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НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ • Травень-Червень 2025 33 Guests chatting with the artists at the exhibition opening. The exhibition was on view February 2 – April 18. Oksana Granovska, a member of the organizing team, added: “This series of paintings about the Holodomor, along with the 3D installation, tells a story of unspeakable pain without a single word. It screams of a great human tragedy — still unrecognized, still unwept, still unpunished. And, as we know, unpunished evil returns — stronger, crueler, more vicious. And evil did return. On February 24, 2022, russia — the successor of the Soviet regime — sent its bloody army to kill, destroy, rape, loot, and terrorize. Ukrainian cities and villages were razed, homes burned, animals and people murdered — many shot or tortured simply for leaving a basement in search of water for their children. A new Holodo - mor began in the peaceful Ukrainian lands occupied by russia.” The exhibition found its home in one of our area’s most prestig - ious libraries, the Parman Branch Library at Stone Oak. Part of the San Antonio Public Library system, Parman includes a dedicated art gallery and welcomes over 30,000 visitors each month. When I first approached Barbara Kwiatkowski, the library’s di - rector, to discuss ideas for future collaborations, I mentioned the third anniversary of the war and the concept of a Holodomor ex - hibition. Barbara, who is Polish and has lived in the U.S. for over 20 years, was genuinely shocked — she had never heard of the Holodomor. Despite growing up near Ukraine and understanding some Ukrainian, she was unaware of this atrocity. That night, she asked her husband about it — and he did know. She was stunned. It became clear just how effective the Soviet Union was in eras - ing this history — and how many people around the world still remain unaware. That’s why this exhibition mattered. We needed to tell the truth to American audiences, who are our most important allies and partners. This was never just about the past — it was, and is, about understanding Ukraine’s long and painful struggle for freedom. “Why is it important to showcase this history in places like San Antonio? Because remembrance is resistance,” Kateryna Voino - va explains. “Because the criminal regimes that tried to erase us from history failed. Because justice demands that we tell the truth — and art gives voice to the silenced.” The opening of the exhibition exceeded all expectations. We an - ticipated a modest turnout, but the room was overflowing. There wasn’t a single empty seat, and soon there was hardly space to stand. Barbara, the librarian, was concerned we might be fined due to overcrowding. It felt a bit embarrassing at first — but also incredibly moving. Her repeated calls for “More chairs! More chairs! And another row of chairs!” have stayed with me. Accord - ing to the staff, they hadn’t seen a turnout like that in years. “At the opening, I barely had time to arrange the chairs before more people kept arriving and arriving. And still, there weren’t enough. That’s when I knew it was all worth it. I was part of some - thing much bigger — a powerful educational project that we will continue to grow and share,” Oksana concluded. Photos: Ternell Washington Left to right: Oksana Granovska, Olenka Bravo, Olga Litvinova, Iryna Tymko, Iana Nikutina, Barbara Kwiatkowski, Iryna Lishchynska.
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