How Ukrainians are saving art during the war

And the long history of why protecting physical culture matters.
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Despite the fact that it’s a war crime to target cultural heritage, cultural sites are often treated as a second front: looted, damaged, or destroyed as a way for an aggressor to assert power, demoralize an enemy, and control - or even erase - a cultural narrative.
From the very beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, identity has been at the center of Putin’s agenda. And as cultural sites all over the country sustain damage, it is becoming increasingly clear that erasing the cultural and historical markers of Ukraine are a key facet of Russia’s plan.
Ukraine is home to a vast array of visual and material culture - museums, monuments, archives, and architecture - all of which is at grave risk of destruction, both collateral and intentional.
We spoke with three experts actively working to safeguard Ukraine’s artistic treasures:
Dr. Hayden Bassett, director of the Virginia Museum of Natural History’s Cultural Heritage Monitoring Lab (CHML) www.vmnh.net/r...
Vasyl Mystko, director of communications for Lviv’s Gallery of Art lvivgallery.org... ;
and Catarina Buchatskiy, co-founder of the Shadows Project beacons.page/s...
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Here’s the link to the Ukrainian Cultural Ministry’s repository for cultural crimes that we mentioned in the video: culturecrimes....
If you’re interested in volunteering remotely, Saving Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Online (SUCHO) is working to identify and archive at-risk sites, digital content, and data in Ukrainian cultural heritage institutions. www.sucho.org/
Or check out the Network of European Museum Organizations (NEMO). They’re collecting a list of some organizations in contact with Ukrainians on the ground: www.ne-mo.org/...
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[@Vox]

Thanks for watching. This video is part of our ongoing coverage on Ukraine. To learn more about the historical context guiding the headlines today, view our playlist here: bit.ly/3ihWvU4

[@Lorddonen]

God bless Ukraine 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿❤️🇺🇦

[@Perryz7]

Cool.

[@hsooi2748]

In contrast, Zelenskyy supporters causing self harm and shifting blame on the Russians make perfect sense. This way they could anger the Ukrainians, and also gain international sympathy.

[@donkeydonk96]

Let’s go Russia!! All tasks will be completed

[@joshuataylor3550]

Human instinct to protect art is kind of mad/fascinating.

[@SuperPrem]

Imagining how much history has been destroyed due to wars is painful

[@ryn2844]

And colonialism and genoc!de. For me personally, imagining all the languages and unique cultural concepts that we can't ever know used to exist, that hurts the most.

[@Lorddonen]

It's all so awful...

[@karanbhatt9320]

Just think about Library of Alexandria

[@dannyzero692]

War is history itself, history is written by war and innovations and those innovation revolutionized war. Isn't it ironic that war itself both destroy and create history?

[@joeyshondell8440]

@@ryn2844 Facts. Even in my town of Kansas City we have a beautiful art museum. Sadly a lot of it seems stolen to me at some juncture:(

[@somerandomchild6778]

"I want to make sure that not only my people today are surviving but all of our ancestors before us are surviviving with us with via their art" Thats such a sweet thing to say.

[@samaraisnt]

It's not what I would call "sweet" at all, what's sweet about it? She's powerful and strong but sweet is a weird word for it.

[@somerandomchild6778]

@@samaraisnt I mean sweet as in really kind but I can understand your point. :)

[@LaloJK]

Yes, yes it is.

[@최로봇]

@@samaraisnt caring for her ancestory and her people, what part of that isn't sweet?

[@Killdozer667]

Ukrainian here: There's a pretty reliable information, that the paintings from Mariya Primachenko museum were saved by locals.

[@somerandomchild6778]

thats great news!! i hope you're safe! 💛💙

[@stefania1359]

*most of them. Not all(

[@pakyou9809]

@@stefania1359 i agree

[@spiderwoman495]

stay safe.

[@nxdeflowers]

yay

[@somerandomchild6778]

It's honestly a sad though to think of all the art and history destroyed because of wars.

[@silvershade9255]

my grandma had to climb on a trash pile that the americans made of all our belongings to save our photo album. we were just german citizens

[@dulguunjargal1199]

No one cares about random people in history If they ain't alive, no one exept close people remenber those people They only care about the big players like leaders and generals

[@МарянаБагдай]

Because of russia, man!

