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Saturday, June 16, 2012

My Ukraine Essay Has been Published in Europe

Here is the link:
http://planet-bpm.com/2012/06/bpm-return-to-ukraine/

Posted by Olya Thompson at 11:03 AM

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Olya Thompson: I am a writer of commentary and literary essays. I believe that there is a moral component of writing that consists of a sense of social responsibility. I have personally seen how doing a small thing like writing a simple and well-thought-out commentary about a social injustice can make a difference by making people think, discuss and then act upon it. When I hear stories of human injustice or see the disturbing trends in our society, I am driven to think, analyze, write. When people say they don't care about what happens in the world because there is nothing they can do about it, I say that the least one can do is pay attention. As an American-born child of Ukrainian expatriate parents who escaped the Soviet tanks, I realize one can never afford to be complacent.I also write to convey my love and respect for the culture in which I was raised and for the nation in which I now live. I also write to share the insight I have gleaned from my own personal experience. And then, of course, there is my joy and appreciation of words and language and in sharing this with others.

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