Our project name is Bavovna / Бавовна. It means 'cotton' in Ukrainian. In Russian, the word for cotton is a homonym: its twin meaning is 'explosion'. In this thread we'll unpack the significance of this meme-name: its humour, its irony and and its heart-breaking relevance. 🧵
Our project name is Bavovna / Бавовна. It means 'cotton' in Ukrainian. In Russian, the word for cotton is a homonym: its twin meaning is 'explosion'. In this thread we'll unpack the significance of this meme-name: its humour, its irony and and its heart-breaking relevance. 🧵
@ADankovych "Always think that you have to fight for your freedom, and we are going to win, get back our territory, because it is unacceptable to begin a war in modern times.”