For Jenny, Kip and Kwesi
In memory of Ronald Ivor Phillips
With gratitude to the Arts Foundation for its support
and to John Akomfrah, and David Upshal for the
vital sparks,
and with heartfelt thanks to Tereza Brdeckova,
Trevor Carter, Grigory Chartishvili, Daria Chrin,
Sacha Dugdale, William Elliott, Masha Gessen, Henri
Jansova, Maria Kozlovskaya, Yelena Krishtof, Julia
Latynina, Milada Novakova, Martina Moravcová,
Kevin O’Flynn, Sergeant Stiina Rajala, as well as all
the others who so generously contributed their memories
and experiences … and last but not least, Radka, for
lending me her name.