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Russian alphabet 2022: Artist Andrey Bilzho reflects on war and “partial mobilization”. Part I

The latest SlovoNovo forum of Russian language and culture, which took place in Montenegro, hosted a display of the artist and cartoonist Andrey Bilzho’s newest cycle: Azbuka 2022 (The 2022 Alphabet), a manifest against the war and tyranny that spells out today's harsh reality – letter by letter. The Insider presents the first of its three installments.

А [a] Azbuka. Alphabet

Б [be] Beloye. White

Б2 [be] Bokh. God

В [ve] Vera. Faith

В 2 [ve] Voina. War

Г [ge] Golub Russkogo Mira. The Dove of Russian Peace

Д [de] Diavolskaya Dobrota. A Devilish Kindness

Д 2 [de] Depressiya. Depression

Е [ye yo] VosklitsaniyE. Exclamation. “Moscow, Kremlin, President”

Ж [zhe] Zhalost, Zhestokost. Pity, Cruelty

Ж 2 [zhe] Zhizn. Life

З [ze] Zachem? Why?

И [i] Iisus. Jesus. “Where have you been for 1989 years?”

To be continued.