Tag: Alexander Chekmenev

  • Photographs That Show the Whimsy and Eros of Ukraine before the War

    Photographs That Show the Whimsy and Eros of Ukraine before the War

    Photographs That Show the Whimsy and Eros of Ukraine before the War In images made before the Russian invasion in 2022, three photographers preserve social memory—and witness a nation striving to define its sovereignty. via Aperture: https://aperture.org/editorial/the-photographers-who-showed-the-whimsy-and-eros-of-ukraine-before-the-war/ Working in black and white with one camera, Chekmenev took the official passport-format headshots of weary visages against…

  • Tangled Identities and Allegiances in Ukraine

    Tangled Identities and Allegiances in Ukraine

    Tangled Identities and Allegiances in Ukraine Alexander Chekmenev’s national and ethnic identities have whipsawed during the upheavals since the collapse of the Soviet Union and right through the current crisis. via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/05/15/tangled-identities-and-allegiances-in-ukraine/ Alexander Chekmenev began his mandatory military service in 1988 as a Russian citizen of the Soviet Union from eastern Ukraine’s Donbass…