Searching for Normalcy in Ukraine Where Nothing Is Normal

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Searching for Normalcy in Ukraine Where Nothing Is Normal

KRAMATORSK, Ukraine — A Russian missile blew out the windows of the Kramatorsk Chess Club in the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine last year. The missile was aimed at the apartment building across the street; the chess club was collateral damage. Sheets of particle board now shield the kids and their teachers from the freezing weather outside and, more importantly, from the reality of living in a war-torn city. Inside the club today, everything i…