Europe – Page 323 – Prologue Journal

The Rochdale By-Election in England Is Chaos: What to Know

New York Times Voters are going to the polls in a district near Manchester to choose a new member of Parliament, and the leading candidate is a fedora-wearing leftist firebrand. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/29/world/europe/rochdale-by-election-george-galloway.html

René Pollesch, Provocative Force in German Theater, Dies at 61

New York Times His avant-garde work, short on character and plot but long on verbal high jinks, could be irreverent, even goofy, but it was always intellectually serious. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/29/theater/rene-pollesch-dead.html

London Police Should Not Have Hired Officer Who Killed Woman, Inquiry Finds

New York Times Troubling information about the past of the man who killed Sarah Everard in 2021, a case that shook Britain, should have prevented him from joining the force, a long-awaited report said. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/29/world/europe/sarah-everard-uk-police-inquiry.html

Putin Says Direct Western Intervention in Ukraine Risks a Nuclear Conflict

New York Times “We also have weapons that can strike targets on their territory,” Mr. Putin said in an annual speech. “Do they not understand this?” https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/29/world/europe/putin-speech-ukraine-nuclear-conflict.html

Russia Took the City. Now It’s Coming for Their Villages.

New York Times Ukrainian farmers and miners and their families who live to the west of the recently captured Avdiivka are poised to flee in the face of a Russian onslaught. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/29/world/europe/ukraine-russia-avdiivka.html

5 Convicts Familiar With Navalny’s Prison Confirm Hellish Conditions

New York Times The brutal cold, revolting food and beatings aren’t the worst part of being imprisoned at IK3, where Aleksei Navalny died. Rather, it’s being inside a system meant to break the human spirit. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/29/world/europe/navalny-prison-russia.html

In Ancient Bones, a Reminder that Northern Ireland’s Ghosts Are Never Far

New York Times When skeletal remains surfaced in Northern Ireland last year, the discovery was shaded with a discomforting question: Was this an archaeological site, or a crime scene? https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/29/world/europe/bog-body-northern-ireland.html

He’s Probably in Your House, Lurking on Your Bookshelf

New York Times The Museo Bodoniano in Parma, Italy, is a mecca for one of the world’s most enduring, and ubiquitous, typefaces. Meet Giambattista Bodoni, the “prince of typography.” https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/29/books/bodoni-museum-typeface.html

Thursday Briefing

New York Times U.N. warns of dire food shortages in Gaza. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/29/briefing/gaza-famine-macron-nato-soldier.html

In Britain, Shockwaves From Israel-Hamas War Are Jolting Domestic Politics

New York Times The United States and several European nations have been caught up in toxic debates that have altered election campaigns and led to eruptions of inflammatory language over the conflict. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/29/world/europe/israel-hamas-war-uk-parliament.html