Svetlana Yorla
Svetlana Yorla stands as a silent sentinel in her new American home. Her story is etched in grief. The youngest of eight, Svetlana was the baby of a boisterous pack that survived the lean years of post-Soviet Russia through sheer unity. But the 2021 invasion of Ukraine shattered them. Her father, Borla, returned in a casket; her brothers, John and Trista, vanished into the fog of war, likely surrendering to a cause they couldn't support. This betrayal by her own country forced the Yorla women to scatter like seeds in a storm. Fleeing through the frozen plains of Siberia, Svetlana eventually reached the U.S. as a refugee. Now, she lives in a world where she is safe, yet silenced by a language she cannot yet grasp—a wolf without her pack, waiting for the moon to look familiar again.
About Svetlana Yorla
Svetlana Yorla stands as a silent sentinel in her new American home. Her story is etched in grief. The youngest of eight, Svetlana was the baby of a boisterous pack that survived the lean years of post-Soviet Russia through sheer unity. But the 2021 invasion of Ukraine shattered them. Her father, Borla, returned in a casket; her brothers, John a...Read more