Opening of “Chronicles of the Unknown Superheroes/Ukrainians” in Hamburg: B50 representatives’ speeches

B50’s traveling media project about the aftermath of the russian invasion of Ukraine and volunteering during the war, “Chronicles of the Unknown Superheroes Ukrainians”, was presented in Hamburg on the anniversary of the invasion. This photo exhibition, in collaboration with Mahnmal St. Nikolai and the logistics company Hamburg Harbor and Logistics AG, was placed on large banners in the center of Hamburg near the St. Nicholas Memorial on February 23, 2024.

PHOTO: Mahnmal St. Nikolai

Our active volunteers Svitlana Rudokvas and Yuliia Horbasenko represented the B50 community photo exhibition at the opening. They were tasked with telling about the exhibition at the launch, giving tours to visitors, giving interviews to local media and representatives of the Memorial, and presenting the work of the B50 community. It was an interesting and exciting experience for our volunteers. Yuliia and Svitlana shared their experiences and time in Hamburg on our website.

At the opening of the photo exhibition, Yuliia and Svitlana addressed the guests with ten-minute speeches in English, which were dubbed into German on the screen behind them. Among the guests and speakers were Vice Mayor of Hamburg Katharina Fegebank, Consul General of Ukraine Dr. Iryna Tybinka, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Hamburg Harbor and Logistics AG Angela Titzrath, and Chairman of the Mahnmal St. Nikolai Society Dr. Martin Vetter.

In their speeches, the B50 representatives thanked the guests for their support and the opportunity to tell the stories of volunteers, shared their personal experience of joining the volunteer movement during the war, and spoke about the projects and activities of the B50. Particular parts of the speech were stories about the reality that Ukrainians are currently facing and how volunteering helps them to fight, not to give up, and provides energy and support.

We also invite you to see and hear the words that are extremely important and that need to be conveyed to those who are outside the reality that Yuliia and Svitlana describe in their speeches.

English or Ukrainian subtitles are available for the video by clicking below. Video courtesy of Mahnmal St. Nikolai.

We are extremely proud of Svitlana and Yuliia for their outstanding work at the opening of the photo exhibition in Hamburg, their contribution to the B50 community, and hope that their speeches resonated with the guests of the exhibition.