[@juliakorabelska8408]

Preserving our culture is a very important topic for Ukrainians today. Thank you for spreading the message! Glory to Ukraine!

[@hopefulbloom]

After the war ends, I don't want to be looking around at empty walls. I want to be seeing myself. I want to be seeing my people reflected along with me and I want to make sure that not only my people today are surviving, but all of our ancestors before us, are surviving with us, via their art. That's powerful man. Literal chills.

[@har5814]

People, Wildlife, Art, Buildings. So much at risk. So sad to think war caused so much unnecessary loss.

[@techreviews2217]

This all was happening way before to afghanistan and syria,palestine mainly by america

[@bleccoded]

@@techreviews2217 sorry but what does that have to do with what the commenter just said? They aren't only talking about Ukraine they are talking about other countries too by the way.

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Quote of the Day: “After the war ends, I don’t want to be looking around at empty walls.”

[@danielboard9510]

i want to be painting a new world on them!

[@Starry_Night_Sky7455]

Unless you become a minimalist.

[@Lorddonen]

@@danielboard9510 same

[@Starry_Night_Sky7455]

@@danielboard9510 I guess you will be painting 🖼 a world, probably featuring a rock and a hill, for eternity. Rock the world Sisyphus.

[@danielboard9510]

@@Starry_Night_Sky7455 That would be boring!! What about thinking about Sisyphus, in the Camus sense!

[@khalilahd.]

It’s so sad to see the ripple effects of war. You don’t think about the animals, the art and history that’s also at risk when there’s war 😣. I am praying for the Ukrainians and I hope this is over soon 🙏🏽

[@Lorddonen]

-people -animals -art -buildings -wildlife So much is at risk.

[@homeyworkey]

i feel like wildlife is really not a big deal. i mean its not like they're going to war or getting killed THAAT much. bombs aren't fired where animals would be, its where people would be

[@ultracapitalistutopia3550]

It's neither ripple effect nor collateral damage. It is abundantly clear that Russia is intentionally destroying Ukrainian legacy during this "special military operation".

[@ivan4ikok]

It must end with victory of Ukraine. Any different income would render all our efforts useless.

[@tropicalslav931]

pro ukrainian art from the 70s isn't necessarily historical art lol

[@ueberraschungstuete]

As a German I can only state, that rebuilding the cities as they were is although important. After the WW2 most of the cities were rebuild in a modern fashion. Lots of concrete wide streets for cars. Buildings with uniform, fast to build fronts. This has taken a lot of the soul from the cities. If you have been to Germany you might have recognized it. Most of the tourist attractions are farther to the south where the bombers could not reach. Munich, Constance, Nuremberg, etc. If possible at all, please try to rebuild your buildings in a manner that you get at least the feeling of history. There have been so many beautiful train stations in Ukraine. And lots of nice old buildings being hundreds of years old. It is sad that Russian troops are destroying everything indiscriminately.

[@dimaveshkin]

Fortunatelly, it's not the case here yet. Most of destroyed buildings were common soviet-era multi-storey buildings. Rebuilding them as they were is probably even not desirable. But unfortunately lots of great historical buildings were destroyed\damaged as well.

[@lolno6465]

Most historical City Centers are actually in eastern Germany because they did Not have any Money to build new structures after the war and have only begun rebuilding everything after the reunification

[@starcapture3040]

The allies have destroyed so many around the world and yet the video didn't mentioned any of it

[@themicoism]

@@starcapture3040 That's one of the first thing they've mentioned around 2:24 . "Like in the German city of Dresden. Where targeted Allied bombing wiped out 90% of the city's historic center."

[@lanceeleazar5669]

@@starcapture3040 Axis Power comes first. Germany, Italy and Japan they suffered the consequences.

[@DayOfCasual]

There was a largest private collection of game consoles and old computers in possession of an Ukraine citizen. It was bombed to dust. The owned said (paraphrased) "He must move on and leave this part of his life in the past" It was super heartbreaking news.

