How well do we ever really know the people who came before us? When philosopher and writer Lea Ypi stumbled across an unexpected photograph of her grandmother online, it opened the door to a remarkable journey into family history, and into the turbulent story of twentieth-century Europe. Join her for a powerful exploration of memory, identity and the meaning of dignity in times of political upheaval. Moving between personal discovery and sweeping historical change, Ypi traces a life shaped by war, shifting borders and the rise of communism in the Balkans. As the past unfolds – from aristocratic roots to life under authoritarian rule – she asks searching questions about truth, loyalty and survival. Intimate, thought-provoking and deeply human, this talk reveals how one family’s story can illuminate the moral complexities of an age of extremes.