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Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Fool's gold

A pack of 'prop' notes I saw in a local shop could easily be mistaken for real cash. Gamblers sometimes use them for scams, even if they are marked as souvenirs."

Tuesday, April 07, 2026

Betsy

A new nine-story building has sprung up on a vacant lot opposite the furniture factory. It can be seen against the backdrop of the abandoned barn of Countess Shuvalova, on which there is a sign stating that it is an architectural monument. Betsy Shuvalova is known for the fact that Carl Gustav Monnerheim himself fled from her charms. After the coup in the Russian Empire, Betsy emigrated to France, where she died in 1938. She left us the barn as a legacy. https://we.org.ua/.../knyazi-mista-dubno-grafskyj-rid.../

Tuesday, February 24, 2026

A homeless passenger.

I don't know if this story is true or false, but I heard it once. A man signed a contract with the city mayor to pick up stray dogs from our town. He signed similar contracts with mayors in other nearby towns. The man and his team simply rounded up stray dogs in one city and released them into the wild in another. This carousel brought them a good income. The homeless dogs only disappeared from the city temporarily.

Friday, January 30, 2026

p : New buildings are transforming town's skyline.

Sunday, January 25, 2026

Winter Joy

Where there’s a slope, there’s a way! 🛷❄️ These kids prove that any incline is a playground. Watching them embrace the thrill of the downhillis pure winter magic. 🏔️✨ #WinterJoy #SleddingLife"

Saturday, January 24, 2026

Minus outside

On the city streets, you will sometimes find people selling homegrown vegetables, fruit, milk, or preserves. Most often, these are elderly women who do this to survive because their pensions are insufficient. You can find these pensioners near supermarkets, markets, or other crowded areas; each of them has her own unique story and fate. Try to spend half of day outside with minus air temperature and you can understand everything.

Friday, January 16, 2026

Winter. Outside -17C

Winter. Outside it is -17C. There was no electricity all night so accordingly no heating, too. In the morning, electricity was connected for two hours. In the second part of the day according to the schedule electricity has been connected for four hours.