[@DimaShortPlay]

In Mariupol

[@Starry_Night_Sky7455]

Mariupol Computer Museum. Thanks useless trash pawns of Putin. Great job. You bring such good to the world. 🙄

[@utubefreshie]

😢

[@utubefreshie]

The Russian military's utter disrespect and disregard for everything that makes us human makes me SOOO ANGRY!

[@dandyme123]

@@utubefreshie don't be mad a Russians. Be mad at Putin. A lot of Russians do not stand behind their government in these times

[@mrcactus245]

"if you lose, no one will remember you" "true but if you lose, no one will let you forget it"

[@murphyshsu]

The Ukrainian’s are working so hard, in so many ways. I have so much respect for them.

[@saltyvids9951]

It's not there fault but their leaders.

[@michaelsimarmata5880]

@@saltyvids9951 oh look a bot

[@imweird3363]

@@michaelsimarmata5880 yeah these people for some reason think Zelensky is the reason of this war

[@chorchalvarez]

@@imweird3363 after bombing his own population for 8 years while OTAN looks to other side, well , ignoring and violating every single agreement made with Russia . He can stop the war instantly just not putting OTAN missiles on Russia´s border and keep neutral, but no. He still wants the war while cry asking for heavy artillery and weapons instead negotiate a cease fire, so... yes. I´d say it´s pretty much his fault.

[@Periwinkleaccount]

Apostrphes are not used as part of plural markers.

[@morbiddawg]

This is one of the sad realities of war. Priceless works of art are at risk.

[@khalilahd.]

Exactly 🥺

[@danielboard9510]

No art, is always still there. Pricelessness is at risk. That is real war.

[@Lorddonen]

@@khalilahd. it's sad.

[@danielboard9510]

@@LorddonenThe word is beauty, let the tangible, fall into the sea.

[@samaraisnt]

It's not at all about the price of the work, it's about the culture they represent. that is the reason wars intentionally destroy them.

[@roksolanaaftanaziv3387]

As Ukrainian I feel a lot of anxiety. I'm from Lviv and now when I'm walking around I admire every corner of my city and at the same time very worried to see it in ruins because there is all the time possibility that russians can throw bombs wherever they want.

[@utubefreshie]

Hugs to you! Stay safe and take care! Also, here's a Buddhist blessing: May you be safe. May you be free. May you have peace. ❤ Slava Ukraine! 🇺🇦 From 🇺🇸

[@bluwasabi7635]

Take pics and sketches of your city as you walk

[@iliaslive7006]

@@bluwasabi7635 Everything is already on google maps- street view, we don’t live in the 18th century brah.

[@bluwasabi7635]

@@iliaslive7006 Just slow down and appreciate/record details is all I'm saying. Indoors and out. Sketching has other benefits too. You should try it. Slow down and really observe something. Google maps is like a drive by shooting and it doesn't capture everything, especially in the way that you might see things.

[@greddit4you]

hope your doing okay! my heart goes out to all Ukrainians affected.

[@lila_harris]

Ukrainian culture is so beautiful and interesting, it's so sad to see it be at so much risk.

[@napoleonbonaparte1260]

Not much difference with Russian culture tho

[@unmastered6154]

@@napoleonbonaparte1260 Putin? Is that you?

[@lila_harris]

@@napoleonbonaparte1260 There are differences between Russian and Ukrainian culture. You sound exactly like when Putin said Ukraine has no history as it’s just like Russia.

[@napoleonbonaparte1260]

There are no or minimal difference. Most Russians have relatives in Ukraine and Ukraines have relatives in Russia. So I do not understand your point. The only difference is the form of government. The freedom of speech. Democracy thats it. The culture is the same. They speak Russian, there food is like that of Russia. To be honest Ukrainians dont hate Russians, they hate Putin, government and the russian Military.

[@rimut230]

@@napoleonbonaparte1260 "they speak russian" excuse me? a fraction of Ukrainians does but this doesn't mean they are now one nation lol possible cultural similarities don't mean that those two nations are now one there is a lot of similar in culture of Germany and Austria yet I don't see them annexing each other

[@Togher01]

This makes me very emotional to watch the people of Ukraine protecting their culture.

