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LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER
“ pandemic is slowly loosening its grip , letting us make plans for the future .” These are the words I was planning to use for this spring magazine ’ s editor ’ s note . I was about to dwell on how funcharged this spring will be , with some truly exciting and remarkable events for us in store . But a few days before it was to be printed , a terrible thing happened . The war . I cannot predict what the world will be like by the time this edition is printed , but I do appeal to common sense and pray for peace !
Olga Taran , Founder , Editor-in-Chief of HelloMonaco
We have been preparing this magazine for 3 months . Hello Monaco has an international team . Russians , Ukrainians , French , Italians , Belgians , British , Canadians and Americans all working side by side . Our talented designer from Kyiv , Irina , managed to complete this spring edition ’ s layout despite the bombing . I can ’ t even dare imagine what she has had to bravely endure in the process . Our deepest gratitude , Irina , from the entire team !
Spring turned out to be rich in stories on the French Riviera ’ s architectural heritage . It all started with Ancient Rome , then the Belle Epoque , with its buildings lovingly preserved , all the way to the new achitecture changing the Principality ’ s landscape . We are happily introducing you to two talented sculptors — Frenchman Axel Lefrançais and an American of Ukrainian origin , Lina Condes . www . hellomonaco . com
For our WOW series , we were so very lucky to interview the Queen of Egypt , Fadila Farouk , who lives in the Principality with her family .
We are also continuing our designer talks with the architect Marieux van den Broek .
Our deepest sympathy goes to all the families who , for the most part , got involved in the conflict by no choice of their own . No choice at all ! Russians and Ukrainians are both victims under the circumstances , no matter which side of the barricades they find themselves behind .
I hope that the war will be stopped ! I am urging you to please let go of any xenophobic , nationalist rhetoric .
Let us try to remain reasonable for the sake of peace , in the name of our children and our future !
Sincerely Yours , Olga Taran
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