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Ben Mauk

Ben Mauk is a writer based in Berlin. He last wrote for the magazine about an indigenous rights movement in the Russian Caucasus. His VQR debut, “The Useful Village,” was a finalist for the 2018 National Magazine Award in Feature Writing.

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Photo by Valerie Schmidt

The Useful Village

By Ben Mauk, Photography by Valerie Schmidt, Illustrations by George Butler

Spring 2017 | Reporting

In the fall of 2015, Germany designated Sumte, population 102, as a sanctuary for nearly 800 refugees. What followed was a living experiment in the country’s principles.

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