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The cultural heritage of Ukraine: stories of rescue

Employees of Ukrainian museums did the impossible - when the full-scale war began, they saved hundreds of thousands of valuable exhibits in an incredibly short time.

Despite the risks to their lives, shelling nearby, these people lived at work — to preserve and save Ukrainian history, culture and memory from destruction by the enemy.

They told the Museum of Civilian Voices of the Rinat Akhmetov Foundation how they did it. And the Museum collected these stories in a separate collection.

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"We were saving the museum amid the shelling; we cleared the debris with our bare hands and removed the water with buckets. We lost count after the 67th bucket"
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"We were saving the museum amid the shelling; we cleared the debris with our bare hands and removed the water with buckets. We lost count after the 67th bucket"
Dina Lystopad
03.01.2023
Izum 2022
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“We saved the paintings by Maria Prymachenko, but everything else burned down”
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“We saved the paintings by Maria Prymachenko, but everything else burned down”
Halyna Korinna
05.12.2022
Ivankiv 2022
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“Our mission today is to collect artefacts of the Russian-Ukrainian war”
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“Our mission today is to collect artefacts of the Russian-Ukrainian war”
Kateryna Vysotska
29.03.2023
Vinnytsia 2022
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“Five days in danger: the evacuation of the museum collection from Khortytsia in the first days of the invasion is a feat…”
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“Five days in danger: the evacuation of the museum collection from Khortytsia in the first days of the invasion is a feat…”
Svitlana Okhrimenko
10.02.2023
Zaporizhzhia 2022
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«The Hetman’s Capital is a deep glass of Ukrainian dignity, which we all need now…»
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«The Hetman’s Capital is a deep glass of Ukrainian dignity, which we all need now…»
Nataliia Rebrova
23.03.2023
Baturyn 2022
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“It was a miracle that the only Museum of Theater Puppets in Ukraine was not dam-aged during the shelling of Kharkiv city center”
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“It was a miracle that the only Museum of Theater Puppets in Ukraine was not dam-aged during the shelling of Kharkiv city center”
Olga Dorofeeva
10.02.2023
Kharkiv 2022
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“I put the exhibits in pans and buried them. I then left for the evacuation with those pans…”
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“I put the exhibits in pans and buried them. I then left for the evacuation with those pans…”
Oleh Yarovyi
29.03.2023
Derhachy 2022
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“The explosion destroyed thirty windows. Several other windows were shattered as a result of vibration”
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“The explosion destroyed thirty windows. Several other windows were shattered as a result of vibration”
Yuriy Tkach
08.05.2023
Chernihiv 2022
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“A thick coat of broken glass was covering every surface. Documents and equipment were no exception”
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“A thick coat of broken glass was covering every surface. Documents and equipment were no exception”
Svitlana Kurach
08.05.2023
Chernihiv 2022
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“Our museum curator and her child were here when a bomb exploded”
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“Our museum curator and her child were here when a bomb exploded”
Olena Isachenko
08.05.2023
Chernihiv 2022
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“We were afraid they would destroy our flag”
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“We were afraid they would destroy our flag”
Natalia Aleksandrova
23.01.2023
Nemishayeve 2022
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“I wanted to fall to my knees in front of the museum and scream out of powerlessness...”
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“I wanted to fall to my knees in front of the museum and scream out of powerlessness...”
Lyudmyla Mishchenko
01.03.2023
Okhtyrka 2022
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Lesia Voroniuk: “Cultural values cannot be restored. These things are lost forever”
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Lesia Voroniuk: “Cultural values cannot be restored. These things are lost forever”
Lesya Voroniuk
09.12.2022
Chernovtsy 2022
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“To make a new cross with fragments of the old one, for people to keep memories”
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“To make a new cross with fragments of the old one, for people to keep memories”
Yulia Kovalchuk
10.01.2023
Nikolaevka 2022
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“Ninety percent of our staff remained in the museum to save the exhibits”
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“Ninety percent of our staff remained in the museum to save the exhibits”
Serhii Laevsky
01.09.2022
Chernihiv 2022
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“When the street fighting was continuing, our girls were packing and hiding the exhibits”
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“When the street fighting was continuing, our girls were packing and hiding the exhibits”
Raisa Lipchanska
06.12.2022
Vasylʹkiv 2022
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“Only the war gave us the opportunity to realize how much we are needed”
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“Only the war gave us the opportunity to realize how much we are needed”
Oksana Chervonenko
03.03.2023
Kyiv 2022
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“You cannot prepare for war”
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“You cannot prepare for war”
Dmytro Stus
03.03.2023
Kyiv 2022
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“If there is no past, I see no future”
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“If there is no past, I see no future”
Olha Plakhotniuk
03.03.2023
Brovary 2022
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“The museum should be working”
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“The museum should be working”
Yuriy Vakulenko
16.02.2023
Kyiv 2022
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"I still see these paintings before my eyes, but they are gone"
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"I still see these paintings before my eyes, but they are gone"
Tatiana Buli
23.11.2022
Mariupol 2022
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“The biggest loss is the local history museum”
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“The biggest loss is the local history museum”
Diana Tryma
16.12.2022
Mariupol 2022
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“We removed the museum’s exhibition Trypillia Culture in the first hours, in the morning of 24 February…”
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“We removed the museum’s exhibition Trypillia Culture in the first hours, in the morning of 24 February…”
Vladyslav Chabanyuk
27.01.2023
Legedzin 2022
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“We must save everything”
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“We must save everything”
Volodymyr Radchenkо
31.01.2023
Kyiv 2022
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“They broke everything in the museum and tore old-time embroideries”
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“They broke everything in the museum and tore old-time embroideries”
Natalia Lukyanenko
07.02.2023
Krasiatichi 2022
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“We disassembled the museum’s collection of displayed exhibits “like a Kalashnikov assault rifle” – in two days …”
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“We disassembled the museum’s collection of displayed exhibits “like a Kalashnikov assault rifle” – in two days …”
Valeriia Lavrenko
23.03.2023
Dnipro 2022
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“Russia does not deserve history. In case of occupation, I had my personal sabotage plan in mind…”
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“Russia does not deserve history. In case of occupation, I had my personal sabotage plan in mind…”
Kateryna Hryshchenko
26.03.2023
Dnipro 2022
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“I understood that it was the last call. If you don’t respond, you will end up in a basement, and that’s it…”
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“I understood that it was the last call. If you don’t respond, you will end up in a basement, and that’s it…”
Olesia Milovanova
25.04.2023
Starobelsk 2022
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"The museum has survived and our country will survive - we will not let them overcome us..."
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"The museum has survived and our country will survive - we will not let them overcome us..."
Kateryna Kulay
16.11.2023
Odessa 2022 2023
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"My most valued artifact is the uniform of my deceased fellow countryman"
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"My most valued artifact is the uniform of my deceased fellow countryman"
Oleksii Medvedev
20.12.2023
Chervona Sloboda 2022 2023
2022 2023 moving shelling safety and life support
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