[@boyera23]

Likewise! ☹️🥺

[@idriveajihad6709]

I will always be there for russia

[@snow_poet_from_Ukraine]

The title card and 7:20 is a statue of 5th Duke of Richelieu, the first Governor of Odessa by Ivan Martos, and in 3:45 you can see our beautiful Opera Theater. This is one of the main symbols of the city of Odesa. My city. Please, help us preserve our cultural heritage in any way you can. Thank you)

[@ГлібЯкубчак]

рад тут видеть других одесситов))

[@snow_poet_from_Ukraine]

@@ГлібЯкубчак привіт) я вже давно їх дивлюсь. Ніколи не думаю, що побачу Дюка тут, ти паче з такого приводу😔

[@tropicalslav931]

please explain how your culture is different from russian culture (excluding anything that was developed while russia "occupied" your "land")

[@ГлібЯкубчак]

@@tropicalslav931 well even if we exclude those periods (which is not how cultures work), we can still see periods of brief independence where many of still relevant cultural features of Ukraine appear, first we can look at the Kyievan Rus, where the ukrainan trident was used and a language very similar to modern ukraine was mostly spoken. We can also look at the Kozaks, and their many wars for ukrainian independence against poland-lithuania under the leadership of Bohdan Khmelnistky, dating all the way back to the 17th century. The independent Ukrainian state was called "The Army Of Zaporozhie" but its also common to see it called "Hetmanshyna" by historian. We can also look at the period of ukrainian independence from the Russian Empire from 1917 to 1922, which was brief but a very significant part of ukrainian history, where many historically important stuff went down, like the unification of western and eastern ukraine in 1918 or the government setting up a full-fledged Rada that fully controlled the lands from Lviv to Kuban'. And we can also talk about the kinda controversial ukrainian revolutionaries from 1941, led by Stepan Bandera, who fought against both the russians and the germans and the polish. So even if we dont count the historic periods where ukraine was occupied by russia, we still see a very long and very convoluted history, with more than three for the nations sovereignty

[@snow_poet_from_Ukraine]

@@tropicalslav931 we have a lot of cultural ties with old Russian Empire... this make this even more tragic that russia will rather destroy this attractions then leave our city in peace

[@archangeljessehalliday]

RIP to all who are dead in this senseless war

[@Lorddonen]

RIP to Ukrainians and Russian soldiers, this war was caused by Putin not the Russians 🇷🇺🇺🇦

[@druzzyaka]

@@Lorddonen not true, most russians support this war

[@Lorddonen]

@@druzzyaka This is false, I've spoken to Russians who don't support this war.

[@ash_1419]

@@Lorddonen copium

[@speakingsarcasm9014]

@@Lorddonen 70% Russians support the war... They also want to do the same in Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia.

[@AlonaDanyliuk]

There were reports that some of Maria Prymachenko's works have been saved by people moving them away from the museum. And thank you for highlighting this topic. As russian war on Ukraine is very much cultural - even more than anything else of their delusional claims. Слава Україні 💛💙

[@krix8878]

Героям слава! Дякую, що поширюєте думки з приводу злочинів і звірств рашистів!

[@nicolasiden4074]

Героям Слава!

[@rudaki964]

I'm from Lviv, it's such a beautiful city i hope it will withstand this war! 🇺🇦🦁

[@steezy2695]

Im sure your great city will make it 🙏🇧🇬❤️🇺🇦

[@Zrs3820]

This truly makes me realise just how much the Middle Eastern countries of Iraq and Syria lost their own historical and cultural structures, texts and several other things regarding this when the US and Nato invaded and later when those horrible civil wars with Isis occured (those photohraphs are depressing to see). I hope Ukraine doesn't suffer the same horrible fate with it's history like these countries did. History should be 100% be preserved, not destroyed. In the modern era this should be COMMON SENSE but I guess it's sadly not the case and never will be.

[@spiderwoman495]

I am an art student, and these works are stunning. Glory to Ukraine!

