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На Берлін

Na Berlin

2022

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The description provided by the artist: "Звичайно, ми всі користувалися інтернетом для здобування інформації і разом з тим чули ці оскаженілі заклики бомбити наші міста і вбивати незгодних із загрбницькою політикою Москви. Деякі з них, цілком серйозно хотіли б далі повернути назад всю Прибалтику та Кишинів і дійти до Варшави, до Берліна. Це ж їхня одвічна ідея - фікс, всіх від чогось звільняти. Від життя, від правди, від права людей і від самої людськості. Як в доказ, вони просто звільнили нас від нашої Славної "Мрії". Найбільший в світі літак був знищений, розтрошений. Той перший тиждень ми чули у вікнах звуки війни. Кулеметні черги, вибухи артелерійских канонад, мінометні обстріли і проліт над головою справжньої крилатої ракети. Ми пили каву о дев'ятій ранку, і подумали що то був важкий літак бо поруч аеропорт Жуляни. Вирішили, що це ворожий окупаційний десант. Ми помилилися, то несла смерть, ворожа ракета що влучила в будинок за чотири кілометри на вулиці Лобановського."
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"Indeed, we all relied on the internet to access information and, at the same time, were exposed to passionate calls for the bombardment of our cities and the elimination of those who opposed Moscow's policies. Some of them took this ambition quite seriously, aiming to reclaim the entire Baltic region and Chisinau, and advance all the way to Warsaw and Berlin. This represents their long-standing fixation on liberating people from various aspects of life – from the truth, from their rights, and ultimately from their humanity. As evidence of their intentions, they effectively shattered our Glorious "Dream." The world's largest aircraft lay in ruins. During that initial week, the sounds of war seeped through our windows. The machine gun fire, artillery explosions, mortar shelling, and the threatening passing of actual guided missiles overhead. At nine in the morning, we sat down for coffee and initially mistook the noise for a heavy aircraft, given the proximity of Zhuliany Airport. We presumed it was an enemy occupation landing. We were mistaken; it was death, an enemy missile that found its mark in a building four kilometers away on Lobanovsky Street."
The technique used: Diluted gouache, acrylic, ballpoint pen.
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Part of Ukrainian Art in Times of War: 2014-
Discover the art of resilience from modern Ukraine, featuring creative works that capture both the unflinching horror of invasion and the enduring beauty of the human spirit.
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Selections from Princeton’s collections of rare documents of the artistic, intellectual, social and political history of Russia, Eastern Europe and the territories of the Former Soviet Union.
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Creator of work
Харч, Олег
Language
Ukrainian
English
Geographic Origin
Ukraine
Geographic Subject
Ukraine
Subject
Arts and culture
Artists
Arts
History
Local history
Politics and government
War
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