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Ukrainians find solace, identity in books amid Russia’s war

Ukrainians find solace, identity in books amid Russia’s war

by Dinara Khalilova

In downtown Kyiv, trendy bookstore cafes are bustling with people enjoying coffee, reading, working on laptops, or socializing. Remarkably, many of these establishments, such as the 1,500-square-meter Sens bookstore on Kyiv's main street, Khreshchatyk, have emerged only recently – despite Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Oleksii Erinchak, the owner

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