{"id":10273,"date":"2017-06-07T11:19:45","date_gmt":"2017-06-07T11:19:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.antondee.com\/archive\/?p=10273"},"modified":"2017-07-29T15:18:03","modified_gmt":"2017-07-29T15:18:03","slug":"ukraine-beauty-ivano-frankivsk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/ukraine-beauty-ivano-frankivsk","title":{"rendered":"Ravaged Beauty of Ukraine &#8211; Frankivsk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Continuing on from <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.antondee.com\/archive\/ukraine-ravaged-beauty-war-1\">PART 1<\/a><\/strong> of my Eastern European journey I found myself in Western Ukraine. After a sweaty but comfortable 24 hour train ride a whole new part of the country was open for exploration. I visited Lviv,\u00a0Kalush and my birthplace Ivano-Frankivsk to see just how much I remember from those innocent childhood years.\u00a0I tried to document the personal journey using the arsenal of gear I brought with me but of course a photo\u00a0or a video will never paint the complete picture.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.antondee.com\/archive\/ukraine-ravaged-beauty-war-1\">PART 1<\/a> \/\/ PART 2 \/\/ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.antondee.com\/archive\/ukraine-beauty-lviv\">PART 3<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11793\" src=\"http:\/\/www.antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-22.jpg\" alt=\"ukraine ivano frankivsk ozero lake\" width=\"979\" height=\"612\" srcset=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-22.jpg 979w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-22-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-22-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-22-672x420.jpg 672w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-22-640x400.jpg 640w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-22-681x426.jpg 681w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 979px) 100vw, 979px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"sc-separator type-thin\"><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Ivano Frankivsk, Ukraine<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"sc-separator type-thin\"><\/div>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-10273 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/ukraine-beauty-ivano-frankivsk\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-21'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-21-819x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"ukraine ivano frankivsk ozero lake\" srcset=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-21-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-21-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-21-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-21-336x420.jpg 336w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-21-672x840.jpg 672w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-21-640x800.jpg 640w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-21-681x851.jpg 681w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-21.jpg 980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/ukraine-beauty-ivano-frankivsk\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-5'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-5-819x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-5-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-5-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-5-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-5-336x420.jpg 336w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-5-672x840.jpg 672w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-5-640x800.jpg 640w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-5.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-5-681x851.jpg 681w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Built in the mid 17th century as a private fortress of the Polish Potocki family, Ivano-Frankivsk (formerly known as Stanislav) was part of several historic empires. It also\u00a0served a strategic purpose during World War I and World War II due to its prominent position at the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains. It was one of the key cities of the\u00a0Austro Hungarian Empire, the essence of which can be felt\u00a0through the city to this day.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-10273 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/ukraine-beauty-ivano-frankivsk\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-34'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-34-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"ukraine ivano frankivsk ozero lake\" srcset=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-34-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-34-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-34-315x420.jpg 315w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-34-630x840.jpg 630w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-34-640x854.jpg 640w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-34-681x908.jpg 681w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-34.jpg 980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/ukraine-beauty-ivano-frankivsk\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-26'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-26-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"ukraine ivano frankivsk ozero lake\" srcset=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-26-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-26-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-26-315x420.jpg 315w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-26-630x840.jpg 630w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-26-640x854.jpg 640w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-26-681x908.jpg 681w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-26.jpg 980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11796\" src=\"http:\/\/www.antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-28.jpg\" alt=\"ukraine ivano frankivsk ozero lake\" width=\"979\" height=\"612\" srcset=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-28.jpg 979w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-28-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-28-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-28-672x420.jpg 672w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-28-640x400.jpg 640w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-28-681x426.jpg 681w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 979px) 100vw, 979px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I was overcome by a strong sense of nostalgia and melancholy as I strolled through the streets and parks of Ivano-Frankivsk.\u00a0When you&#8217;re a kid a\u00a0city seems so grand and imposing and full of possibilities. Now, 17 years later I come back as a new person with new experiences and fears and ideas. It&#8217;s not the city that changed, it was me. Now I was projecting myself onto a city\u00a0I once knew, I waved to it and the city waved back.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11797\" src=\"http:\/\/www.antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-29.jpg\" alt=\"ukraine ivano frankivsk ozero lake\" width=\"980\" height=\"1470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-29.jpg 980w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-29-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-29-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-29-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-29-280x420.jpg 280w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-29-560x840.jpg 560w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-29-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-29-681x1022.jpg 681w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"sc-separator type-thin\"><\/div>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;At the end of all our exploring we will arrive where we started, and know the place for the first time&#8221; &#8211; T.S. Elliot<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"sc-separator type-thin\"><\/div>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-10273 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/ukraine-beauty-ivano-frankivsk\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-12'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-12-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"ukraine