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The Ukrainian Poet and Anti-Imperialist You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
Vasily Eroshenko was a blind Ukrainian poet and writer of children’s stories. He traveled around the world teaching Esperanto, railing against imperialism, and witnessing revolutions in Russia and China.