Europe – Page 152 – Prologue Journal

‘Why Trash Your Own Town?’ An English City Reckons With a Riot.

New York Times Days after an angry crowd marauded through Sunderland, people in the industrial port city are trying to make sense of what just happened. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/06/world/europe/uk-riots-sunderland.html

Can Freed Russian Dissidents Help Energize Opposition Movement?

New York Times The release of activists like Ilya Yashin gives new hope to an movement in which various groups are often at war with each other. But many have doubts. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/06/world/europe/russian-dissidents-opposition-movement.html

Southern Sardinia Beckons Visitors

New York Times As travelers discover the Mediterranean charms of this island region, with its idyllic beaches and buzzing capital, locals are hoping to avoid the crowds suffocating so many other Italian destinations. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/06/travel/southern-sardinia-tourism-cagliari-tourism.html

As Ukraine Collects Medals in Paris, Its Sports Pipeline Is in Tatters

New York Times Facilities have been battered. Coaches are in short supply. Children have moved abroad. Ukraine faces a long hard road toward rebuilding its athletic programs. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/06/world/europe/ukraine-olympics-sports-war.html

Tuesday Briefing

New York Times Here’s what you need to know. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/06/briefing/olympics-kamala-harris-stock-markets.html

Long Battle for a Ruined City Takes a Desperate Turn

New York Times Ukrainian troops are engaged in a harsh struggle for Toretsk, a strategic city in eastern Ukraine that has been under relentless assault by Russian forces. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/06/world/europe/ukraine-war-donetsk-toretsk.html

Violent U.K. Riots Pose Challenge to Keir Starmer’s New Government

New York Times The new Labour government’s strong law-and-order approach to the violence has mostly spared it from criticism, even from the Conservatives, who only recently left power. But challenges remain. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/05/world/europe/uk-riots-starmer.html

Alexander Waugh, Literary Scion of a Literary Dynasty, Dies at 60

New York Times The brother, son and grandson of famous English writers, he carved out his own space as a composer, critic, columnist and historian. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/03/books/alexander-waugh-dead.html

Lorenza de’ Medici, Who Elevated Italian Cooking, Is Dead at 97

New York Times A descendant of a storied family, she was an author, TV host and cooking school director who showed that Italian cuisine was about more than tomatoes, pizza and pasta. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/05/dining/lorenza-de-medici-dead.html

He Was Freed From a Brutal Russian Jail. Here’s Why He Wanted to Stay.

New York Times The dissident Ilya Yashin calls his release in a prisoner swap last week an ‘illegal expulsion’ by Russia that damages his ability to be heard at home. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/05/world/europe/russia-prisoner-swap-ilya-yashin.html