Veronika Akopyan
Letter from Eva Pavlovna Levina-Rosengoltz to her daughter, 15.01.1950

About Eva Pavlovna Levina-Rozengolts

Eva Pavlovna Levina-Rosengoltz (1898, Vitebsk - 1975, Moscow) was a Russian and Soviet painter and graphic designer. She exhibited her works at the Moscow Painters Society exhibition and the First Belarus Art Exhibition in Minsk; in 1927-1928, she participated in exhibitions of the Rost group and the Association of the Publicly Spirited Artists in Moscow.

In 1949, she was arrested and sentenced by the Special Council of the USSR to 10 years of penal transportation, which she served in the Krasnoyarsk region. In 1949-1954 she worked at a timber felling, as a painter, made inscriptions on barges, as a sanitary worker, nurse. In 1954-1956, she worked in Karaganda as an artist-decorator of the Kazakh Drama Theatre. In 1956, she was exonerated and returned to Moscow.

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About Letters from the Silenced

Letters from the Silenced, a project by Veronika Akopyan, sheds light on activists and political prisoners from the USSR and modern Russia who have faced state repression for their civil and anti-war stances. Inspired by The Return of Names, an annual remembrance organized by the human rights group "Memorial," this project preserves stories of defiance and hope.

Through monthly comics for KIOSK, Akopyan shares powerful biographies and letters, honoring the ongoing struggle for justice and fostering solidarity against oppression.

About Veronika Akopyan

Veronika Akopyan is an illustrator and graphic designer based in Ghent, Belgium. She holds a specialist degree in Graphic Art and Illustration from the Moscow Stroganov Art and Design Academy and a master’s in Graphic Design from KASK School of Arts in Ghent (2023).

Her work, blending storytelling with visual artistry, has been exhibited internationally, from London to Tokyo, and has earned numerous awards. These include the “Image of the Book” awards (2021, 2022), the Grand Prix for Fazil Iskander illustrations (2021), and multiple honors from the American Art Awards. With a passion for storytelling and a fondness for visual expression, she crafts narratives that engage the mind and spark the imagination.