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A picture book published in Russia last year looks at the experience of Japanese civilians who were forced to leave Karafuto, the southern half of Sakhalin, at the end of the Second World War. The subject has received little attention in Russia. The book, titled "Shard of Karafuto," follows the friendship between a Japanese girl and a Russian girl. Its story unfolds in Karafuto, the part of Sakhalin that Japan administered until its defeat in 1945.
The narrative touches on the displacement of Japanese residents after the Soviet invasion of the island in August that year. Author Elena Golovanova lives in Ravenna, northern Italy, and writes for Russian lifestyle magazines. The idea for the book began to take shape in 2021, when she returned to Russia. During a visit to a café in the central city of Tyumen, she noticed a tea bowl displayed as early twentieth-century Japanese ceramics. Curious about its presence there, she asked a staff member, who told her that such items are sometimes unearthed in Sakhalin.
The narrative touches on the displacement of Japanese residents after the Soviet invasion of the island in August that year. Author Elena Golovanova lives in Ravenna, northern Italy, and writes for Russian lifestyle magazines. The idea for the book began to take shape in 2021, when she returned to Russia. During a visit to a café in the central city of Tyumen, she noticed a tea bowl displayed as early twentieth-century Japanese ceramics. Curious about its presence there, she asked a staff member, who told her that such items are sometimes unearthed in Sakhalin.
Russian picture book revisits Japanese displacement from Sakhalin - The Mainichi
MOSCOW (Kyodo) -- A picture book published in Russia last year examines the experiences of Japanese civilians who were forced to leave Karafuto, locat
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