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Support our work on Patreon: https://patreon.com/user?u=120666215 The podcast "We'll see" is finally back after a long break! In the new episode, we talked to journalist, activist and editor Yana Kuchina. Yana has cerebral palsy. She writes a lot about it and is engaged in the protection of the rights of people with disabilities. Yana is also an open lesbian and, recently, the wife of journalist Lena Kostyuchenko. We discussed what it is like to live with cerebral palsy in Russia and abroad, a wedding, romance and quarrels with Lena, and also how to live when your loved one is at war. The conversation turned out to be long, so we suggest you watch the timestamps and choose interesting fragments! 0:00 - the beginning 1:14 - life in the USA: a typical day for Yana 5:58 - "accessibility of the environment is a matter of life and death" 10:25 - will Yana return to Russia? 13:35 — When did Yana realize she was a lesbian? (and what does cerebral palsy have to do with it) 19:04 — How Lena Kostyuchenko proposed to Yana (and why Yana says "it was terrible") 25:11 — "Emigration is a lot like living with chronic pain" 27:10 — Lena Kostyuchenko's most romantic deeds 29:36 — "We started fighting only after the wedding" 34:09 — Life with cerebral palsy in Tarusa, Moscow, Germany, and the USA 36:57 — Ramps in Kazan that were turned into ice slides 40:23 — Aggressive attempts to "help" and treatment as if "subhuman" 45:46 — What do "healthy people" not value in this life? 51:06 — "if people understood that people return from war not only in coffins, but also as invalids — no one would go" 52:11 — what is it like when your loved one is at war? 57:00 — what does Yana dream about? All the most interesting here: https://t.me/novaya_europe / novayagazeta_eu / novayagazeta_eu / novayaeurope #war #russia #kostyuchenko