Borders Quote by Aleksandra Mir

“In a way I am saying the nation-state doesn't exist, borders don't exist, you can try going anywhere. It is a kind of pre-Internet consensus I always had in me.” quote by Aleksandra Mir — Download Open image

“In a way I am saying the nation-state doesn't exist, borders don't exist, you can try going anywhere. It is a kind of pre-Internet consensus I always had in me.”

Aleksandra Mir

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