We are at the dawn of a new cold war, hoping that it does not presage a third world war.
Ludmila Evgenyevna Ulitskaya, the multiple award-winning Russian writer, author of novels such as
Tra Corpo e anima
and
Il sogno di Jacov
, translated into multiple languages and published in Italy by the publishing house La nave di Teseo, follows with dismay the war in Ukraine.
"Russia is responsible for the situation
," the 78-year-old writer tells us over the phone from her Moscow home, carefully weighing her words.
In her tone, one can sense the apprehension of what might happen to her if she criticized Putin.
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Ludmila Evgenyevna, what do you think of the situation in Russia?
Ludmila EVGENYEVNA. -
It's a dramatic situation, and we can't predict how it will evolve tomorrow.
But we can make assumptions…
In the worst case scenario, it will turn into World War III.
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Whose fault is it ?
To my greatest regret...
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