Tag: animals
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Valeria on folk heroes: part 2
Series: Valeria’s story Valeria on folk heroes: part 1 Valeria on folk heroes: part 2 Vic: Do you think that language barriers contribute to people’s decisions? Valeria: Yes, because you know, Russian propaganda works really well, and they think that- well, there are indeed some people like this. But in truth, most of Ukrainian speaking…
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Iryna and the bullet
Iryna: Okay, so back in 2022 when they still had the security checkpoint in Kharkiv train station. We were going back from Balakliia, it’s like the- it was a recently liberated area. It was probably liberated within the last couple of weeks, and you could see all these different, you know, bullets on the ground,…
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Chrystyna’s story
This interview took place whilst volunteering in a kitchen in Kyiv. Chrystyna [name changed] was born in the USSR in territory which is now Russia. Her family moved to Ukraine when she was a child, and she is solely a Ukrainian citizen. TW: This story contains references to suicide. Part two: Chrystyna on folk heroes…
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Bogdan on his time in captivity: Part 2
Part 1: Bogdan on his time in captivity: Part 1 Українською мовою: Богхан про свій час у полоні: Частина 2 B: What else is interesting from 2022 that really stuck in my memory, and now I think I probably wouldn’t do something like that again. When the road was being heavily shelled and the last…
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Dariia from Akimivka (Yakymivka)
Українською мовою: Дарія з Мелітополя Vic: What part of Ukraine are you from? Dariia: Zaporizhzhia, well, Zaporizhzhia region. Closer to…. Well, not as close to Crimea. Near Azov Sea, to be precise. Melitopol, well, maybe you know? Vic: Okay. So, during that time, I guess you had a bit of an information blackout, like you couldn’t…
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Aidan on the Bakhmut dog
This is an addendum to my previous conversation with Aidan: Aidan on Ukraine pub talk. I sent him a video of a very fat dog, and he commented it looked like the Bakhmut dog. So, I grabbed the recorder. Vic: What is the Bakhmut dog? Aidan: So there was this orange dog. He looks kind…
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Face Eater the Dog
During my 2 week interview project in Ukraine, I spoke to many many people. Unfortunately, I didn’t have my recorder running 24/7. Someone told me this anecdote when I was not recording, but I can’t for the life of me remember who. So, here is my recollection of Face Eater the dog. A volunteer was…