[@lottieglendinning4260]

This was absolutely heart wrenching to watch, in tears, I am so incredibly sorry to all of the Ukrainians

[@nuloom]

is nobody going to point out how gorgeous those paintings are? I will. I’ve seen many wonderful paintings from many countries but those ones feel like some of the most inspiring and delicate to me. They definitely inspire me more than many of Picasso’s own paintings, though maybe that might be Naïve Art more than the skill, since I like that movement more than most of the ones he dabbled in. Still, truly an artistic miracle.

[@anastasiesasmr9805]

As an Indian, I couldn't imagine if some1 tried to destroy our taj mahal, beautiful based forts, NMoMA, Science Museums, qutb minar, traditional art, beautiful significant edifices... I am so sorry fr wt is happening in ukraine. A civilised, modern society just can not invade another civillised, modern society. This is so sad. I wish the West establishes their own man in the Kremlin in the future. P. S. -Or maybe final bring some actual democracy to Russia.

[@rolfs2165]

I'm pretty sure someone during the British occupation of India must have had the idea of "let's disassemble the Taj Mahal and bring it to London" and just couldn't convince the right people that this idea wasn't absolutely bonkers.

[@absda1000]

Brooooo! As Indians we've bled through the loss of countless sites just razed to dust by Abrahamic rulers for hundreds of years. The evidence is there on the broken sculptures and dilapidated monuments across the subcontinent.

[@Zrs3820]

@@rolfs2165 Well considering how much the British looted from the Indian subcontinent, this doesn't seem like a far fetched idea they might've came up with.

[@user-dpscriberz]

So sad that art that could have lasted centuries are getting destroyed...the world is supporting you Ukraine, stay strong🇺🇦🇺🇦

[@islamicagenda9745]

We are not 🤣🤣🤣

[@akolyt]

@@islamicagenda9745 yes we are 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

[@reb9977]

@@akolyt lol Ukraine is going to fall into Russian hands

[@llen156yearsago6]

@@islamicagenda9745 I am not* there fixed it for you

[@alyssapowell1799]

Russian news agency RIA posted an editorial by Timofei Sergeitsev entitled "What to do with Ukraine" that called for the complete and utter destruction of Ukraine and its culture - saying Ukraine was incompatible with Russia and needed its name, culture and people to be wiped off the Earth and replaced with a new Russian culture and people. This isn't something that's new - this is what the Soviets have tried to do a 100 years ago. And once again destroying Ukrainian culture does seem to be one of the military objectives at the start of the invasion judging by some of the first targets hit in the invasion. And that was before there would be any time to move culture artifacts to safety. Putin claims Ukraine and Russia share the same heritage - but Ukraine's culture is a mix of influence from Russia and influence from the West, Poland, Lithuania, etc. It's that more Western culture in Ukraine that the Russians want to eliminate so they can impose their own Russian culture in this mythical Ukraine they want to create as the birthplace of Russian culture.

[@utubefreshie]

Again, as I've been commenting...THIS is the very definition of GENOCIDE. The world needs to start seeing and calling this for what it is. Russia is committing genocide.

[@tropicalslav931]

soviets created ukraine, ukrianian culture doesnt exist its only a regional tradition of russia

[@josephcrushingbort9649]

Have you actually read it? The article I mean.

[@Cola_Dulz]

@@josephcrushingbort9649 There are translations online. I've read it.

[@sickomode6440]

Thank you vox for providing us with true news even on this ongoing war.

[@Lorddonen]

How do we know if VOX is telling the truth or not?

[@RoseJetExhaust]

@@Lorddonen by providing adequate sources.

[@Lorddonen]

@@RoseJetExhaust Do we know this is fully true? We can never be sure..

[@RoseJetExhaust]

@@Lorddonen You can be sure by checking the sources yourself if you do not trust a news agency or channel.

[@pasdpasse439]

@@Lorddonen yes we do

[@yyg4632]

Art is an example of the human soul in concrete form. War phsyically and metaphorically destroys the human soul. This mass violence is the most evil and self destructive part of humanity.

