Many Russians cried because of that, because this is something that was very unnatural. And then you see that your country is being aggressive towards the main neighbor.Īnd it's very hard to believe and very hard to digest, and many Russians are against this war. You should stay away from any kind of conflict. So when this war happened, it was very hard to believe that this thing is possible because, as Olivia mentioned, we all grew up hearing stories of veterans from Eastern Front, and they always told us this war is something awful. Katya, let me ask you: As a Russian, this must be awful for you to watch this, what's happening with Vladimir Putin and this war?īurvikova: Yes. So I feel like Olivia could be my sister. Also we would watch cartoons made in Kyiv, of course Ukrainian and Russian food is always there. I grew up in the Soviet Union as well, and I remember when I was probably five years old in kindergarten, we would dance Ukrainian dances. We grew up reading the same books, we grew up reading stories of World War II - how our grandfathers were fighting enemies that came to our land.īurvikova: Yeah, I totally agree. Growing up in Soviet Union, we shared basically everything. So Ukraine became independent when the Soviet Union broke down. I was born in Soviet Union, in the Republic of Ukraine. Tell us, though, a bit about what particularly Russia and Ukraine really hold in common.īabin: So just like you are, I grew up on the Soviet Union. And I remember after, "Russian" was just sort of the shorthand for all kinds of ethnicities, whether you were Russian or Georgian or Ukrainian. Because I'm of the age that, I was a kid when it was still the Soviet Union. So I am really happy to have people who I can connect on a more personal level because, like we said, there are many cultural aspects that we share. During the first few days, I met the faculty members in Russian programs - and that was Katya Burvikova - and they came into my office, we spoke the same language and we automatically had the perfect connection. So then my boss - she's now retired - and I, we went to meet Olivia and we got very excited about her.īabin: And on my side, just a few years ago, I just completed a master of education when I saw the job posting at University of New Hampshire. And when we learned that it's Russian-speaking person, it's a person from Ukraine, we all got excited because, you know, it's one more person to our team that shares similar cultural code and speaks the same language. Rath: And let's just start off - could you tell us the story of your friendship, your friendship origin story? How did how did the two of you first connect and come to be friends?īurvikova: So I remember a few years ago we learned that we are going to have a new admin assistant. Rath: And Katya, also, thank you for being with us. Massachusetts medics deploy themselves to Poland to help Ukrainian refugeesĮxiting Russia is a challenge for franchise companies like Dunkin’īiden moves to revoke Russia's trade relations status amid war in Ukraine Remembering journalist Brent Renaud: 'People trusted him, and that was his talent'
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