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painted in the traditional method, onto which she introduced transgressive details to confront religious dogma with feminist, political or humanist messages. Shachko had her first solo exhibition in Paris in May 2016.
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391:, documentary film (58 mins), written and directed by Joseph Paris, produced by La Clairière Production (France), LCP La Chaîne Parlmentaire (France) and Arte Distribution (France/Germany), 2014.
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corruption and for student rights. At this point, she met
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family. Her parents both worked in a factory and when the
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843:Femen Les féministes venues du froid
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