10. Alina Zievakova - Not A Word

*To Note: ALONG THE SEAM was formerly named The Memory Generation. In this first season, you will hear Rachael use that title in the intro and outro.* --On this episode, Rachael is joined by actress Alina Zievakova who is originally from Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine but now lives in Kyiv. Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Alina has been using theater as an act of resistance and as a way to help others process their trauma and wartime experiences. Alina (who speaks 7 languages) shares with us her experiences during this period of war. She takes us  from the first day of the invasion, to her choice not to leave, to love during wartime and her hopes for the future. She also shares her experience collecting testimony from her fellow Ukrainians and working as a fixer with foreign journalists. She opens up about bearing witness to the war while struggling to survive herself, and about how she insists on sharing what she’s seen, even when her own family doesn't believe her. You can read the transcript of our conversation here.Alina featured in The Along The Seam Newsletter• I Always Wanted to Be Like Hannah Arendt--• If you’d like more from Rachael Cerrotti: subscribe to the Along The Seam newsletter• Find all the episodes at: www.alongtheseam.com