This is not a story of leaving a country—it is a story of losing one. by Lara Gelya
Read on SubstackA Curious Young Woman Named Stanley Ann Dunham. by Lara Gelya
Read on SubstackFlight to Safety. by Lara Gelya
Read on SubstackThey Starved to Death Surrounded by Food They Refused to Eat. by Lara Gelya
Read on SubstackI want to share something with you that brought me comfort. by Lara Gelya
Andrea Bocelli in Tampa
Read on SubstackA masterclass in how to survive anything. by Lara Gelya
Read on SubstackBabi Yar: Remembering What Humanity Must Never Forget. by Lara Gelya
Read on SubstackNobody’s Girl left me speechless. by Lara Gelya
Read on SubstackRemembering the Gulag matters—Memory is our defense. Silence is the danger. by Lara Gelya
Read on SubstackThe Baltic Way. by Lara Gelya
Read on SubstackExchanging Ukrainian territories for Ukrainian territories. by Lara Gelya
In anticipation of the upcoming meeting in Alaska between Trump and Putin to discuss the war in Ukraine on August 15, 2025.
Read on SubstackTraveling through Hawaiian Archipelago – Island #4, Kauai by Lara Gelya
May 14-19, 2025.
Read on SubstackTraveling through Hawaiian Archipelago – Island #3, Maui by Lara Gelya
Maui, Hawaii, May 11-14, 2025
Read on SubstackTraveling through Hawaiian Archipelago – Island #2, Big Island by Lara Gelya
Big Island, Hawaii, May 9-11, 2025
Read on SubstackTraveling through Hawaiian Archipelago – Island #1, Oahu by Lara Gelya
Oahu, Hawaii, May 5-9, 2025
Read on SubstackWhen Nature Makes you Smile… by Lara Gelya
Read on SubstackTraveling to Rhode Island in December 2024. by Lara Gelya
Learning about the Gilded Age of America.
Read on SubstackOur Dog Charlie by Lara Gelya
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