After dark nights lit only by the rockets and rockets of the invading Russian forces, the spirit is returning to nightlife across the Ukrainian capital.
Last month, Kyiv saw a massive concert and music event with a large group of teenagers, young men and women, and the festival was on the verge of being canceled after Kremlin forces targeted a shopping mall, resulting in many casualties. And they were injured, but they refused, said one of the organizers, Dmytro Vasilkov, who explained: “This is exactly what the Russians want.”
In a special report published by the New York Times, he said: The planning and preparation of this big concert lasted for weeks, and for this reason there was no other choice but to move forward with this matter, so they set up a wooden stage. It has equipped loudspeakers and provided security guards to ensure people’s safety.
The preparations for the ceremony seemed to be preparations for a war of some sort, as there was an “operations room” where young men and women wore black shirts and worked enthusiastically as if they were an active hive. . invasion
One of the tweeters who participated in this party, a young man who lives with his grandmother and has not been on the street for a long time, pointed out that this is the cure and we need to know how to use it. Young people who were forced to stay at home at night without any pleasure due to the pandemic and then the war. Kyiv is famous for its busy nightlife.
Despite the danger being relatively far from the capital, people started going out to bars and cafes at night to relieve themselves and get rid of depression and anxiety, although some feel guilty. Should I work in a club and pour alcohol on customers?
He continued: But when I saw the joy and hope in the eyes of the cabaret performers, I no longer blamed myself, but considered what we were doing as psychological treatment for many people in these difficult days.
With people still taking to the streets at night, especially young people, it’s no longer difficult to find weekend hip-hop parties singing from the clubs and restaurants that line the banks of the Dnieper River that runs through the capital, Kyiv. In those places they dance or chat and enjoy the wonders of the northern climate in the middle of a summer night.
But at eleven o’clock at night, due to the curfew, the streets must be empty of people, and for this reason, people start their night early from nine o’clock or before that for two hours or more in those artistic and social activities. spend atmosphere, and then have to return to their homes while allowing workers at work to return late as they have to clean and pack up the shops they work in before they close.
In a throwback to last month’s big bash, organizers say they launched it as early as 2:30 p.m. to run until curfew, noting that proceeds will go to the war effort. And humanitarian aid will be given to the poor, the needy and the sick. .
On the other hand, talk of war dominates many of the theme park visitors’ discussions, says Sherkara, who also works as a therapist, as he once turned his conversation with a young woman to hobbies, pastimes and reading. has become The Russian invasion and how he told the girl that he was going to sell a large collection of books written in Russian because he never wanted to read in that language again, adding, “This is my war.”
He explained that he feels the psychology of the whole city has changed, saying: “Kief is different now… for people who are more polite, more friendly and don’t drink too much.”
Source: Lebanon Debate
