New East Digital Archive

Aleksandra Burshteyn

Aleksandra Burshteyn is a writer and photographer raised in Ukraine, St. Petersburg, and New York. Her work studies the art and affect of societal transitions. She is a 2016 Thomas J. Watson Fellow and co-leader of a Ukrainian reporting project funded by National Geographic.

Letter from Lake Svityaz: a buzzing holiday hub in Ukraine’s northwestern corner

Letter from Lake Svityaz: a buzzing holiday hub in Ukraine’s northwestern corner

Letter from Slavutych: a green city soaring from the ashes of Chernobyl

Letter from Slavutych: a green city soaring from the ashes of Chernobyl