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Give a Little Back to The World (1990) 

Wales-Ukraine not England-Russia 

EUROVISION COUNTRY: United Kingdom
KYIV DESTINATION: I-zone; Holodomor Memorial







Although 7-10 million people are estimated to have been starved to death over the two years, the Soviet Union and many Westerners denied enforced starvation was happening. This starvation, called Holodomor, was only recognised by Russia and Ukraine after the fall of the Soviet Union. Gareth was therefore 50 years ahead of his time. He was condemned by his fellow journalists, when he made his findings public in 1933. The only other person to validate Gareth's reports was Malcolm Muggeridge. You can find out more about this part of Ukraine's history at the Holodomor memorial and museum: http://memorialholodomor.org.ua

Gareth was murdered in 1935 by bandits in Inner Mongolia. He was 29-years old.

There is no memorial to Gareth Jones in Kyiv, but there is one of another Welshman John Hughes - the founder of the city of Donetsk.

John Hughes was born in Merthyr Tydfil, and became an engineer famous for developing ironclad warships. His company received an order from the Russian empire and so he traveled to Ukraine to build an iron foundry and rail factory. The town that sprung up around the factory became known as Donetsk in 1961. In Jones' day it has an Anglican Church, hospital, schools and tea rooms for the workers and their families.

Donetsk is not possible to visit at present, because of the conflict in the east with the self-proclaimed People's Republic of Donetsk controlling the region. But if you want to get a flavour of what Donetsk was like before the conflict you can travel to the art hub Izolatsiya https://izolyatsia.org/en/, which is next to the Taras Schevchenko metro station.
Izolatsiya was a cultural space in Donetsk, and based in the industrial heritage area of the city. When the conflict began in Donetsk, culture became a target for snipers, and the organisation moved to Kyiv. Situated in a boatyard, Izolatsiya continues it's industrial look. At present the exhibition space is showing an exhibition of Grayson Perry tapestries to celebrate 25 years of the British Council in independent Ukraine.

British Embassy:
Address:      9, Desyatynna St, 02000 Kyiv
Tel:               +380 44 490 3660
British Council: 
                     4/12, Hryhoriya Skovoroda St
What other UK links are there in Kyiv?

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