Ukraine, Breaking
Dr. Laura Vanderberg
July 20, 2022

Ukraine, Breaking

Ukraine, Breaking. By Dr. Laura Vanderberg. Written the day of the initial invasion, in response to my friends and colleagues and their shared stories of…

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Independent people – Who are Ukrainians? Part XIII
Dr. Laura Vanderberg
July 9, 2022

Independent people – Who are Ukrainians? Part XIII

In this photo, Ukraine as an independent country was 10 years old. These students were 14 and 15 years old. I was teaching English as…

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Curious, hard-working, knowledge-seeking people – Who are Ukrainians? Part XIV
Dr. Laura Vanderberg
July 9, 2022

Curious, hard-working, knowledge-seeking people – Who are Ukrainians? Part XIV

This was my Summer “Music Club” in Oleksandria, Kirovoghrad Oblast (now Kropyvnytskyi), when Ukraine was 10 years old (as an independent country). I told the…

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Holodomor (Terror-Famine) – Who are Ukrainians? Part XIX
Dr. Laura Vanderberg
July 9, 2022

Holodomor (Terror-Famine) – Who are Ukrainians? Part XIX

When you educate yourself on the Holodomor (Terror-Famine) Genocide in Ukraine, you will understand why the Ukrainian tractor pulling the Russian tank symbolizes a people's…

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In food… they make a typical dumpling dish called Pelmyeni. – Who are Ukrainians? Part IX
Dr. Laura Vanderberg
July 9, 2022

In food… they make a typical dumpling dish called Pelmyeni. – Who are Ukrainians? Part IX

In food… they make a typical dumpling dish called Pelmyeni. It’s below, in the fashion of my area of central Ukraine, filled with pork, onion,…

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