In 2010, Masha and her brother inherited her grandparents’ home in Crimea, the place of her birth. Last Spring, she traveled there and felt a tug to return and explore her roots. She has long felt the pull between lands and questioned her sense of identity- having lived in the US since the age of ten but with strong ties to Yalta and Moscow.

Masha shares with us her journey, having lived in both communist and capitalist countries. She watched as Russia transitioned between the two and the effects of these changes, such as how some were pushed to the brink of despair once they could no longer afford their homes. It is, therefore, understandable why Masha would work so hard to maintain her family home once you hear the lengths that some would go to try and take it away.

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