Sister Cities: Capturing the War Experience of Croatia and Ukraine

A conversation between writer, translator, graphic artist, veteran of the Croatian War of Independence Tomica Bajsic and journalist, short story writer, veteran of the Russian-Ukrainian War Yevgeny Shybalov.

The conversation will focus on first-hand testimony in documentary and artistic form as a way to preserve the memory not only of the events and course of the war, but also - first of all - of those whose hands embody the struggle. Those who survived and those who died. Working with memory as an opportunity to influence the future, to protect it from distortion, on a personal and institutional level. The risks of the absence of such systematic work. Post-war traps associated with imposed reconciliation, which Croatia fell into, but which Ukraine can still avoid. And also how understanding the truth about the struggle of our countries against the aggressors can make us stronger together.