[@DucatiKozak]

What art & culture Russia doesn't destroy, they have stolen from Ukraine. This was an excellent video, Vox. One aspect overlooked was the destruction and denial of musical treasures. At the turn of the 20th c., Ukrainian composer's works were taken from Ukraine and Ukrainians.

[@Lucy-fn9rj]

scientific discoveries also get destroyed in a similar way. there’s way too many times where i’ll watch a video on an important find by anthropologists or paleontologists, and it’ll slowly dawn on me that they’re only using a single picture of it. so many finds were destroyed in WWI and WWII

[@settrasurfs1780]

Rip spinosaurus holotype

[@Indian_gae_boii]

art and architecture are what what defines us as people, we all have a special connection with our own respective cultures and art so i appreciate the great lengths they are going to preserve it

[@bitchelangelo]

I'm from Ukraine, thank you so much for your videos❤️

[@baguette6209]

It's so sad, that art is getting destroyed while it could lasted millinium

[@smithaelishaart]

It's so tragic that so much beauty and history can be destroyed in seconds. 💔

[@danielboard9510]

Art, is always still there. Pricelessness is at risk. That is real war. You can lose everything in war, but life is more priceless.

[@lauramartin1902]

Why does art matter? Because it represents who we are. Why is destroying art a war crime? Because it attacks the very fabric of our being.

[@speedfastman]

Nah it's just stuff bro.

[@giuliab8484]

@@speedfastman Art is not just “stuff”. It is incredibly precious culturally speaking

[@speedfastman]

@@giuliab8484 Yeah but I don't value culture.

[@giuliab8484]

@@speedfastman That doesn’t mean that other don’t value culture

[@speedfastman]

@@giuliab8484 If I think culture doesn't matter I obviously think others shouldn't either. 🙄

[@theunknowndude1159]

I hope that Ukraine wins that moral shi_show of a war and that the art survives.

[@DenLim123]

I hope Ukraine loses, it's time for westerners to have a taste of their own medicine

[@jaridkeen123]

Cut Russia off from the world economy forever

[@danielboard9510]

Reactionary and thoughtless.

[@povasandii]

why?

[@lilithrogers5204]

Oh, so sad and also so heroic..thank you......

[@carlosarias7543]

My Granduncle helped salvage the Prado's Museum Collection during the Spanish Civil War. Stay Strong Ukraine 🇺🇦

[@VolodymyrShuplietsov]

Caтaнiнcькиx opкiв доб'ємо! Мордор розвалимо! АР Крим, ОРДЛО повернемо! Україну відбудуємо! В ЄС вступимо! Слава Українській Нації! Слава ЗСУ! Слава Русі-Україні !!! 💙💛💙💛

[@4ki543]

The production value and general importance of this videos is paramount to everyone. Keep up the good informative work Vox!

[@ferrariasparta]

Thank you for including Crimea in the map of Ukraine

[@Katich94]

I would honestly love to visit Ukraine and would suggest everyone to do so after the war ends.

[@DanielDaniel-mw3wk]

If and when. :/

[@DanielDaniel-mw3wk]

I just hope there will be something to see

[@Zrs3820]

Just hope and pray a civil war doesn't break out like it did when the US's invasion of Iraq ended. That's the only thing which worries me about Ukriane.

[@ad_astra468]

@@DanielDaniel-mw3wk All wars end sooner or later

[@premsontakke2298]

7:26 this picture will go down in history.

[@ayakasimp5429]

truly a devastating reality for Ukraine :C thanks for these informational videos though! 😊

[@ASELSARMIENTO]

Art is the genuine source of history... A.R.S

[@C01A60]

Art and museums should be protected.. these are properties of humanity..

[@Bwans_Art]

The mere thought of all this art and pieces of culture being destroyed and stolen in wars around the world just brings so much sickness to my stomach. I cried when Notre Dame was burning bc of an accident, but this intentional destruction fills me with rage. All the respect for those that do everything in their power to protect cultural heritage

[@loremasterxp3635]

I've never believed in the destruction of history, even if it's a statue of Hitler. In my opinion history is there for three reasons, to remember the good times, prevent the repeating of mistakes or both.

