Ukrainian art. The paintings I especially liked at the exhibition dedicated to the Carpathian Mountains.

It happened. Spring won at last. The Dnipro River has shed its ice completely. The embankment didn’t give up until the very end. April 1, Kyiv

Greetings from Kyiv and spring. So many drones over Ukraine now. Still calm in Kyiv. I changed my plans. I won’t go to the right bank. It’s easy to get stuck there. Metro trains don’t cross the river during an alert.

Her art is like a burst of colour. It shakes, then breaks into pure joy. 🇺🇦 Maria Golub

Ukrainian clothing is often seen as just the vyshyvanka. Take a look at these. Men’s costume: embroidered shirt, vest and coat, Kharkiv, 1880–1890s Silk dress, bustle skirt, Horodnia village, Chernihiv region, 1870

March 31. Kyiv. Landscape Alley is still waiting for spring. I show you the beauty of Ukraine — a country hidden behind the bars of war.

Greetings from Kyiv. Let’s cross the Dnipro River on the metro with me. I filmed just a bit of the ride. Thick grey clouds merge with the water.

Kyiv. So many alerts today. I’m editing photos from the exhibition. This facial expression perfectly suits me now. 🇺🇦 Veniamin Kushnir Midwife, 1962

Motronyn Monastery, deep in the woods of Kholodnyi Yar 🇺🇦 (you may know this place from my Hidden Ukraine letter) It was rebuilt many times since at least the 11th century. First, a men’s monastery. Closed by the Soviets. Now, a women’s monastery. Another survivor

Greetings from Kyiv. Monday is full of alerts here. It’s calm for now. Warcoffee on the table. Lazy rain outside. Spring is playing hide and seek.

Easter in Ukraine falls on April 12. Yours — perhaps on April 5. My new Sunday Letter explains why. And how the date is calculated. www.patreon.com/posts/154219...

This round stove is made of authentic tiles from the late 19th-early 20th century. The tiles were manufactured at a factory in Kyiv. Gorgeous.

Greetings from Kyiv. After writing and having warcoffee, I’m here to say hi. May something good happen to you today.

The Carpathian Mountains through the eyes and brushes of Ukrainian artists. I invite you to the exhibition I visited yesterday. Nature, people, and stillness.

What I can do best (and what I love) is to show you Ukraine beyond the headlines of the war. Take a look at this fireplace. Made of authentic tiles from the late 19th-early 20th century. They were produced at a factory in Kyiv.

It’s good to see people in the US taking to the streets today. Silence is a friend of dictators.

Greetings from Kyiv. A cloudy day meets bright Easter baskets. I love how stores add more color to people’s lives. A quiet answer to the war.

Today, my Hidden Ukraine letter opened for everyone. A grey forest. Snowdrops. A thousand-year-old oak. And a place where nature and history keep memory. I want you to see Ukraine hidden behind the war headlines

A view into the 11th century. Look through this window. Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv, built in 1037, is waiting for visitors after the war.

Soon. Spring is ready to unfold in Kyiv. This year, I’m trying to capture every step it takes. So hungry for warmth.

Greetings from Kyiv. It’s a calm Friday. I visited an art exhibition — I’ll show you its treasures soon. And after that, I walked, walked and walked.

18th-century paintings. An entire wall. Gorgeous. Metropolitan House, Kyiv.

A painting by Caravaggio — The Taking of Christ (also known as The Kiss of Judas). Stolen from a museum in Odesa in 2008. Found years later, seriously damaged. Restored piece by piece by Ukrainian restorers. I saw it today at the Metropolitan House on the grounds of Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv.

We are so tired of winter here in Kyiv that even the smallest signs of spring make us happy. Crocuses on the grounds of Saint Sophia Cathedral today.

Greetings from Kyiv. It’s a sunny, calm day. I stood at the bell tower of Saint Sophia Cathedral, filming a small scene of life. What a beautiful city it is.

Today’s Hidden Ukraine letter went to supporters. Early access as a thank you for helping me show Ukraine beyond the headlines. A grey forest. Snowdrops. And places where nature and history meet.

Today is Annunciation in Ukraine. In Christian tradition, this is the moment when the angel tells Mary she will give birth to Jesus. In Ukrainian culture, it is also seen as the beginning of spring, the day when the earth awakens. Oleksandr Murashko, Annunciation, 1909

Greetings from Kyiv. I’m having a warcoffee after finishing a Hidden Ukraine letter. From now on, I’ll add small scenes of life to these greetings.

Lviv was under attack today. In this city, Olena Kulchytska worked. During her life (1877-1967), she preserved Ukrainian culture from being erased. This culture is under attack again.

I’m having a warcoffee. It was a day of drone attacks. Kyiv was not damaged. But other cities were: Lviv, Vinnytsia, Ivano-Frankivsk. There are casualties, wounded and damage. 💔

Greetings from Kyiv. I’ve been writing for almost five hours in a row. Then I went outside. Air defence is shooting down drones. Perhaps I need a little rest.

We were warned of a possible massive attack on Ukraine. I can only say: okay. It’s not an indifference sigh. Just four long years speaking.

Some photos from yesterday’s trip. Just a bit of peaceful Ukraine in your feed.

Like a sweater eaten by moths. I keep coming back to the Dnipro embankment. The ice is still there. Negotiations between spring and winter go on in Kyiv.

Greetings from Kyiv. Working on a new letter for Hidden Ukraine. Even warcoffee insists on creativity.

I found spring today. It lives far from Kyiv. I packed it into my eyes and took it with me.

Behind this fence stands 1,100 years of history. Another story for Hidden Ukraine. A hint for the first one is already on Patreon.

This is Ukraine. Hidden behind the headlines of war. Beautiful. Rich in history and culture. I want to show you this Ukraine.

Passing this on the road today 🇺🇦 The Kremenchuk Reservoir under a soft sky. This water appeared in the 1960s, when a dam was built for hydroelectric power and irrigation. It covered entire villages.

Greetings from Ukraine. Travelling today. This warcoffee at a gas station was awful, but it helped me wake up. The words on the cup read: donate plus, drone minus.

You may have heard of Zaporizhzhia as a city under frequent attacks. But even this city is more than the war. Olha Hrechukha creates dolls. She founded her own doll gallery in Zaporizhzhia. Yesterday, I saw one of her dolls.

Three paintings I loved the most from the exhibition I visited yesterday in Kyiv. So many were good. Most were created during the war.

Greetings from Kyiv. I’m having a warcoffee at the railway station (it’s close to my dentist). This morning, I was getting ready to go there when russia attacked Zaporizhzhia. A man and his wife were killed. Their two children were wounded. Life is fragile.

This is Ukrainian art. From the exhibition Portrait of a Woman, visited today.

I don’t know if what I do is right. But seeing beauty, focusing on something good, helps me live through these long years of war. I want you to see that life in Ukraine goes on, despite everything russia does to break it.

Greetings from Kyiv, where I saw a girl singing a French song beautifully near the Golden Gate.

After planning another short trip not far from Kyiv, I felt that something needed to change. I want to show Ukraine differently. Today, I begin Hidden Ukraine www.patreon.com/posts/153416...

“Words are most frightening when they fall silent.” Lina Kostenko, a great Ukrainian poet. 96 today. Still with us. Ukrainian voices must be heard.

Greetings from Kyiv. The Dnipro embankment still holds on to the ice. Like winter’s final cry. No fishermen anymore. Spring winks from the corner.

The Dnipro River and its ducks. I stood and watched them, and once again felt how beautiful this planet is.