a Kind of Refugee
Larissa Babija newsletter from Ukraine about the sounds of explosions, and dancing between flight and fight
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24.02.2026 / Dance
February, Lviv. I went to a dance class. Solo jazz. The teacher is an old friend of mine from the Kyiv swing dance community. Now we’re both in Lviv.
Seven women in the studio, Tanya at the front. The music, the steps, flashback to the eve...
05.02.2026 / January
In luxurious Lviv, where I’ve been since Sunday morning, I’ve only experienced one power outage. It lasted 2.5 hours.
For comparison’s sake, this is the schedule for my building in Kyiv today.
You can read the chart without knowing Ukrain...
31.12.2025 / An end and a beginning
This year the mode of living every moment in a state of emergency wore itself out. We have survived, but there is no question that our foundations need attention. The “world” on our screens may be swirling, but nothing grows if you don’t te...
08.12.2025 / Surreal (state of mind) — Part 2
When you’ve been the target of murder every day and every night for the past nearly four years you don’t just suddenly drop the habitual expectation of violent attack. Even after crossing the ocean, your state of mind, body, and nervous sys...
06.12.2025 / Surreal (state of mind) — Part 1
Hello from the American suburbs. There is something comfortable and nourishing about being with your people. There are so many different ways to define who “your people” are, but the people you come from will always be the people you come f...
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is a Ukrainian-American writer and translator based in Kyiv since 2005, and the managing editor of the London Ukrainian Review.
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