I rarely go to movies or plays. But yesterday I made an exception. The Théâtre de la Concorde in Paris staged the play «Christ in the Gulag». It was written by Ukrainian writer, journalist, and Ukrainian Armed Forces veteran Stanislav Aseyev. After the occupation of Donetsk, he remained in his hometown and continued to write under a pseudonym. Thanks to his publications, the world received truthful information about the people’s lives under Russian occupation. After his arrest, Stanislav was sent to the secret prison «Isolation», located on the territory of a military base. People are still being held there without any connection to the outside world. I worked with the testimonies of those who survived. We have collected extensive data on systematic torture and ill-treatment—beatings, electric shocks, suffocation, sexual violence, torture by position, removal of body parts, deprivation of water, food, sleep, medical care, etc. Stanislav spent two years in captivity under such conditions. It was in this concentration camp that he wrote a work of art on several sheets of paper. At that time, there was no guarantee that the play or its author would survive. But eight years have passed, and his words are now being heard in the center of Paris, and the author himself is taking the stage to a standing ovation from the French audience. I don't know French, so I reread the Ukrainian text before the performance. But even without words, everything was clear to me. Such is the power of the talented Denis Lavant, who this year received the Molière Award for Best Theater Actor. This play, adapted by Jules Audry, was prepared over the course of a year in collaboration with the Ukrainian Institute as part of the Ukrainian Seasons in France. If you are in Paris, I highly recommend taking advantage of this opportunity. The play «Christ in the Gulag» will be performed at the Théâtre de la Concorde for two more evenings in a row.