Goethe is a name that should need no introduction. The preeminent thinker of his time, he mastered almost every trade that took his fancy. A capable scientist, best-selling novelist, pioneering playwright, skilful painter, competent statesmen and celebrated poet, Goethe’s intellectual record ranks alongside legacies as illustrious as Leonardo Da Vinci’s, Benjamin Franklin’s and Nicola Tesla’s.
An RA exhibit details attempts to wipe out Ukrainian culture – and what survived
The parallels between the threat to Ukrainian culture in the 1930s and today are unmistakable.
