# @annalysejacobs on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CpCZ4kZrZzX
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/60221731-annalysejacobs-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2023-02-24T07:57:17.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Anna Jacobs, The Colour Doctor (@annalysejacobs) — https://gondola.cc/annalysejacobs

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KYIV

I was telling my beautiful Ukrainian artist friend dariahlazatova the other day that we’d just discovered that my ‘Russian’ grandfather’s family was actually from Kyiv. 

I was telling her that they had left Kyiv shortly before it became Ukrainian to come to the UK as Jewish refugees.

So I was wondering if that meant I was now actually part Ukrainian rather than part Russian, as I had always thought. 

Her response was this - 
Kyiv has always been a Ukrainian city that happened to be under the rule/occupation of several empire reigns at different times in history. 

This is so important to remember today, the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion, as Ukraine continues to stand strong and fight so bravely after already having lost so much. 

Swipe to see one of Daria’s paintings about the fallen Russian horse - it’s very interesting to read what she writes about it on her page. 

I’ve posted my yellow bathroom today in honour of the yellow sunflowers of Ukraine. 

And I guess it means I’m also proud to say I’m part Ukrainian and stand with them. 

#ukraine #ukraineinvasion #ukrainewar #kyiv #standwithukraine

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standwithukraine, ukraineinvasion, ukrainewar, ukraine, kyiv

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