Tag: ghost of kyiv
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Ghost of Kyiv merchandise
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Oleh on heroes and the future
<we had been chatting prior to starting recording> Vic: So you said you believe in the Ghost of Kyiv? Oleh: I did believe. Vic: You did believe? Oleh: I did believe, like first couple of months of the war. I really thought it was a real person. But then it like became, became obvious in…
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Street interview recording 2
I — InterpreterR — Respondent *Due to strong wind noise, there may be some inaccuracies in the recording. Українська: Запис вуличного інтерв’ю 2 I: Have you heard anything about local heroes? For example, like the Ghost of Kyiv — maybe someone here who stood out or stayed in people’s memory? R: Honestly, no. I: You…
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Andrey on propaganda
Vic: What is it? Conway: It’s an ancient superstition. So if you’re giving an example of an injury that happened to someone else and you point at your own body where it happened, then you’re bringing that onto your own body, that injury. Andrey: Yes, I agree. Conway: But this is ancient. Andrey: I also…
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Mary on folk heroes
Vic: So can you tell me about Pes Patron? Mary: I’ve always loved Pes Patron. When I first came to Lviv in December of 22, there were Pes Patron posters everywhere, and I just thought it was amazing. I have young refugee friends in Berlin. I purchase Pest Patron books for them. I purchased Pes…
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Oksana on folk heroes
Oksana: Yes, so when the war started in- when there was this explosion in Dubai, in Ukraine already appeared some funny videos. Well not funny but such videos about which we have the jar of pickles, and now there is such an anecdote of story that in Dubai a woman hit the missile by the…
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Kraken soldiers on beliefs and intuition
Vic: How familiar are you with the Ghost of Kyiv? Has the story come to Kharkiv a lot? Roman: Should I answer in Ukrainian? Vic: Whatever you prefer. Roman: Personally, I don’t know the Ghost of Kyiv. Of course, I heard about him at the start of the war, even before I arrived in Ukraine.…
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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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Valeria on folk heroes: part 1
Series: Valeria’s story Valeria on folk heroes: part 1 Valeria on folk heroes: part 2 Vic: Did you ever see any Ghost of Kyiv mentions on VK? Valeria: No, I don’t think so. I think I just exited it soon enough, you know, just in the first day of war, I was like, “No, I’m…
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Ostap on premonitions
Part 1: Ostap on his experiences with Kraken Ostap: Anything could happen. There just weren’t that many people around—many had left. And, generally, a lot of people were allowed to pass, let go. Though some were simply shot in their cars right in the middle of the road. Everyone was scared, not knowing what to…
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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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Brian from New Hampshire
Brian: When I moved to Kharkiv full time, April 2024, I had brought my Springer Spaniel Annie, with me. We nicknamed her Humanitariannie, and they used to have these little billboards by the sidewalk with Patron photos warning kids about unexploded ordnance and that type of thing. So I got some great photos of my…
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Yulia on Vitalik
Previous: Yulia on a ghostly warning Українською мовою: Юлія розповідає про Віталіка Ivan: And what’s the second story? Yulia: My boyfriend — my ex-boyfriend — was supposed to go on a mission. We were constantly in touch, because I was very worried. At some point, he was called away. He left me with a fellow…