Наші інші Quotes

“1941 because the Germans arrived and a sweep of the Jews began. Then the Soviet armies came and truly tortured everyone. The Ukrainian army added itself into the mix too. On April 21–22, 1944, there was a bloodbath. The Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) killed over two hundred people in one day,” Marta narrates and notes that she’s relying on figures gathered by her foundation. “They would come, set things on fire, torture, nail people to doors, and it didn’t matter if you were young or old. That’s why a portion of the Poles and Armenians were afraid to stay—because if something like that could happen once, it could happen again.”
― Olesya Yaremchuk, Our Others: Stories of Ukrainian Diversity

“Brody exchanged hands almost twenty times: 1914—the Russians 1915—the Austrians 1916—the Russians, the Austrians 1917—the Ukrainian People’s Republic 1918—the Austrians, the Ukrainian People’s Republic 1919—the Poles, the West Ukrainian People’s Republic, the Poles 1920—the Bolsheviks, the Poles 1939—the Germans, the Bolsheviks 1941—the Germans 1941–1944—the difficult years of the German occupation During World War II, a ghetto was established here.”
― Olesya Yaremchuk, Our Others: Stories of Ukrainian Diversity

“Vasyl Byku counts off on his fingers: “My great-great-grandparents were born in Moldova, my great-grandparents in Romania, my grandparents in Austria, and my parents in the Soviet Union—as was I. But my family never moved anywhere!” he laughs. Vama”
― Olesya Yaremchuk, Our Others: Stories of Ukrainian Diversity

“But we were genuinely welcomed in Ukraine. Not a single time were we told, ‘You’re a Turk, but I’m a Ukrainian.’ The people of Ukraine helped us with everything!” Jasim says loudly and confidently.”
― Olesya Yaremchuk, Our Others: Stories of Ukrainian Diversity