It’s hard to forget the morning of Feb 24, 2022 in Kyiv. The loud burst, the noise of neighbours dashing around the apartments, BBC web site with news about Russian invasion to Ukraine. After it was the endless traffic jam on the road from Kyiv with brave Ukrainian soldiers rushing in the opposite direction to […]
Category: Ukraine
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Fear of information
There were two events on the week that linked together. The first one was interview by russian showman Oskar Kuchera on YouTube channel VDud. During the interview he expressed several times the support of war and Putin’s actions.
Goodbye 2022
Finally 2022 is over. It was extremely challenging year for entire world: reckless aggression of Russia against Ukraine, skyrocketing prices, millions of refuges in Europe. World has changed forever. And, unfortunately it became more and more unpredictable and less and less safe.
War museum in Minsk
It would be very strange to live in the Planeta hotel, right across the Victory park and not to visit the Museum of War. I’ve been several times in such places in different countries but amid the Russian invasion in Ukraine the entire exhibition become extremely actual and modern.
Mobilization
I arrived to Russia on Sep 9 to apply for a German visa and complete some urgent business. And once again I underestimated Russian government. I thought it is so unpopular that Putin with his idea of stability will never cross the line.
100 days
On February 24th Russia permanently changed. 100 days ago after brutal attack of Ukraine it’s not a developing country country in terms of economical development or authoritarian one in terms of political regime. It’s now an outcast country: toxic, unpopular and yes, dangerous. It’s in line now with North Korea, Iran, Belarus and other monstrous […]
Solidarity
When I was a student me and my friends went to a rock concert. One of them was heavily drunk and very soon found himself in the conflict with other guy who had his own friends. My friend was not right and I tried to persuade the other party that my friend is too drunk […]
Crypto
This crisis seriously shaken my attitude towards financial system. Ideas that was reasonable and clear in popular books collapsed facing reality
Move to Poland
After escaping Ukraine we lived in Moldova, partly in the capital Chisinau, partly in the lovely countryside, where I had chance to use wooden oven and walk a lot among the vineyards.
War
On Feb 24 we woke up at 5.45 because of a sudden loud noise. We had a construction work nearby and at first I thought something went wrong there. But it turned out that my country decided to attack Ukraine with no reason for it.