"If and when the full scale of the evil being carried out in Ukraine now (and not by Russia, mind you) is revealed and the 'I Stand With Ukraine' cult is forced to reckon with it, they are in for the rudest of awakenings and some torturous soul-searching - and deservedly so." - Jesse Zurawell
Anyone not know Eva Bartlett? Here's her bio at Everipedia. She very much liked it.
https://everipedia.org/wiki/lang_en/eva-bartlett
Here's where Jimmy Dore discovers her, as she gives a Norwegian reporter a dressing-down at the United Nations. Here it's about Syria, but it's the same old song, and you know that you know the tune.
Her complete UN presentation.
Eva @ MPN
Eva wrote a mammoth report on Donetsk back in 2019.
This is an excellent read. Of this piece, Eva recently wrote on social media:
"I wrote this a year ago, you know, before everyone was changing their FB profile pics to Ukraine flag & hashtagging trending Ukraine terms.
"Did you ever care about the civilians of Donbass, you hypocrites?"
Under Fire from Ukraine: Everyday life in the Donetsk People's Republic
Gorlovka Madonna
But bringing in Eva means explaining something about the "Gorlovka Madonna", as Eva mentions it as well, and even has a photograph of the facade that was painted in her honour.
The "Gorlovka Madonna" is Kristina Zhuk.
"Kristina was a smart girl. She graduated from our Gorlovka Institute of Foreign Languages. She wanted to achieve a lot in life. She loved her little girl Kira very much, she wanted so much, and was waiting for her birth. Even when she walked with her tummy all the time she said: 'When will Kira appear'. I knew how the baby would be called, what she would be.
"When Kira was born, Kristina did not let her go. Kira sang songs endlessly - in the morning she woke up and shouted from the bedroom: 'Bah! Bah!' - and began to sing songs. Our neighbours all laughed, because from the first day we constantly sang songs to her. The neighbours asked, they say, who sings there? I sang, Kristina sang. She put on French songs and Kira was already humming something.
"There is still a feeling that they just went out for a walk and now come back, and in the evening I will grumble that, they say, you returned so late, because it's time to swim. Every time they delayed, they came and shouted: 'Hurray! Grandma, we learned to crawl!' or 'Hurray! Grandma, we have learned to walk!', 'Hurray! We made the first wreath!' Kira just learned to walk. In this park, they walked 2-3 times a day, they almost never left, there, in this grass, they learned how to crawl and walk. They lived in this park and died there.
"I fall into the grass and howl like a she-wolf, and when people appear, I get up and hold on. I leave the city and again howl and howl. Before, everything was necessary: you walk through the store, and you needed a hairpin and a toy. And now – emptiness. You walk and you don't need anything, nothing at all (crying – author's note). You don't need to eat or drink, you don't need this beauty.”
“On July 27, 2014, the city of Gorlovka was subjected to massive shelling by the Grad Castle. As a result of the ammunition detonation, civilians were injured and killed. Among the victims was 10-month-old Kira Zhuk, who, along with her mother Kristina, was in the square at that moment. The blasts caught a woman with her baby in her arms. The story has acquired worldwide publicity as 'Gorlovka Madonna'.”
Eva & Andrei
A special feature. Two legends meet, at least virtually. Eva provides a good intro for Andrei. This clip is about one hour in length. No need to have your boob tube on. Save on your energy. Tough times may be ahead.
The value of this clip cannot be overestimated.
Rip this one, as it's supposedly been taken down by Google twice already.
This clip is quite simply precious.
Eva's Intro
"On March 15, I spoke with author and Russian military expert Andrei Martyanov. His commentary and analysis are based on a deep understanding of Russian military and geopolitical issues."
"Please do listen to the entire discussion, and consider supporting Andrei's work."
Patrick Lancaster
Unlike George and Gonzalo, what we know, Patrick is out in the streets - in the war zone. Check out his channel.
Two for the Road
Drive safely.