The life of Mikola Urban (Swiss Press Text 2025, by Maria Kafantari) - Swiss Press Award
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2025
Maria Kafantari
I met Mikola Urban, then 99, by chance in the refugee shelter in Givisiez in September 2024 and immediately realized: This man has had an incredible life. I then asked him if I could speak with him and tell his life story. This is how this three-part portrait came about.
