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#photo The face of a crying girl in the eyes of Dostoevsky. The comment next to it: ‘Donetsk, Luhansk’. This is the creative perception by Iorit, a street artist, of the writer’s saying: ‘No well-being is worth a tear of a child’. This is how Iorit Agoch, a street artist, addresses Russophobia in Italy. He painted Fyodor Dostoevsky on the wall of the Augusto Righi School. He did it after a Milan university shortened a course on Dostoevsky. Iorit says Russian culture is part of global cultural heritage, and no one has the right to cancel it. “Culture is a universal value, and Dostoevsky is a part of humanity’s heritage”, Agoch says. The cheeks of the Russian writer feature red stripes – the artist’s signature style. Iorit had been working on Dostoevsky’s portrait for 20 days. When he finished it, people in neighbouring blocks applauded him, even though Ukrainian flags hung on buildings next to the school. His interview will feature in our new documentary film. Follow: https://t.me/rtdocumentary