Meanwhile in Ukraine
July 11, 2011
USA finances in crisis, Greece bankrupt, independence in South Soudan, a never-seen-before political impasse in Belgium.
Nothing of the kind as yours truly reports from Soroca,Moldova. In this small city on the Nistru river bank, in the twilight zone between Moldova and Ukraine, Sunday afternoon seems to be mainly spent fishing on the artificial beach, reading Bulhakov in the long summer grass, eating icecream from the alimentara shop on the town hall square and overlooking the land from the towers of the Soroca Citadel.
Time stands still here. No reminders of the globalizing world around. Even the border crossing (a floating platform between the two river banks) doesn’t operate today. Europe as I never saw it before.
(Picture: view on Ukraine from a Soroca Citadel watchtower)
