original exhibition examines legacy of Soviet Cold War scheme offering Africans free study – and the children they left behind. The Calvert Journal reports“When people interrogate me about my background it becomes a long explanation,” says photographer Liz Johnson Artur. I usually start by explaining how my mum is Russian, my dad is Ghanaian and I was born in Bulgaria...”Johnson Artur is one of a small population of “Russians of colour” born to Russian mothers and African or Caribbean fathers who were offered free university education in the Soviet Union during the Cold War. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com