Kunashir Island Kunashir Island Kunashir Island (; , "Kunashiri-tō"; or クナシㇽ, "Kunasir"), possibly meaning "Black Island" or "Grass Island" in Ainu, is the southernmost island of the Kuril Islands, an archipelago under Russian control, among which Kunashir Island and another three islands are claimed by Japan (see Kuril Islands dispute). It lies between the straits of Kunashir Island, Catherine, Izmena, and South Kuril. Kunashir Island is visible from the nearby Japanese island of Hokkaido, from which it is separated by the Nemuro Strait. Kunashir Island is formed by four volcanoes which were separate islands but have since joined together by low-lying areas
Carl Erik Soya from the Horserød Work Camp, Soya went to the State Ministry and slapped the National Censor Karl Eskelund across the face.” He then fled to Sweden. Soya was a prolific writer and published in a variety of forms including novels, short stories, poems, stage plays, teleplays and collections of aphorisms. Several of his works have been adapted to screen including the 1965 coming-of-age sex comedy "Sytten" ("Erik Soya's '17'") and the 1948 romantic drama "Jenny and the Soldier" which won the Bodil Award for Best Danish Film. During his life, Soya was supported by more than 20 grants and prizes.