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Transcarpathia is the new Transylvania
Earlier this month I visited Transcarpathia in the Carpathian mountains of south-western Ukraine. It is surely one of Europe’s wildest and most…
Sep 12
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Julius Strauss
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In the Shadow of the Carpathians
Last week I travelled to Rakhiv, a small mountain town in south-western Ukraine nestled in the Carpathians. At first glance it was a picture of bucolic…
Sep 9
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Julius Strauss
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June 2023
On War and Journalism
Listen now (57 mins) | In conversation with Stasya Sokolova, the Russian journalist and editor, for her podcast 'Kak Pisaty.'
Jun 15
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Julius Strauss
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Spring Break
It's been nearly a month now since I returned to the wilds of Canada. Just as last year, it was my intention to continue writing this newsletter from…
Jun 8
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Julius Strauss
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Spring Break
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May 2023
Under the Russian Guns
Last month, even as preparations for a Ukrainian counter-offensive were intensifying, I visited Kupiansk, a town Kyiv took back from the Russians last…
May 10
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Julius Strauss
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April 2023
War & Wilderness
Listen now (11 mins) | I am interviewed by Deutsche Welle about my time as a war correspondent, my decision to move to the Canadian wilderness, and why…
Apr 30
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Two Weeks in Ukraine
I talk to Patrick Bishop and Saul David, historians who co-present the weekly podcast Battleground Ukraine, about what I have seen and learned after a…
Apr 24
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Julius Strauss
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Ukraine's culture wars
While the Russian and Ukrainian militaries fight bloody battles in the east of the country, in Ukraine’s major cities a quieter war is under way for its…
Apr 18
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Julius Strauss
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The Bodies Keep the Score
Lviv in western Ukraine has been spared much of the punishment meted out by the Russians to towns and cities further east. Nevertheless the sons of the…
Apr 10
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Julius Strauss
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Kyiv's Latest Battle
Two months after my last trip to Ukraine, I am back in Kyiv. Part of the aim of coming is to organise our autumn charity project, Wild Bear Vets 2023…
Apr 5
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Julius Strauss
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March 2023
A Gas Mask, a Bottle of Vodka, and a Budgerigar
The secret life of a war reporter
Mar 24
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Julius Strauss
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Transylvania: why didn't it go the way of Yugoslavia or Ukraine?
Earlier this year I revisited Transylvania, where I cut my teeth as a journalist in my early twenties. Back then the land beyond the forest looked set…
Mar 15
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Julius Strauss
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