On the National Children’s Day, an exhibition in memory of children killed by russian aggression was opened at one of the metro stations in Kharkiv. It was hard for me to hold back tears while reading the stories of these little angels.
But I felt… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Polina Tutunzhy. 8 y.o. 16.03.2022. Mariupol.
Hello! My name is Polina, I’m 8 years old and I have lived all my life in those city of Mariupol that the whole world has been talking about in recent months... My childhood was spent in the once bright city by the sea, and I died… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Hello everyone! My name is Margaryta, I’m from Kharkiv region. When I was killed, I was only 8 years old - I had just celebrated my birthday recently. It turned out to be the last for me. Enemy shells flew right… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Anna Sokolova. 9 y.o. 20.03.2022. Mariupol.
Hello everyone! I’m 9-year-old Anna Sokolova from Mariupol. All the time, while the russians were shelling my city, I was hiding in our house with my mother Yana. We tried to leave Mariupol twice, but the enemy stopped us twice. After… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
The unborn child of the Zamchenko family. 10.17.2022. Kyiv.
Hello! In this photo you don't see me, but my mom and dad. They are so smiling and happy on their wedding day. Mom got pregnant with me, their dream child, just a few years later. But they didn’t have time to rejoice… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Today, Ukrainians honor the memory of those who died during the #Holodomor. It was the genocide of Ukrainians, organized by the USSR in 1932-1933, the purpose of which was to suppress resistance to the communist regime and to eradicate Ukrainians as an independent nation. 1/
In 1928, the USSR announced a policy of collectivization. Private farms were transferred to the collective farm of state ownership. People were paid for their work with natural products, which weren’t enough to feed their families. 2/
This aroused the resistance of farmers, who began to leave the collective farms, taking equipment and livestock. To keep the collective farms in the hands of the state, the government of the USSR adopted a repressive decree, which is popularly known as the "Law of 5 spikelets" 3/
Under this tweet, I will be posting updates on my electricity situation.
Morning November 18th.
Electricity, heating, water are off.
November 18, 2.15 pm, electricity, heating and water turned on. I managed to take a shower and warm up, how little a person needs to feel happy for a while.
Today, on the day of the Ukrainian language, I would like to tell you some of the historical facts about the linguocide that this melodic language has experienced for many years.
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1720 — the decree of the Tsar of Muscovy, Peter I, prohibiting the printing of books in the Ukrainian language and the removal of Ukrainian texts from church books.
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1729 — the order of Peter II to rewrite all state decrees and orders from the Ukrainian language into the russian language.
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7 wounds of #Kharkiv. Part 1
The building of the administration of the Kharkiv region. The first massive missile attack by russians on this place was on 1 March. 29 people died that day. On September 28, the second attack was carried out. 1/ #KharkivWalks
The experts came to the conclusion that the building of the administration of the #Kharkiv region cannot be restored, and after the victory of Ukraine, they plan to build a new building in its place. 2/ #KharkivWalks
The administration building of the #Kharkiv region was built in 1954 on the central Svobody (Freedom) Square and it was one of the most recognizable buildings in the city. 3/ #KharkivWalks
7 wonders of #Kharkiv. Part 6
The Sviato-Uspensky (Dormition) Cathedral. This cathedral, together with The Annunciation Cathedral & The Pokrovsky Cathedral, which I wrote about earlier, form the “golden triangle” of cathedrals in Kharkiv. 1/ #KharkivWalks
📷Yuriy Shevchenko
The modern building of the cathedral was built in 1771-1777 with donations from parishioners, and the first mention of the cathedral dates back to 1657, when a wooden church was first built on this site. 2/ #KharkivWalks
The Oleksandrivska bell tower, located next to the cathedral, was built in 1844 and until 2006 was the tallest building in #Kharkiv. Its height is 89.5 meters and it is the second highest bell tower in Ukraine. 3/ #KharkivWalks
🧵Recently, I have become more followers, so I decided to briefly tell about myself.
My name is Iryna and I'm from Kharkiv 🇺🇦. Russians are destroying my hometown, so I had to leave home and go to Vinnytsia until Kharkiv will be safe again.
In June, my parents and I were in a terrible car accident. I had a broken cervical spine, a dislocation of a vertebra and a ruptured intervertebral disc. My mother had two broken legs, an arm, a hand, a nose, and she had a concussion. Luckily my dad wasn't hurt.
In July, I underwent a surgical operation, during which titanium structures were installed in front and behind the broken vertebra. My mother also had surgery on her leg and arm.