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What classic literature knows about refugees fleeing persecution and war

  • Written by Robert F. Barsky, Professor of Humanities, and Professor of Law, Vanderbilt University
imageA Ukrainian Territorial Defense Forces member hugs a resident leaving his hometown following Russian artillery shelling in Irpin on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, March 9, 2022.AP Photo/Oleksandr Ratushniak

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