At a time when russian missiles are also reaching Zhytomyr region, when every family has its own loss or anxiety, things that bring back a sense of home are most appreciated.
In the village of Horodske, such a place suddenly became... bus stop. But it is not simple. It was painted in the style of a Ukrainian peasant house by Oksana Helevei, a native of the village, who now lives in Canada. Drawings, details, paintings – everything reminds of the house that smelled of milk, rye bread and peace. The house that for every Ukrainian is like a rear, as security, as a symbol of some native.
It's not just an act of love for your native village – it's a gesture of resistance. This stop is like a talisman. As a place that must survive despite the war.
"This is a memory for children. For my daughter's granddaughter. For those who haven't been born yet. So that they know how our land lived, what it really is," says Pavlo Poloziuk, Oksana's father, poet, choirmaster and guardian of the village's cultural memory.
The idea was born out of love for my grandparents. From the pain of old houses disappearing. From the desire to preserve what you can't buy – the spirit of the Ukrainian House. First there were sketches. Then the community's consent. Then – painstaking work. And the stop turned into "Grandmother's House".
Today the bus stop is one of the business cards of the village. Tourists and visitors are photographed here. This is where buses stop, and with them time stops too. People sit on a bench and recall: childhood, native home, grandmother, warmth.