She dealt art to Russians… then realized a dark truth about the money.

Nika was an art dealer, working with many wealthy Russians. We examine why she abandoned the industry. And, we talk to a teacher in Zaporizhzhia about how the war affects her students.

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Last year Nika attended yet another art fair in Paris, a fairly routine part of her job as a dealer of high-value art.

This art fair would t…