The mayor of Reykjavík gave a short speech and Ukrainians sung at the formal naming of Kyiv Square yesterday. The small street corner garden is a stone’s throw from the Russian embassy.
Three streets in Reykjavik will be named after Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania in honor of the nations' mutual friendships the first time any street in the Icelandic capital has been named after a country.
to capture the moment in her artwork. in an incredible feature by the washington post, they capture what motivated my mom, the yearning for freedom and the understanding of what it is like to be a refugee. i m working on ukraine trunk right now. this was an inspiration started by this little cutout from the new york times. it is a photograph of kyiv square. not a single person was smiling in that photograph. you could see the desperation and grief in these people s faces. i feel the frustrations of these people because i come from czech republic. it is quite different from ukraine, but there are certain basic political realities there that i recognize. you wish these people could be free. people could be free