Artists to Russia: 'Our Fire Is Stronger Than Your Bombs'
2023-05-10
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1Jenya Polosina and Anna Ivanenko are Ukrainian artists.
2After Russia invaded their country, they decided to use their skills to push back against the war.
3Polosina and Ivanenko worked with other artists in the early days of the war, which began in February of 2022.
4The group worked together in bomb shelters in Kyiv.
5Sometimes the artists worked without electricity and water.
6Some of their art is on display in the northeastern U.S. state of New Hampshire.
7The show is called "Our Fire Is Stronger Than Your Bombs."
8The show opened last week at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics in Manchester.
9Polosina, Ivanenko and six other Ukrainian artists provided 20 pieces of art to the show.
10Artwork from Ivanenko show children studying in a bomb shelter and Ukrainians fleeing the country soon after the war started.
11Artwork from Polosina honors a Ukrainian female gymnast and a young mathematician.
12Both were among those who have been killed by Russian missile strikes.
13Before the war, Polosina produced artwork for books and advertising that dealt with human rights issues.
14She created artwork for Ukraine's largest LGBTQ rights event, KyivPride. Ivanenko also did book and advertising projects.
15But the two quickly changed their work to center on the war.
16They shared their creations on social media.
17The artwork has become part of a growing online effort to draw attention around the world to Russia's war with Ukraine.
18Ivanenko described how she was "charged with rage" and a "desire to stop the war, stop the aggressions."
19So her artwork is her effort to help "in a small way."
20Polosina said being able to show the Ukrainian artists' work in New Hampshire "is very important for us because this is almost direct communication with viewers outside of Ukraine that can see our reflections, that can see our feelings and be more sympathetic."
21I'm Gregory Stachel.
1Jenya Polosina and Anna Ivanenko are Ukrainian artists. After Russia invaded their country, they decided to use their skills to push back against the war. 2Polosina and Ivanenko worked with other artists in the early days of the war, which began in February of 2022. The group worked together in bomb shelters in Kyiv. Sometimes the artists worked without electricity and water. 3Some of their art is on display in the northeastern U.S. state of New Hampshire. The show is called "Our Fire Is Stronger Than Your Bombs." The show opened last week at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics in Manchester. 4Polosina, Ivanenko and six other Ukrainian artists provided 20 pieces of art to the show. 5Artwork from Ivanenko show children studying in a bomb shelter and Ukrainians fleeing the country soon after the war started. 6Artwork from Polosina honors a Ukrainian female gymnast and a young mathematician. Both were among those who have been killed by Russian missile strikes. 7Before the war, Polosina produced artwork for books and advertising that dealt with human rights issues. She created artwork for Ukraine's largest LGBTQ rights event, KyivPride. Ivanenko also did book and advertising projects. 8But the two quickly changed their work to center on the war. They shared their creations on social media. The artwork has become part of a growing online effort to draw attention around the world to Russia's war with Ukraine. 9Ivanenko described how she was "charged with rage" and a "desire to stop the war, stop the aggressions." So her artwork is her effort to help "in a small way." 10Polosina said being able to show the Ukrainian artists' work in New Hampshire "is very important for us because this is almost direct communication with viewers outside of Ukraine that can see our reflections, that can see our feelings and be more sympathetic." 11I'm Gregory Stachel. 12Michael Casey and Vasilisa Stepanenko reported this story for The Associated Press. Gregory Stachel adapted it for VOA Learning English. 13__________________________________________________________________ 14Words in This Story 15display - n. put somewhere for people to see 16gymnast - n. a person who performs various physical exercises on a mat or on special equipment as part of an athletic competition 17LGBTQ - n. initials used to describe the minority group that includes lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer people 18rage - n. a strong feeling of anger that is difficult to control 19reflection - n. an opinion that you form or a remark that you make after carefully thinking about something 20sympathetic - adj. having or showing support for or approval of something 21_________________________________________________________________ 22What do you think of this story? 23We want to hear from you. We have a new comment system. Here is how it works: 24Each time you return to comment on the Learning English site, you can use your account and see your comments and replies to them. Our comment policy is here.