Each of the sixteen dolls, exhibited this Friday, September 23, at the Compa de Chartres, was smuggled.
“He has accomplished a feat,” explains Inna Le Gall, a member of the Association of Ukrainians and Friends of Ukraine. It took Svitlana Lebedieva seven days to arrive in France from the Louhansk region of Ukraine, occupied by the Russians since 2014. She met the Chartres association via Facebook.
“It is very dangerous to show your love for your country”
Each of these traditional dresses is embroidered by her hand. “To get them through customs, she had to undress them,” translates Inna Le Gall.
One hundred people gathered in Chartres to celebrate Ukraine’s independence
“Bringing back these dolls is cultural smuggling. It is very dangerous to show your love for your country and the non-verbal is even stronger than words. We must continue to bring the history of Ukraine and its traditions to life, that’s why I came here, “says Svitlana Lebedieva who will return to Luhansk next week. These dolls will be exhibited at the local museum of her city,” as soon as the occupation will end. ”
After six months of conflict, the Ukrainians of Eure-et-Loir confide: “Before, I had a future all outlined. Today everything is broken …”
Jade saved
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