Glyn Thomas
I'm the author of the blog and the book "Telling Tales". I spent a happy decade in Ukraine working and living and am now settled in the UK with my Ukrainian wife and our three children. The book is based loosely on tales from Anya's past most notably the period of the Holodomor.
Telling Tales
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Category Archives: Kiev Life
Waving the Flag
Flags are currently in vogue in Kyiv. Walk down any street without one and you will get some very odd looks. “Look Mama,” says a small child to her mother, “that man is not carrying a flag”. The mother looks … Continue reading
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Pitrivka – Pitrovka… let’s call the whole thing off
I want to go to Pitrivka – it’s spelt like that so I pronounce it like that. “Pitrovka” says the taxi driver. He is Russian and that is how they pronounce it – and who am I to argue – … Continue reading
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Ukrainian International Womens Day 2008
Ukrainians love a holiday – it is their national sport and will thrash any country at the next Olympics in the half-day dash or the long weekend jump. Anyway – tommorrow is an official holiday – International Womens Day – … Continue reading
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