Happy New Year 2023! Support & Best Wishes To Ukraine For 2023!

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Hi Everyone,

I am writing this weekly update and feeling positive about 2023, and I hope that you all at Wealthy Affiliate have an awesome year in 2023!

The news from Ukraine is not good today, since there have been more rocket attacks by russia on Ukrainian cities again. The russian invaders have been destroying the energy infrastructure of the country for weeks now, and yet the brave people are holding out against repeated assaults.

Yet despite the current situation of ongoing aggression by russia for more than 10 months now, overall i think that there will be a positive outcome in Ukraine soon in 2023. By which I mean that my wish and prayer is that Ukraine reclaims all of their land before too long.

I had not actually appreciated much Ukrainian history until i read an article about the origin of a beautiful piece of music called Shedryk, also known in English as "Carol of The Bells written and composed by Ukrainian teacher and composer Mikolo Lyontovich.

"Shchedryk" (Ukrainian: Щедрик, from Щедрий вечiр, "Bountiful Evening") is a Ukrainian shchedrivka, or New Year's song, known in English as "The Little Swallow".

The song was arranged by the Ukrainian composer and teacher Mykola Leontovych in 1916, and tells a story of a swallow flying into a household to sing of wealth that will come with the following spring.

The song was first performed by students from Kyiv University in December 1916, and it was introduced to Western audiences by the Ukrainian National Chorus during its 1919 concert tour of Europe and America, where it premiered in the United States on October 5, 1922, to a sold-out audience at the Carnegie Hall.

At that time russia had again invaded Ukraine, and the country was fighting for its independence at that time as well, one hundred years ago.


In 1990, the famous American composer John Williams conducted a version of the song Shedryk for the Home Alone original motion picture soundtrack. John Williams' "Carol of the Bells" charted at number 86 on Billboard's Greatest of All Time Holiday 100 chart.

I intend to study Ukrainian history a lot more and investigate more of the culture that Ukrainian composers, poets and artists have created through the years.

Recently I was also hearing news reports from the Art Museum Director in Mariupol about the russian invasion of that Ukrainian city and their efforts to destroy all signs of Ukrainian art, especially in Mariupol, but also wherever they can possibly do so. They wanted to destroy the Ukrainian identity in those cities they have invaded.

There is an article from The Guardian a reputable British newspaper which records some of the outrageous actions taken by russia to eradicate Ukraine´s cultural heritage and the scale of the assault on Ukraine´s artworks and the naton´s whole cultural identity; https://www.theguardian.com/ar...

Apart from the above facts related to culture, I recently saw a video prepared by investigators at The New York Times and their detailed and painstaking research into the russian atrocities in Bucha, on the outskirts of Kyiv which were carried out by the 234th Air Assault Brigade of the russian army, and for which their commander was decorated and promoted. Here is the newspaper article:https://www.nytimes.com/2022/1...

I was shocked by these two recent newspaper articles and by the ongoing agression of russia, while making cynical calls for peace talks.

If ever there was a time to stand up for freedom and democracy, this is definitely that time. I am proud to support Ukraine in its fight for independence from russia.

Since russia and china have been holding joint naval manoeuvres recently, i can only speculate about whether there will be another war in the region of Taiwan.

The West´s ongoing support for Ukraine is vital, and also in other theatres if necessary.

Have an awesome 2023 everyone!

Cheers

Alan

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Hey Alan,

Thank you for this interesting read. I pray for Ukraine every day. I look forward to making a trip there one day as a tourist. I support them too!

I wish you all the very best for 2023, peace, love, good health, joy and much laughter, and much success in your online business.

Monica

I agree with others, wishing for peace in the world in 2023! Happy New Year to you Alan and wishing you nothing but success, health and happiness in the year ahead!

My thoughts are Peace for the World,so that it can get back on track! That War effort is wiping our economy out, as well as many other countries! Why can we not all get along?

Happy 2023!

Jeff

Hi, Alan

Interesting article!

I recently saw "Home Alone" as part of our Christmas movie selection. I have always enjoyed musical variations of "Carol Of The Bells!"

All the Best in 2023! 😎
Frank 🎸

Thank you Alan for sharing your interesting thoughts and insights. A very thought provoking post. My continued thoughts and prayers for peace and hope for all Ukrainians and that 2023 really does bring new beginnings and an end to the sufferings of 2022.
Stay strong 🙏💙💛🗺
Teacy

Yeah

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