Yana Barinova, at The Blogs

Jun 5, 2019, 1:22 PM

The right side of history on D-Day: Fighting nationalism with remembrance

Into the Jaws of death – Omaha Beach, June 6, 1944. By Robert F. Sargent.
(National Archives and Records Administration (www.archives.gov)/Wikipedia/Chief Photographer’s Mate (CPHoM) Robert F. Sargent - via Jewish News)

On Tuesday 6th June 1944, a massive Allied landing operation commenced on the beaches of Normandy, northern France. In one of the largest military incursions in history, D-Day began the liberation of Europe from Nazi control and laid the foundations for the longest periods of...

Feb 7, 2019, 2:13 PM

How Britain and Ukraine can learn from each other on Shoah remembrance

Natan Sharansky addressing guests at the House of Commons event for the Babi Yar memorial (Jewish News)

Precisely one year ago, Ukraine joined the international community in declaring January 27 an annual day of Holocaust Remembrance. This may sound like a very long way away from where we are in the UK but in fact there have been some striking parallels between...

About Me

Yana Barinova is COO of Babyn Yar Holocaust Memorial Center (BYHMC), a non-profit that documents and commemorates the Holocaust, in particular the Babyn Yar mass shootings of September 1941.