May 9, 2007 – Natalia A.

“War – It’s not just about Victory”

I found this collage here. The text is Ukrainian. The author goes by vaenn. Please click to enlarge. Maryxmas’ journal, by the way, is one of the most important contributions to the Ukrainian blogosphere, in my not-so-humble opinion. She’s not celebrating today. She feels sorry for both “those who lived to see Victory, and thoseContinue reading ““War – It’s not just about Victory””

Remember, remember

Everyone who suffered in the Great War. On this day, my maternal great-grandmother screamed and tore at her chest in the narrow bed with the curtains drawn – her son would not return. It was embarrassing to celebrate anything. But my great-grandmother is long gone and, we hope, at peace, because even her picture inContinue reading “Remember, remember”