Ivan Ivanovych’s house on the Desna
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The first thing I will do when I return to Chernihiv is to put order in my yard. It must have gotten dirty there, — says Ivan Ivanovych. He is 85. The childish smile almost […]
Category: Stories of resistance
Life of a Roma activist under occupation
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Yanush Panchenko is a researcher of Roma culture and language, public activist, ethnographer and historian. He is a Roma by origin. Yanush was born in Kakhovka, Kherson region. One of those who survived the Russian […]
“It was difficult, but we held on,” — Roma activist Nelia Panchenko said about migration
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Thursday, the 24th of February, Ukrainians met with the sounds of fighter jets over their own houses. Holding their breath, everyone hoped for the best, but the city was gradually covered by a large amount […]
Roma and jazz: How a Roma jazz band keeps its front
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Pap Jazz Quartet is one of the most famous jazz bands in Ukraine and abroad. The musicians are often referred to as a phenomenon of Roma jazz music, although the musicians call themselves “Transcarpathian jazzmen”, […]
The truth is in the word: how a Roma pastor from Kharkiv helps displaced people
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Mykola Burlutskyi is a Roma activist, human rights defender and religious pastor. He has been active in defending the rights of Roma communities for several years in his native Kharkiv. He has worked a lot […]
“I realized that I can be useful”, — Roma activist Raisa Rostash about volunteering in Poland
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At dawn on the 24th of February, citizens of Ukraine found themselves in equally terrible conditions. The war did not miss a single home, and the cannons did not choose buildings by nationality. That morning, […]
The last overcoat
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The events took place in 1941 in the Roma collective farm of Loli Chergin. The Nazi regime was increasingly advancing on the territory of Eastern Europe, starting bloody battles one after another. At the same […]
Speech of the minister of culture and information policy of Ukraine on the European Holocaust Memorial Day for Sinti and Roma
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The Minister of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine Oleksandr Tkachenko recorded an address to the European Holocaust Memorial Day for Sinti and Roma, in which he mentioned the tragic experience of the Roma people. […]
A word that saved two lives
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In 1943, the Nazi regime felt defeated and the influx of enemy troops began to retreat from the front line. The invaders, feeling anger, whenever possible took captives with them, whose lives were turned into […]
“Never again”: Roma and Ukrainian activists reflect on war traumas
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In July, Roma and Ukrainian activists gathered around the German city of Heidelberg within the project “Rethinking “Never Again” to reflect together on the topic of war, war traumas, and rethink collective and personal history […]
