@x1heavy @BohuslavskaKate He didn’t just want grain - he wanted to get rid of the farmers who refused to join collective farms. He wanted to break the spirit of those who dared to defy him. The soldiers took everything that was food. People ate bark out of desperation.
@databreachez @FeelingAntsy @hbfryb@wartranslated The Ukrainian constitution suspends elections during martial law. Having millions of people congregate at polling stations would be incredibly dangerous in the midst of a war don’t you think?
@BlueKyp@Gerashchenko_en@StephenKing I have research papers on Ukrainian history and culture published in academic journals and was awarded a research assistantship to the Slavic Studies Department at the University of Alberta. But please, tell me more are Ukrainian history by posting a newspaper story or two…
@Brad__Johnson27 @sarahsmiles17 @BGrueskin@atrupar But you have so many mass shootings on a regular basis, there is never a break in the grieving process. I've lived in two countries with strict gun laws and you know what I never worried about? Mass shootings.
@TetyanaWrites My grandfather stowed away on a ship from Ukraine to Canada when he was 15. WWI broke out shortly after his arrival. He lies about his age and joined the army to fight in Europe. #ukrainestrong
@905WalterK@GlennHarte90@RWApodcast They banned pro-Kremlin parties, which is understandable as having the enemy ensconced in your government during a war is never a good thing.