The second year in Sofia: how St. Petersburg curator is integrated into the Bulgarian art environment and learns to accept and not rush life For many years, “Paper” published the stories of foreigners in St. Petersburg. After Russia's invasion of Ukraine, many Petersburgers became expansion to Ukraine. In this section, we talk with them about the new cultural experience, emigration lessons and longing for St. Petersburg.

The main thing about sending conscripts and conscientious objectors from Kamenka to war — what their relatives told Bumaga Since the Ukrainian army's offensive in the Kursk region began, news began to appear that conscripts from various Russian regions were taking part in the fighting. Then, men from the military unit who were unfit for service for health reasons and those who were under investigation for refusing to fight were sent to the border without warning.

“What is shown on TV is not what is really happening.” Refugee story from the Kursk region in St. Petersburg On August 12, the first refugees from the Kursk region contacted St. Petersburg volunteers. Elena is a resident of the village of Korenevo. On August 5, she was forced to flee from shelling with her husband and daughter. Now they live with acquaintances in St. Petersburg.