This week in a crossover post in The Usonian and The Cyprus Files, an interview with the accomplished Cypriot poet Stephanos Stephanides on his book-length work of poetry and memory fiction, The Wind Under My Lips—a book the engages deeply with the author’s Cypriot identity and the recent history of Cyprus.
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This week in The Cyprus Files, a recap of my lecture on the image of Limassol at the CVAR, and my recent talk on storytelling at The Cyprus Institute.
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This week in The Cyprus Files, a look at one of the more interesting Ottoman-era institutions in Nicosia—the house of the dragoman, the imperial translator.
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Only a few issues to go vis-a-vis Cyprus! Thanks for reading.
This week in The Cyprus Files, step back into antiquity and learn about the spectacular Roman floor mosaics found in Paphos, and the amazing legacy of ancient art.
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This week in The Cyprus Files, a look at the two diverging backstories behind a fascinating Eastern Orthodox saint. Check out the piece here.
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This week in The Cyprus Files—learn about three castles on Cyprus from three different eras: Byzantine, Crusader, and Renaissance.
Each castle has an intriguing cultural or historical connection—whether it be to Assassin’s Creed, the Knights Templar, or Othello!
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This week in The Cyprus Files: a look at the Akamas area and Polis Chrysochous, the “city flowing with gold.” Polis is an historic area of great beauty—and where I ran my first 5k since the pandemic began.
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How has the Russian invasion of Ukraine affected life in Cyprus? Given Russia’s long history of investment in Cyprus, the impact is substantial.
From The Cyprus Files, the sub-blog of my newsletter, here is a quick primer on the Russian-Cypriot relationship.
This week in The Usonian, a tribute to the life of Edmund Keeley, whose long literary and academic career helped create the field of Hellenic Studies at Princeton and the United States. As an alumnus of the Seeger Center for Hellenic Studies who writes about the greater Hellenic world, I am proud to have been a part of the community he fostered.
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This week in The Cyprus Files, join me on Mount Olympus for a look at the Troödos mountain range, an unlikely ski resort, and the UNESCO World Heritage-certified painted churches of Byzantine vintage.
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Harrison Blackman 