Old Hata's "Kvitki" - a tribute to the beauty and enduring legacy of Ukrainian folk art.
Imagine that your family survived the First World War, a national revolution characterized by brutal violence and governments constantly abuse, and hunger. And then, less than a decade later, another hunger, more destructive, strikes your land under its new rulers. You and the people around you have suffered for years, and many have died. The end of suffering is not seen in the horizon.
And yet, on the eve of an important religious holiday, you sit down and decide to continue one of the most beautiful and heartwarming traditions of your people: painting the walls of your house.
Photo: Collage: The Kyiv Independent.