Only savages start a war, a photo from Lvivska, West

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I looked through the photos from my trip to Lviv, Ukraine, in the search of places which I didn't share before.
I visited western Ukraine in 2017 when the war in the eastern part of the country was still on. I felt uneasy about it but since it was isolated to a small region on the opposite part of the country, I decided to take the risk.
I was very impressed with the beauty of Lviv, quality of food, kindness of people.
I have seen people going to work, shopping, enjoying opera, nightlife, museums (in this photo). The life was going on as usual.
Imagine you want to go about your life as usual and then suddenly a neighboring country starts a war, destroying your whole life, simply because they are bigger and they can, and nobody really wants to help you because they are afraid of the bully. Even to me the Western sanctions sound ridiculous.

In this photo you see a façade of the Andrey Sheptytsky National Museum in Lviv. Here is the museum website: https://nml.com.ua/en/pro-muzey/

I visited Lviv on a two day organized tour. Thanks to the fact that it was all organized we managed in these two days to see a lot, much more than we would be able to do independently. It was also a chance to learn more about Lviv from the local Ukrainian guide. The disadvantage of that was that we were very quickly running through the streets so I didn't have a chance to compose my photos as well as I would like to.
Lviv is one of the cities which I would really like to re-visit someday.

Only savages start a war. If you would have any rational arguments at all, you would try to resolve your problems by negotiation or involve the international community.

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NickVu, PaulVDV, ikeharel, pajaran, Fis2, aliabazari, Royaldevon, mcmtanyel, COSTANTINO has marked this note useful

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PaulVDV (63580) 2022-02-25 3:41

Hello Mariusz,
According to Prof. K. Malfliet (university KU Leuven, Belgium), Putin is a pawn in Russian chess, but also no more than a pawn.
He plays the role of the unassailable autocratic leader, but only as long as he has the confidence to take that role.
The Kremlin knows what it wants to do.
Putin is the mouthpiece, the designated leader by the Kremlin.
The aim of the Kremlin is to re-establish Russia as a world power and to restore the former Russian sphere of influence.
Bad enough, this starts with the Ukrainians.
I hope the Russian people respond, but demonstrations are being bludgeoned there.
Kind regards, Paul

ikeharel (114777) 2022-02-25 4:54

Hello Mariusz,
Long ago Lviv was part of Poland, if I remember this right.
Beautiful and elegant facade, well taken under good light with a distinct contrast.
Hope for peace and democracy would prevaile.
Good afternoon,
Ike

pajaran (117233) 2022-02-25 5:38

Pozdrav.

Lep popgled i trenutak, interesantan i dobar tekst ...
Lepa fasada i detalji, dobro poakzano sa lepim boajma i kontartsom.
Dobar rad, lepa fotografija.
lepo secanje iz vremena kada je bio mir.

Zelim vam lepo popodne, sve najbolje za vikend.
Paja

Fis2 (172115) 2022-02-25 7:32

Czesc Mariusz!
Tez mialem okazje odwiedzic Lwow ale to jeszcze za czasow analogowych.
Bylem jeden dzien :(
Bardzo ladnie pokazales gmach muzeum.
Nic nie piszesz, nie wiem czy dawac punkty?
Spokojnego popoludnia.
Zobaczymy co czas przyniesie!
Krzysztof

CMJC (5115) 2022-02-25 8:42 [Comment]

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jmdias (116663) 2022-02-25 9:17

mariusz

a beautiful sample of architecture with a classic touch and nice personages included.
the project is to install a fake government there to be manipulated, as hitler did in france. the sanctions only would work if china was included.

take care

jorge

lousat (140082) 2022-02-25 9:40

Hi Mariusz,unfortunately there are no words to describe what is happening, we hope it remains a limited thing and does not end up in a third world war. I have never been in this state, but I see that many, like you, have beautiful photos, we hope they do not become a memory destroyed by the bombing. Have a nice weekend and thanks,Luciano

cargus (14004) 2022-02-25 13:02

Interesting building details, well played in your picture ,sharpness , exposure and natural colors are excellent!...well done.!!
Regards
Adrian

Silvio1953 (223141) 2022-02-25 13:45

Ciao Mariusz, shame for war, we all pray for Ukraine, great view of fantastic building, splendid light, excellent clarity and wonderful colors, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

aliabazari (23429) 2022-02-25 19:58

Hello Mariusz
Good text about the wild bully. A beautiful view of this architecture. Clarity and exposure are well done. With respect

ifege (49653) 2022-02-25 20:41

Hi Mariusz
You title says it all.
And a good photo from Lviv.
cheers
Ian

jemaflor (148398) 2022-02-25 23:27

Hi Mariusz,
A nice facade well taken, good photogenic effect with this angle of view, well done, so sad this incredible war What a shame !

Royaldevon (86598) 2022-02-26 5:20

Hello Mariusz,

The war has shocked us all!
The news reports confirm that many Russians are against what is happening but threats of imprisonment for demonstrating cause them to be silent. Maybe a change of heart by the army leaders ...! Who Knows!

The Ukrainian people are being resolutely brave!

Shocked,
Bev :-)

mcmtanyel (69414) 2022-02-26 17:29

Hello Mariusz,
I was thinking, "First a pandemic, now a new world war?" However nobody seems to be willing to take any action. God help the Ukrainians!
Regards,
MT

COSTANTINO (117940) 2022-02-26 23:01

Hello my dearest friend
have a nice Sunday
I red carefully your thoughts
of your previous photo and I felt
so sad about the war...
the life is so difficult and looking
at television scenes from
Ukrainian people leaving their homes
I felt really too bad....
Unfortunately pUTIN PLAYS THE ROLE
of the autocratic leader
well done
regards
Costantino

kasianowak (17676) 2022-02-27 6:50

Wlasnie najgorsze jest to, ze wojna rujnuje zycie wszystkich mieszkancow danego kraju, nie tylko tych, ktorzy zgina, zostana ranni lub straca bliskich. Normalny rozwoj kraju jest tez niemozliwy. Wojna ma tez demoralizujacy wplyw na kraj agresorski, szczegolnie na zolnierzy armi uczestniczacej w konflikcie. Nawet zwyciezcy tak naprawde traca na takich konfliktach, przynajmniej pokolenia czasow wojny.
Ciekawe czy kiedykolwiek bedziemy mogli znow odwiedzic Lwow. :-(
Pozdrawiam serdecznie
Kasia