Wandering the Edge

Sources

I like sources - because then you can share the knowledge you have learned. And so, with every episode, I will post a sources blog - with links (if possible) to the sources used, travel options discussed and any other videos that I think are relevant for that episode.

Ep. 34 - Sources and Such

Photo Credit: Alik Gomelsky Alik Gomelsky's Website Alik's works available on Stanford University, Amazon, Ye Book Store (Ukraine) Review...

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May 15, 20221 min read

Just a Blog: Why the World Cares

There's been a lot of talk about why the media and Western governments care so much about what's going on in Ukraine when there's...

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May 7, 20223 min read

Just a Blog: Language is Important

You would think this was a blog about the importance of the Ukrainian language - but it's not (although, knowing the Ukrainian language...

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Apr 18, 20222 min read

Ep. 33: Sources and Such

Picture Credit: Ukrainian Institute of National Memory Sources: The War and Myth (2016) - English version The Ukrainian Institue of...

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Apr 15, 20221 min read

Just a Blog: A Multi-Generational Pain

Hundreds dead in 1930, millions dead in 1931-32, hundreds of thousands dead in 1937, thousands dead in 1941, in 1945 half a million...

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Apr 4, 20222 min read

Ep. 32 - Sources and Such

The Winter that Changed Us Video: Pictures of the Granite Revolution of 1990 Sources: * Coilin O'Connor & Halyna Tereshchuk, "The...

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Apr 1, 20221 min read

Just a Blog: The Cycle of History

As this latest Russo-Ukrainian war continues into the 2nd month of it's full invasion, I keep on thinking about the random cycle of...

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Mar 29, 20222 min read

Just a Blog: The Almighty Dollar

How did we get here? Putin? Absolutely! Our failure to reform Ukraine after the fall of communism? Correct! Limited response by the West...

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Mar 19, 20224 min read

Ep. 31 - Where to Donate

Photo Credit There's no real sources in this episode, but here's a list of where to donate: * Canada-Ukraine Foundation Humanitarian...

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Mar 15, 20221 min read

Just a Blog: Busy Little Bees

This is not an easy time for any Ukrainian. We are barely able to process what is happening in our country - never mind the people who...

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Mar 13, 20223 min read

Ep. 30 - Sources and Such

Photo Credit Travel Information: * See Dnipro City Tourism for a basic run-down about the city and things to see (even walking along the...

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Mar 1, 20222 min read

Russia has Invaded Ukraine

Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022 at around 5am. Many have fled, many have stayed, many have taken up arms and many more are...

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Feb 25, 20221 min read

Ep. 29 - Sources and Such

Photo Credit Tourist Information: * Kyiv Pecherska Lavra (15 Lavrska St. Kyiv, 01015) Source Information: * Anne Applebaum, "The Reason...

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Feb 21, 20221 min read

Ep. 28 - Sources and Such

Photo Credit Here are some great Taras Shevchenko Websites that have his poems and articles about him: * Taras Shevchenko Website (no...

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Feb 15, 20221 min read

Ep. 27 - Sources and Such

Photo credit Tourist Information: * Lychakiv Cemetery (33 Mechnykova St. Lviv, 79000) Sources: * Sviatoslav Lypovetsky, "Stepanivna:...

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Feb 1, 20221 min read

Ep. 26 - Sources and Such

Photo Credit Dr. Marnie Howlett: Oxford profile & London School of Economics profile Marnie's Recommendations of Cities to See: *...

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Dec 15, 20211 min read

Ep. 25 - Sources and Such

Photo Credit Travel Options: * Khotyn Fortress (32 Nezalezhnosti St. Khotyn, Chernivtsi oblast, 6000) Sources: * Orest Subtelny, "Peter...

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Dec 1, 20211 min read

Ep. 24 - Sources and Such

Photo Credit Kyiv Restaurant Options: * Himalayan Restaurant (80 Velyka Vasylkivska St, Kyiv, 03150) * New Bombay Palace (34 Lesia...

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Nov 15, 20211 min read

Ep. 23 - Sources and Such

Photo Credit Tourism: * National Historical and Cultural Reserve "Hetman Capital" (74 Hetman St. Baturyn, 16512) Sources: * Tatiana...

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Nov 1, 20211 min read

Ep. 22 - Sources and Such

Photo Credit Museum Options in Lviv: * Lviv Arsenal (Pidvalna St, 5, Lviv, L'vivs'ka oblast, 79000) * Andrey Sheptytsky National Museum...

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Oct 15, 20211 min read