On May 22, Ukrainian anthropologist and my friend Evgeny Osievsky died near Bakhmut.
He planned to go to Vanuatu in the field, to write a dissertation, but because of the Russian invasion, he ended up at the front instead. 1/7
Evgeny was a very bright and kind person and had a great sense of humor.
We called his pieces gonzo-anthropology. He began by going to Krishnaites, Scientologists, neo-pagans etc. for months, immersed himself in the community and then wrote fascinating long-reads about them. 2/7
Evgeny was also a supporter of the @SocRuch.
In this photo from 2021, we are in front of the court after winning a case against the police. We were detained at the anti-fascist rally on January 19 in memory of Markelov and Baburova and accused of violating the quarantine. 3/7
In the first weeks of the war, Evgeny was near Kyiv in the occupied territory. He described this experience in an article for @commonscomua. 4/7
commons.com.ua/en/dva-tizhni-…
Already during his service in the army, Evgeny took an interview with @AdamRutherford about genetics.
Due to the circumstances, he made a transcript of the interview in a notebook. The interview was published less than a week before Evgeny's death. 5/7
kunsht.com.ua/genu-religijno…
You can understand how Evgeny felt about serving in the army from one of his last posts on Facebook. 6/7
facebook.com/evgeniy.osievs…
A month ago, He wrote about the death of Dmitry Petrov, that after death all anthropologists return to their field, and that is why Dmitry is now walking to Rojava.
If so, I would like to believe that Evgeny is now finally going to Vanuatu. 7/7
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