Aleksandra, known as ‘Shura’ (right), and Anna (left) are old friends from Vilnius. They’ve experienced the times when Stalin and then Brezhnev died, both of which felt like the end of the world for populations under Soviet rule. Anna has lived in different countries and now resides in Rome. She reflects on the splintering of her identity due to these changes in environments and languages.
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