ivano frankivsk-2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-12-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-12-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-12-315x420.jpg 315w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-12-630x840.jpg 630w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-12-640x854.jpg 640w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-12-681x908.jpg 681w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-12.jpg 980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/ukraine-beauty-ivano-frankivsk\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-10'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-10-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"ukraine ivano frankivsk town\" srcset=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-10-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-10-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-10-315x420.jpg 315w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-10-630x840.jpg 630w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-10-640x854.jpg 640w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-10-681x908.jpg 681w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-10.jpg 980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"sc-separator type-thin\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11802\" src=\"http:\/\/www.antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk.jpg\" alt=\"ivano frankivsk orthodox church\" width=\"980\" height=\"1470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk.jpg 980w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-280x420.jpg 280w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-560x840.jpg 560w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-681x1022.jpg 681w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-separator type-thin\"><\/div>\n<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-10273 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/ukraine-beauty-ivano-frankivsk\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-38'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-38-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"ukraine ivano frankivsk town\" srcset=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-38-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-38-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-38-315x420.jpg 315w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-38-630x840.jpg 630w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-38-640x854.jpg 640w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-38-681x908.jpg 681w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-38.jpg 980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/ukraine-beauty-ivano-frankivsk\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-6'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-6-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"ukraine ivano frankivsk-city\" srcset=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-6-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-6-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-6-315x420.jpg 315w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-6-630x840.jpg 630w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-6-640x854.jpg 640w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-6.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-6-681x908.jpg 681w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Seeing a big city from above is always a humbling experience. Like\u00a0one big organism, a city continues to function year after year and most of its inhabitants are merely observers to\u00a0the complex machinery of nature. I would recommend everyone\u00a0see their city from above. Climb onto a roof if you have to but if you&#8217;ve never seen your city from a unique viewpoint you\u00a0owe it to yourself to do so.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11790\" src=\"http:\/\/www.antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-17.jpg\" alt=\"ukraine ivano frankivsk train station vokzal\" width=\"980\" height=\"1225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-17.jpg 980w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-17-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-17-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-17-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-17-336x420.jpg 336w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-17-672x840.jpg 672w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-17-640x800.jpg 640w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-17-681x851.jpg 681w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-5' class='gallery galleryid-10273 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/ukraine-beauty-ivano-frankivsk\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-19'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"980\" height=\"980\" src=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-19.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"ukraine ivano frankivsk train station vokzal\" srcset=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-19.jpg 980w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-19-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-19-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-19-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-19-420x420.jpg 420w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-19-840x840.jpg 840w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-19-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-19-681x681.jpg 681w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/ukraine-beauty-ivano-frankivsk\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-13'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"980\" height=\"980\" src=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-13.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"ukraine ivano frankivsk-2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-13.jpg 980w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-13-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-13-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-13-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-13-420x420.jpg 420w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-13-840x840.jpg 840w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-13-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-13-681x681.jpg 681w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/ukraine-beauty-ivano-frankivsk\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-14'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"980\" height=\"980\" src=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-14.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"ukraine ivano frankivsk train station vokzal\" srcset=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-14.jpg 980w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-14-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-14-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-14-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-14-420x420.jpg 420w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-14-840x840.jpg 840w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-14-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-ivano-frankivsk-14-681x681.jpg 681w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"sc-separator type-thin\"><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Kalush, Ukraine<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"sc-separator type-thin\"><\/div>\n<div id='gallery-6' class='gallery galleryid-10273 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/ukraine-beauty-ivano-frankivsk\/ukraine-kalush-dvsn-7'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-kalush-dvsn-7-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"ukraine kalush\" srcset=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-kalush-dvsn-7-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-kalush-dvsn-7-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-kalush-dvsn-7-315x420.jpg 315w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-kalush-dvsn-7-630x840.jpg 630w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-kalush-dvsn-7-640x854.jpg 640w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-kalush-dvsn-7-681x908.jpg 681w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-kalush-dvsn-7.jpg 980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/ukraine-beauty-ivano-frankivsk\/ukraine-kalush-dvsn-9'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-kalush-dvsn-9-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"ukraine kalush\" srcset=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-kalush-dvsn-9-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-kalush-dvsn-9-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-kalush-dvsn-9-315x420.jpg 315w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-kalush-dvsn-9-630x840.jpg 630w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-kalush-dvsn-9-640x854.jpg 640w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-kalush-dvsn-9-681x908.jpg 681w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-kalush-dvsn-9.jpg 980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Kalush\u00a0is a city set in the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains, in the Ivano-Frankivsk province of western Ukraine. Most of my childhood was spent here, running around with friends from sunrise to sunset, climbing trees, riding bikes and getting up to all sorts of hijinks without a care in the world.