Archiving a Lost Economy: My Private Collection of Yugoslav Industrial Brands
The Unexpected Collector I never set out to become a collector. At least, not in the traditional sense. I don’t have rare coins or antique stamps. What I do have is a growing collection of everyday objects from a country that no longer exists: Yugoslavia. Old matchboxes, detergent labels, chocolate wrappers, soda bottles, notebooks, and […]
Reading Dostoevsky Between Procedures: How Literature Keeps Me Sane
Between the Scalpel and the Page There’s something strange, almost contradictory, about reading Russian literature during a surgical rotation. One minute, I’m closing an incision with practiced precision; the next, I’m in the staff lounge, nose buried in The Brothers Karamazov, pondering the meaning of free will. People often ask me how I unwind after […]