We talk about russian disinformation and how to make an FPV drone with Kiwi In Ukraine.

Welcome! In this episode we explore digitalization in Ukraine: paperless life, healthcare, finances and the IT Army of Ukraine. Join to understand all the faces of the Monobank cat, reminisce about the good times during the pandemic and consider the unforeseen consequences of a cashless society. 

Of course there is some news, a meme and Sandi did not escape from her sentence in Ukrainian. She also tried to find a new way to challenge Vit. And failed. 

In this episode we chat with out friend Rebe, the verification group coordinator at Balakun. She has been part of the project since the beginning and told us all about the people she meets who want to do something to help Ukraine. Plus we have some news, a couple of fun facts and a language exchange.

You can follow Rebe on twitter here:

https://twitter.com/Rivkah1401

Qirimli, or people from Crimea. In part 2 we hear from Mavile about one of the most difficult chapters in the history of Crimean Tatars, the deportations of the 1940s and the painful consequences. 

If you want to learn more about some of the important people we discussed have a look at:  

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%9Eefiqa_Gasp%C4%B1ral%C4%B1

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ismail_Gasprinsky

You can join us and become a mentor by signing up at www.balakun.co. We’d love for you to join our amazing community. 

Qirimli, or people from Crimea. This week we present a double episode featuring Balakun student Mavile, a Crimean Tatar now living in Kyiv. She tells us about the language, history and culture of the Crimean Tatar nation. 

We decided to turn this into a double episode, since there was so much to talk about! 

A huge thank you to our student for giving us this unique insight. 

If you want to learn more here are some videos we recommend: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-sxb5g7DMM

https://youtu.be/7XG8BWEOarM?feature=shared

You can join us and become a mentor by signing up at www.balakun.co. We’d love for you to join our amazing community. #JoinTheConversation

The movies that shaped us. Students talk about movies and TV shows they love.

Strong language warning!

Welcome! We were delighted to have Balakun student Yana join us for this episode. Yana told us about herself and her motives for joining Balakun before we launched into an episode about Ukrainian YouTube and how it has evolved in the last few years. Ranging from the serious to the ridiculous, here is a commentary on the diverse world of Ukrainian YouTube and all the craziness you didn’t know you were missing. 

You can find Yana on twitter at https://twitter.com/bozhablagodat

Channels in English or with English subtitles: 

Toronto TV https://youtube.com/@UkrainianTorontoTelevision 

Ukraїner https://www.youtube.com/@ukrainernet 

Timothy Snyder https://www.youtube.com/@timothysnyder5948 

Anna from Ukraine https://www.youtube.com/@AnnafromUkraine 

Rick the Ukrainian https://www.youtube.com/@ricktheukrainian 

Operator Starsky https://www.youtube.com/@StarskyUA 

Sternenko https://www.youtube.com/@STERNENKO

Hromadske https://www.youtube.com/@hromadske_ua 

Yana’s List: 

Geek Journal https://youtube.com/@GeekJournal 

Kopiyka https://www.youtube.com/@kkkopiyka

Kefirnuy https://www.youtube.com/@kefirnuy

Ideya Oleksandrivna (Ідея Олександрівна) https://youtube.com/@ideyaolexandrivna 

Vitalii’s List: 

Manifest https://manifest.in.ua/ 

Ragulivna (Рагулівна) https://youtube.com/@Ragulivna 

Fincher of kubrick (фінчер кубриком) https://youtube.com/@fincherkubrykom

Searching for a bill (Searching for spelling; На пошуки грамоти) https://youtube.com/@naposhukyhramoty 

Other mentions: 

Animarody https://www.youtube.com/@Animarody

Pes Patron https://www.youtube.com/@patronthedog