These are by Maria Prymachenko, the Ukrainian folk artist whose works were destroyed in the museum in Ivankov last week. Her art told gentle and innocent stories about Ukrainian village life. The contrast between her Ukraine and what's happening there now brings tears to my eyes.

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Guerra contra la cultura.

Destruido el Museo de Historia Local de Ivankin, cerca de Kiev, donde se conservaba la mayor parte de los cuadros de Maria Prymachenko, una de las más importantes artistas del estilo naif del siglo XX.

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A Dove Has Spread Her Wings and Asks For Peace, 1982,

a self taught lived her entire life in the region. She attended school for only 4 years, suffering from polio which left her physically impaired.

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‘A Dove Has Spread Her Wings And Asks for Peace’ by the famous Ukrainian artists Maria Prymachenko, 1982. According to reports, a few days ago Russian invaders destroyed the Ivankiv Historical and Local History Museum north of Kyiv including its collection of Prymachenko’s work.

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