My Armenian Friend by Andreï Makine ODESSA STORIES by ISAAC BABEL This collection of photographs portrays

This collection of photographs portrays a surreal reality: it is a document of a vanishing era

He has fallen on hard times – cut into pieces

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He gives us a new portrait of the artist as never before seen: a shy but devoted lover

This special edition of The Lockdown Lowdown seeks to capture the vastness of their experiences

My Armenian Friend by Andreï Makine ODESSA STORIES by ISAAC BABEL This collection of photographs portraysIn this inspiring story, Andre Makine looks back on a childhood friendship which changed his life. Set in 1970s Siberia, in the declining years of the Soviet Empire, My Armenian Friend offers a poignant evocation of ordinary lives as well as a window into Makine's own evolution as a writer. In an orphan school, a young Russian boy befriends Vardan, an Armenian child who, because of his mature and sensitive nature, is tormented by schoolyard bullies.