ANATOLY IVANOV / PROSE / 2023-09-27

ODESSA’S DESTRUCTION OF UNESCO HERITAGE SITES

by Anatoly IVANOV

ARCHITECTURE / POLITICS / SOCIETY / ESSAYS / OUTSIDE NEWS

As of 13 September 2023, UNESCO has verified damage to 289 cultural sites in Ukraine: 120 religious buildings, 27 museums, 109 buildings of historical and/or artistic interest, 19 monuments, 13 libraries…

In Odessa alone, a city near and dear to me from childhood and to this day:

…the list continues and grows daily on UNESCO’s website.

There’s a reason why our civilization has fewer creators than destroyers and consumers. And how each is remembered. Or forgotten as voiceless bystanders.

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