Author: Vera Krichevskaya

2013 WPI Fellow

Writer and producer, The New Times
Moscow, Russia


Posts by Vera Krichevskaya:

I can not understand

I’m in Austin, TX, I’m amazed, and I’m impressed. The downtown of Austin is broken up into two deeply different worlds. One world, which is luxury and wealthy is located by my left hand. I’m sitting on a high chair at the Starbucks, Congress av., downtown Austin. I...
Immigration reform: time to compromise

Immigration reform: time to compromise

During my 6 weeks trip around of the US I discovered two faultless ways to lure people to conversation. One of them is very obvious; I mean Syria, it’s very hot and fearful current affair that became dramatically important for all Americans because of they found...
Antidote

Antidote

Couple of years ago I flew the Atlantic keeping in my hands a book with 89 Hasidic Tales about Holocaust. The author of the book Yaffa Eliach, Holocaust survivor from Lithuania, devoted all her life to record memories of Jewish people who were able to survive. She...
three nights in NYC

three nights in NYC

Couple of remarks about my 3 nights in NYC, On Sunday night: The first evening right after we arrived from Minneapolis I spent in a theater. Following the NYT choice I bough a ticket for “Breakfasts with Mugabee” play. The title of the show lured me more that NYT...