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Tymofiy Mylovanov

@Mylovanov

Apr 28, 2023 • 10 tweets • 6 min read • Read on X

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Russia strikes Cherkasy Oblast overnight on April 28, injuring 5: @KyivIndependent , regional governor Taburets.

Uman is a beautiful 200km south of Kyiv, far from the frontlines. It is smallish with 80K people. It has been safe throughout the war. But I guess Russia want to… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

Uman is beautiful. It is often know for its park Sofyivka. It is one of world-famous garden park art creations. It was founded in in 1976 by Polish count Potocki, when he was rebuilding Uman after a peasant uprising. Uman was a part of the Russian empire then. 2/

But it is an important place for Hasidic Jews too. Every fall, thousands of Hasidic Jews from around the world transform a central neighborhood in Uman to celebrate Rosh Hashana, the Jewish new year.3/

There are several good schools in Uman. We admit students from them every year. Many students come from a private school founded and supported by local farmers. 4/

We regularly visit the school to talk to pupils about education and possible career paths. 5/

https://twitter.com/mylovanov/status/1604220664600498176

If you remember our Christmas campaign for refugees and orphanages organized by our students, some of them were from Uman, from this private school. 6/

https://twitter.com/mylovanov/status/1604220664600498176

The driving force and finder behind the school is Andriy Dykun. We first met when I was in the office as the minister. My job was to pass the land market reform. He strongly opposed it and lobbied against it and against me. 7/

They had tractor protests and we fought on prime TV shows. By the time the reform was passed we hated each other. But since then we have become friends. 8/

Andriy and his team are patriots. The name of their wifi is Krym Nash, translated as Crimea is Ukraine (ours). Andriy also works to preorder and develop public schools. 9/

There is a beautiful hotel and private park next to Uman where my wife and I stayed many times. The woods makes us relaxed and playful.

I hate that Russians bomb out cities. 10/10

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