Horizon.And not be haunted by things from our past Do you ever get flashbacks of things that you have done or said in the past, and you are so embarrassed that it makes you physically cringe? Me too. ALL. THE. TIME. You can just be going about your day, when something completely random will trigger […]
1.THE DOUBLE STANDARD– They will tear you down for your decision making. Something as small as deciding to go on a night out. Yet, they will make similar decisions, proving you are not equals in the relationship…
I do not have Instagram. Yes, you read that right. A 22-year-old woman who doesn’t have Instagram. When I reveal this fact to a new friend with a set of hopeful eyes awaiting to hear the sweet words of my @ name, their expression drops, like I’m ten-headed alien from another galaxy…
Maryia Lall talks about vodka, bears, Putin and stereotypes Every time I say that I’m Russian I get a look and one of the following scenarios unfolds:1.“Oh… Have you ever met Putin?”…
Sarah Everard. She is not the first, nor will she be the last woman murdered on our streets. Her death has shocked the nation, why? Because as she walked home from her friends’ house at 9pm, talking to her boyfriend on the phone and spotted in various different CCTV footage, she still fell victim to […]
Alexandra Zhykh talks to Maryia Lall about Belarusian presidential election 2020, police brutality, fear, the “new normality” and the power of people coming together after 26 years of agonising dictatorship. Alexandra Zhykh stood at a zebra crossing late at night in the middle of Minsk, capital of Belarus, on August 10th, 2020. The light changed […]
Whose freedom is compromised by the latest bill and why we should care ‘Do you realise what that new police law thing means?’ I ask my partner one evening…
Maryia Lall talks about suicide, mental health struggles and living past it. Everyone has a secret of some sort – whether it’s stealing bubblegum from a shop or breaking their mum’s favourite vase. My biggest secret is my suicide attempt. There is this strange feeling of hopelessness and void that I still catch when remembering […]
Nature versus nurture: from ethical to political views. Maryia Lall discusses the differences and learning to love your family despite anything. ‘Do you know what was the greatest decision ever made by the Russian Empire?’ says my mum in the middle of dinner. “Hmm?” I mumble, expecting something obvious like the development of the gigantic […]
Farmers across India are protesting the Indian government’s new agricultural laws, which expose them to big corporations and imperialist greed. Linking the reforms to the death of the farmers industry in India, Unions and farmers of India are protesting the insatiability of Indian government…