraine
It is not uncommon for armed conflicts to drag art and cultural objects into the spiral of violence: the case of the Russian attack on Ukraine is a very vivid example. At the very beginning of the war, on 24 February 2022, the Russian army captured the city of...
Can you steal the soul of a nation?
Apart from blank walls, the Russians didn't leave much behind at the Kherson Art Museum. No bombs fell here, and yet something had to be destroyed: the identity of an entire nation. You can imagine it. With a little imagination. The illuminated rooms, the paintings in...