📚 An installation featuring books burned during Russian attacks has been unveiled at the Frankfurt Book Fair. Displayed in a glass case are 22 books with charred pages and traces of ash. They survived a Russian attack on the “Ranok” publishing house’s automated logistics center in Kharkiv on August 1. The missile strike and resulting fire destroyed approximately 8 million books, including 620,000 school textbooks. The installation, titled Born/Burn Alive, was created by Ukrainian artist Valent

📚 An installation featuring books burned during Russian attacks has been unveiled at the Frankfurt Book Fair. Displayed in a glass case are 22 books with charred pages and traces of ash. They survived a Russian attack on the “Ranok” publishing house’s automated logistics center in Kharkiv on August 1. The missile strike and resulting fire destroyed approximately 8 million books, including 620,000 school textbooks. The installation, titled Born/Burn Alive, was created by Ukrainian artist Valentyna Veremko. The books are stacked to form a tower, while the glass case features a timeline marking 12 dates from 1626 to the present day. The timeline connects the destruction of Ukrainian books today with Russia’s centuries-long history of destroying Ukrainian culture. The installation will be on display at the Frankfurt Book Fair from October 7 to 11. 📸: “Ranok” publishing house