[@NetsgetsHandle]

Glad to see more people bringing up this topic, hopefully it will end soon

[@kaban_iklan]

Thank you for making videos about Ukraine during the war. That gives a lot of support

[@ministig63ace]

The russian government has been accusing ukraine of manipulating and oppressing russian minorities, language, culture and sovereignty (especially on state-run media) and yet look at what they're desperately trying to do in this needless invasion. They could be erasing the uniqueness and the essence of ukrainian cultural identity to better assimilate them. Another tragic blunder of geopolitics. Слава Україні!

[@DursunX]

"History is written by the victors" Winston Churchill Art is a form of history. re-writing history in absentia is dangerous

[@tropicalslav931]

dude please explain how a pea beast that looks like it belongs in a kindergarten coloring book is a form of history

[@nikhilhadbe271]

@@tropicalslav931 history is everything that is past so yeah doesn't matter

[@DursunX]

@@tropicalslav931 let's blow up all museums and galleries.. its ALL useless childrens garbage /s cultural and historic significance is evaluated in hindsight. our opinions are insignificant in the scheme of life. I've been to exhibits from Ancient Egypt to Andy Warhol, each experience uniquely thought provoking. criticism is the lowest form of creativity.

[@nyko921]

@@tropicalslav931 go study some art history please.

[@Erick_Cuevas]

Ukraine was on my bucket list before the war. Now to find out that so much artistic heritage and beauty is being destroyed hurts, especially as an artist myself (hobbyist).

[@carina_rainyday]

I can see this video being played 30 years later in a middle school art history class

[@Shipwreck007]

This makes me weep. Thanks for putting yourselves on the line to protect our humanity.

[@elainelam3949]

Wow, this makes me want to visit Ukraine one day, after this horrific war and when the intruders are pushed back to where they belong.

[@yanivshemtov9430]

As an artist, that is truly beautiful, and I’m happy such people exist

[@oliviaboadi7167]

It's heart broken that histories are forgotten in our time ⏲️ 💔 😢

[@kimguir303]

yeah I was thinking about all the art and history lost due to this war, hope some can still be save

[@AdRoatM]

Excellent report, thank you. I stand-like a statue- for Ukraine. 🙏🏼

[@retromodernism1799]

A heartbreaking but incredibly valuable video. Barbaric confirmation of multiple crimes against humanity and human culture. Putin can destroy physical traces, but art along with independence & humanity, will always survive in the hearts and minds of Ukrainians.

[@vagifbabayev5195]

Brilliant work Vox team!!! Thank you to all of you!!!

[@XaliberDeathlock]

Great video. Vox also needs to cover destruction of arts and heritage by the government in times of peace, usually in the name of development or money. This happened recently in Bandung, Indonesia where govt destroyed the first Indonesian public pool made during Dutch colonial times and sold the land to real estate developers. Govt in Southeast Asia have destroyed many other historical heritage for money but it seems this kind of destruction went largely unnoticed due to it happening in the times of peace.

[@premiumutube9674]

“Special Military Action” really needs to have an answer to it. Let’s have a strong “Special Economic Action” against the Russian Federation.

[@urmur]

This is terrifying. I want to come back to Ukraine to help rebuild it as soon as the war ends

[@KaterynaM_UA]

Thank you! As we see more and more evidence of basic savagery Russian soldiers bring with them it becomes more evident that our culture elevated us to this position as an object of their jealousy and so we must preserve it.

[@davieskan9520]

Ukrainians, please succeed! We can’t do this in Hong Kong, but you can! Protect your identity. God bless.

[@reb9977]

Lol keep crying

[@air2091]

@@reb9977 oh wow and what are you currently doing?

[@theviscount4622]

they won't succeed i'm afraid, but once they're under russian rule the russian government will not be stable

[@Keiphton27]

Good for her and all of the Ukrainian people. They have everything to be proud of and wanting to pass onto to future generations.

[@Melanguor]

це чудово, дякую за цей матеріал! :)

[@gaminggorilla3638]

I wish there could be peace in the world; all countries would come together and make the world a better place.

