The Groenings, The Simpsons and Ukraine
"The Simpsons” is the best satire of contemporary American culture. For those interested in Mennonites involved in mass culture, it is also a case...
Catherine II brought German Mennonites to Ukraine. A century later they had to immigrate...
Mennonites are a group of Anabaptist Christian communities tracing their roots to the epoch of the Reformation. The name Mennonites is derived from the excommunicated Roman Catholic chaplain Menno Simons (1496–1561) from Friesland, part of the Holy Roman...
Ukrainian women at work. As seen by John Steinbeck and Robert Capa in 1947
" Shevchenko has never been one of the best farms because its land is not of the first quality, but before the war it...
History is the reason of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Historical justice should be outcome
This article had been written before Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022 - "Ukraine's Total Recall". For those looking...
Ukrainian Special Operations Forces Dog
(Probably not, but looking cool and threatening)
John Steinbeck on Ukrainian bee farm
"We moved on to a flowered meadow where there were hundreds of beehives, and a little tent where the beekeeper lived. The air was...
Bob Dylan’s Family Ties to Odessa, Ukraine
https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/books/first/s/sounes-01highway.html
John Steinbeck depicts Ukrainians and their difference from Russians
Different looks, heartiness “Everyone had told us it would be different once we got outside of Moscow, that the sternness and the tenseness would not...
Ukrainian sabre fencer Olga Kharlan becomes a new Barbie
"In celebration of our 60th anniversary and International Women’s Day, we proudly honor #MoreRoleModels than ever from around the globe in an effort to...
