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22 sty 2023 · For Ukrainians, the nightingale that she is embroidering to turn into a brooch is a symbol of hope, spring and building homes, Alla explains. Once complete, she plans to sell the item through her...
The woman who has become known as Babushka Z - "grandmother" in Russian, the Z referring to the symbol often painted on armoured vehicles - is gobsmacked when the BBC shows her photos of her...
22 mar 2023 · All the three roles merge in metaphoric visual depictions of Ukraine itself making women a symbol of Ukrainian resistance. The images tend to redefine traditional female roles and emphasize women’s agency and empowerment in the times of crisis.
6 maj 2022 · The statue, of a Ukrainian peasant woman holding a Soviet flag, is of “Babushka Z” – who appeared in a video recorded by Ukrainian soldiers and has now become the unlikely latest icon of ...
27 lut 2022 · Empowering visuals rising out from the ash and rubble that the Russian invasion is instigating in Ukraine show women ushering in a promise of hope. In a time of global panic, women are spearheading the spirit of Ukrainian grit, refusing to leave their motherland and picking up arms in its defence.
22 lip 2022 · Ukraine's resistance to the Russian invasion has been fierce and full of rejuvenated national identity. Every weekend in Kyiv people line up to have national symbols tattooed, with their...
9 sie 2023 · The all-female 'Mavka' resistance group in Ukraine displays a poster in territories occupied by the Russian army which reads: 'I don't want flowers; I want my Ukraine' Image: privat....