[@benmcreynolds8581]

This stuff breaks my heart. 💔 As someone who is directly connected to art due to my mom owning a art gallery/framing Business. We have been tasked with caring for people's art, collections, sculptures, etc. And I hate the thought of people destroying creations that are worth more then any amount of money could every bring. These art creations, are not just financial assets, they represent what it means to be human, to express feeling, existing, and you just cannot replace that, in a sense I wish it could be immortal and live on forever in future generations. Wether it be architecture, art, sculptures, movies, play, music, dance, any form of expression, experiences. I wish we could always be able to have the ability to share it and have it impact people, children, their children. It's just such a intangible valuable aspect of life and I hate seeing it be destroyed and lost to time or something else like war...

[@shivathecurious]

For the past few months, as days go by, i have been losing hope in humanity.

[@OnlySlightyRadioactive]

It's so horrific the way one group of humans try to utterly erase another at any cost.

[@QueenEra33]

I wonder if Syria had a database for their cultural monuments that date 1000s of years BC before the US invaded it

[@funki4896]

*video about Ukraine exists Tankies: "but ack-shu-ally did you know that the US is evil? 🧐"

[@michaelnelson2976]

Important, valuable, and fascinating. Thank you.

[@SoundQuest_SD]

Love with Ukraine!

[@boy638]

Just curious if Ukrainian banks closer to the conflict zones are emptying their vaults to move the money/valuables elsewhere?

[@Starry_Night_Sky7455]

Just wait! Vox will show a video of the routes they take.

[@splashafrica]

Not unimaginable to move money we did it in colonial times to keep it from falling in the hands of the English before ww1 its only been recovered last year from Swiss vault along with a 2001 recovery by a Zulu family thst was living in the same area for more than 100 years has confirmed to have dug up "at least 4 000 Kruger pounds", three kilometres from the farm of JJ Scholtz, where a statue of President Paul Kruger was found. Analysis of yhose coins apparently show that they were minted in 1889.

[@NewYorkerJuhui]

Thanks for sharing this 🇺🇦

[@silentstormstudio4782]

What we can learn is , Every museum needs a tiny bunker for historical artifacts to be stored

[@kmeng2008]

For a second I read "How Ukrainians are saving art during the war" as "How *Turtles* are saving art during the war"

[@sora6244]

putin:"no need to protect history if i can just create it" *🤨*

[@171QA]

It’s heartbreaking to learn so much history and culture gets lost because of these pointless wars.

[@МаксимШумейко]

Thank you for this video!

[@kyivstuff]

Thank you for your work, Vox!

[@SurajSingh-ny5ju]

Hitler also tried to destroy art 🖼

[@the-sph]

Hilarious when considering that he himself wanted to be an Artist 🤣...

[@puppylife8708]

Thanks for making great videos! This was so interesting

[@mrocelot4700]

The city of Lviv is prof of Polish-Ukrainian history, it wasn t the most peaceful one but lets set our differences aside and preserve this beatiful city

[@UlmDoesAnything]

r/place in real life Anyway СЛАВА УКРАÏНİ, Russia shall not erase your culture!

[@elpred0]

Thanks for this video

[@stancer25]

That was beautiful. Thank you Vox as always~

[@sasachiminesh1204]

Allies also bombed Dresden to the ground and destroyed the city with the most medieval buildings, the best art collections, and so on. Russian bombing of a museum is an act of genocide because cultural erasure is recognized as a form of genocide.

[@kennethiofi3839]

Nice thumbnail!

[@Mmmmn520]

Your first congratulations 🥳

[@kennethiofi3839]

@@Mmmmn520 thanks bro I can retire now haha

[@wallflower1852]

You should do an episode on how Louvre and Hermitage miraculously saved its artworks. Especially Mona Lisa...

[@checkerface5710]

this gave me chills I dont know why.

[@evalinawarne1337]

My parent's were born in Germany. Was there and fought in WW11. My grandparents were in WW1. I cry often and PRAY everyday for wars to stop. I hurt so much as you are being bombed and your art, FAMILIES are being torn apart. I HATE WAR. I pray in JESUS'S NAME AMEN ❤️ to💯 StOP ❤️ Love und praying USA