I am in a coma for four years. My wife and son used to come to me every day, then every second day, then once a week; now they show up here on some very rare occasions and it seems to me they do it out of a sense of duty. (more…)
...Coma
Fledglings
Masha gave him some fresh strawberries. Artem carefully examined them, chose the biggest and took a bite. Then made a revealing grimace and authoritatively stated: "It is sour!" "Gleat," Masha lisped, "then I’ll have all of them!" (more…)
...Refugee and internally displaced persons problems: psychologist’s and volunteer’s opinion
Modern wars of conquest continue to erupt. Wars lead to destructions, destructions lead to the problem of refugee and IDPs. Thousands of people leave their homes, works and their native land. What happens to refugees and IDPs after that? (more…)
...Friend
I don’t know how a storm at sea looks like. I don’t even know how a sea looks like, I was born blind. But I know everything about the sea.
When I was 5, I made a friend. I didn’t see her coming into my life; she just came and stayed in it for ever. (more…)
...Refugee and internally displaced persons problem: Zhytomyr citizens’ opinion
When a war comes it affects all the population, but first of all civilians. We can read news about this, approve or disapprove the reaction of the government on the refugees’ problem. But how often do we think about this people and their problems? How do they feel and is it difficult for them to adapt to realities of new life? (more…)
...The way
On the next birdbath car jerked and their heads hit the low ceiling. "I almost forgot the pleasures of travelling on such a rattletrap," Julia quipped with a wry smile. Looking out the window she saw potholes instead of a road, and added: "We should have put our helmets before getting into this car." Everybody else remained silent. (more…)
...Letters of Humanity
One of the International League of Peace’s lines of work is information activity, which provides an opportunity for people to know how to achieve a safer and more peaceful world. What to start this work with? Who is the best audience? Children, of course! (more…)
...Kyiv citizens’ opinion on refugee and internally displaced persons problem
The refugee and internally displaced persons problem is a global concern. What kind of assistance do those people need? Is it difficult to adapt to realities of new life? The International League of Peace asked the citizens of Kyiv.
...The Work
Every night he had a nightmare about an explosion that tears off his hands or legs. Waking up in horror he tried to convince himself that prophetic dreams do not exist. As far as he couldn’t sleep after it, he got up, made coffee and sat down to his old laptop. Work had to stifle fear. (more…)
...Cuban Missile Crisis: experience of peaceful outcome
In October 1962 the world stood on a brink of the Third World War, perhaps even nuclear war. The world stood closer to Armageddon than at any other moment in history. There was a dangerous confrontation between the two superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union. The government of the United States discovered that the Soviet Union had secretly stationed nuclear weapons on the island of Cuba,...