\u00a0The general aesthetic of the city remains the same but there is a slight sense of hopelessness in the air. People are getting by in any way they can while the economic and political situation is not making things easy for them.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11809\" src=\"http:\/\/www.antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-kalush-dvsn-11.jpg\" alt=\"ukraine kalush stadium\" width=\"980\" height=\"653\" srcset=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-kalush-dvsn-11.jpg 980w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-kalush-dvsn-11-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-kalush-dvsn-11-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-kalush-dvsn-11-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-kalush-dvsn-11-640x426.jpg 640w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-kalush-dvsn-11-681x454.jpg 681w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">But life happens. My old friends are now grown up and married with children. My old playgrounds are overgrown as children are glued to TV screens and have no time to go outside and play. The city is filled with more shops while the living wage has hardly increased which makes the whole situation unsustainable in the long run. As much as I enjoyed going back home it was a sombering experience and put a lot of my own troubles\u00a0in perspective.\u00a0It confirmed my belief that problems are inescapable, it&#8217;s how you deal with them that matters. You can either give up and try and shift the blame or grab the situation with both hands and fight, fight like your life depends on it. You will regret it if you don&#8217;t.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-7' class='gallery galleryid-10273 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/ukraine-beauty-ivano-frankivsk\/ukraine-kalush-dvsn-6'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-kalush-dvsn-6-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"ukraine kalush\" srcset=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-kalush-dvsn-6-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-kalush-dvsn-6-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-kalush-dvsn-6-315x420.jpg 315w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-kalush-dvsn-6-630x840.jpg 630w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-kalush-dvsn-6-640x854.jpg 640w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-kalush-dvsn-6-681x908.jpg 681w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-kalush-dvsn-6.jpg 980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/ukraine-beauty-ivano-frankivsk\/ukraine-kalush-dvsn-4'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-kalush-dvsn-4-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"ukraine kalush\" srcset=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-kalush-dvsn-4-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-kalush-dvsn-4-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-kalush-dvsn-4-315x420.jpg 315w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-kalush-dvsn-4-630x840.jpg 630w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-kalush-dvsn-4-640x854.jpg 640w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-kalush-dvsn-4-681x908.jpg 681w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-kalush-dvsn-4.jpg 980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I realize five years went by and I&#8217;m older,<br \/>\nMemories smoulder winters colder,<br \/>\nBut that same piano loops over and over and over&#8221; &#8211; Mike Skinner<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div id='gallery-8' class='gallery galleryid-10273 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/ukraine-beauty-ivano-frankivsk\/ukraine-kalush-dvsn-5'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-kalush-dvsn-5-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"ukraine soviet car mercedes\" srcset=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-kalush-dvsn-5-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-kalush-dvsn-5-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-kalush-dvsn-5-315x420.jpg 315w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-kalush-dvsn-5-630x840.jpg 630w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-kalush-dvsn-5-640x854.jpg 640w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-kalush-dvsn-5-681x908.jpg 681w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-kalush-dvsn-5.jpg 980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/ukraine-beauty-ivano-frankivsk\/ukraine-kalush-dvsn'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-kalush-dvsn-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"ukraine soviet car\" srcset=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-kalush-dvsn-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-kalush-dvsn-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-kalush-dvsn-315x420.jpg 315w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-kalush-dvsn-630x840.jpg 630w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-kalush-dvsn-640x854.jpg 640w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-kalush-dvsn-681x908.jpg 681w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-kalush-dvsn.jpg 980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/ukraine-beauty-ivano-frankivsk\/ukraine-kalush-dvsn-2'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-kalush-dvsn-2-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"ukraine soviet car\" srcset=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-kalush-dvsn-2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-kalush-dvsn-2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-kalush-dvsn-2-315x420.jpg 315w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-kalush-dvsn-2-630x840.jpg 630w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-kalush-dvsn-2-640x854.jpg 640w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-kalush-dvsn-2-681x908.jpg 681w, https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ukraine-kalush-dvsn-2.jpg 980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"sc-separator type-thin\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I never edit these articles, if anything it&#8217;s a stream of consciousness\u00a0that is bursting to get out. A picture is worth a thousand words so please enjoy the images even if you can&#8217;t relate to the text and remember to\u00a0be nice and sympathise with everyone. We&#8217;re all in this together\u00a0\u270c\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.antondee.com\/archive\/ukraine-ravaged-beauty-war-1\">PART 1<\/a> \/\/ PART 2 \/\/ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.antondee.com\/archive\/ukraine-beauty-lviv\">PART 3<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-9' class='gallery galleryid-10273 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/ukraine-beauty-ivano-frankivsk\/carpathian-mountains-ukraine-travel-2-2'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/carpathian-mountains-ukraine-travel-2-2-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"ukraine train night\" srcset=\"https:\/\/antondee.com\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/carpathian-mountains-ukraine-travel-2-2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, 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