The artist stands in the street embroidering. A crowd of people can be seen behind her, as well as a tall church-like building. The artist wears glasses and a brown dress.

Rufina Bazlova is not afraid to surrender her art to activism. Born in Belarus, a former Soviet republic ruled by the authoritarian leader Aleksandr Lukashenko for 29 years now, Bazlova knows all too well that being apolitical is a privilege many Eastern Europeans cannot afford.  2020 was a pivotal year for Belarus, not only because […]

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