Polina Bilenko
artist
“I think it’s important for the government to do its best to stop people from emigrating, and to enrich the country’s culture and economy. We dream of Ukrainian cities being as clean as other European ones. People should start taking responsibility for their own wellbeing, and inspire each other to action.”
Lilia Hrytsenko
mother of two children
“My Ukrainian dream is to live happily in a normal, civilized society, without war, in Europe or in the United States. I don’t want to end up like my pauper parents, who are unable to provide themselves with decent retirement, while the government fails to support them.”
Alexandra Dyachenko
pensioner, university teacher
“We dream of peace, for the war to end and for Ukrainians to become patriots of their country. Generally, my dream is for Ukraine to be a unified country.”
Anna Savelieva
musician
“My dream is for Ukrainians to finally become independent – in all senses. For the people to be as free as we were known to be, throughout our history.”
Nikolay Alekseev
priest
“The Ukrainian dream? Well, that’s to live the American dream!”
