Logo From President’s Website In English I use this website every day, because I listen to what has come to be called the “night address”. This is the video of a short speech that President Zelenskyy gives every night just before retiring. English captions or captions in the language of your choice can be set […]

It’s evident from the Ukrainian determination to go south, and the russians’ desperate misinformation and distraction efforts to thwart that movement, that Ukraine is planning, in the near future, to return Crimea to its rightful place as an important region of Ukraine. Why are the Ukrainians so determined to do this? The answer lies with […]

The first day of school is always a big deal in Ukraine, but especially so in wartime. The following photos are from a gallery you can view on the President of Ukraine’s website (Look for it in the Links section below). When I first went through the photos, I was inspired to write a poem, […]

Crimean Tatar flag The following short news item, from June 26, 2022, appeared on the President of Ukraine’s website, but only in Ukrainian. I have taken the time to translate it into English, because it illustrates very well why I have come to admire the Ukrainians. The points I have highlighted tell you quite a […]

Shadows of War On Stone Shadows of War Everyone in the world must do everything possible to ensure that wars leave only shadows on the stones of history and that this can only be seen in museums. Everyone in the world must respect other nations. Everyone in the world must recognize state borders. Everyone in […]

I’ve come to love the people of Ukraine. They value knowledge. They value children. They value home. They put things back together. They start again. They get things done. They endure the unendurable, They never give up. They are strong. When they are scared, They do it anyway. They are brave. They don’t start fights; […]

Click to play the State Anthem of Ukraine* Like many things Ukrainian, the State Anthem of Ukraine has an interesting and fairly long history. It begins in the autumn of 1862, when a Ukrainian poet and ethnologist, Pavlo Chubynsky, was inspired by hearing a hymn sung by students at a party in a Kyiv apartment. […]

I started making this animation on February 24, 2022, as russia* began its invasion of Ukraine. The animation of a bust of putin crumbling came from a website where you can download 3D models; I recorded part of the demonstration. Then I added the map and flag to the recording, and used the State Anthem […]

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Stands Before The Memory Wall What have we lost because of this war in Ukraine? I thought of this question on Defenders Of Ukraine Day, as Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, stood solemnly before the Memory Wall. Obviously, we have lost all those young people who died defending their country; but the […]

Have you seen the dramatic and tragic photos of Ukrainian cities damaged, and in some cases, pulverized by the Russian invasion? You can’t entirely understand the amount of damage unless you know what these cities looked like before the war. Ukraine Map Button Click on the Ukraine Map button to open an interactive map of […]