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Eagle and Quill

@bitraitcitizen.bsky.social
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Breaking up the negativity of today with lessons and thoughts from yesterday. Follow for a daily look into life during the times of the past.

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Eagle and Quill @bitraitcitizen.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Day 6: We made it to the tractor plant that gave this neighborhood its name, the KhTZ plant. It produced over 3 million tractors and agricultural machines since its creation in the 1930s. it became the industrial backbone of Ukraine. It still employs close to 1k workers. #virtualwalk4peace #Ukraine
The main office of the KhTZ (ХТЗ) Харківський тракторний завод.
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Eagle and Quill @bitraitcitizen.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Five days of walking brings us to the Sports Palace in Kharkiv. This used to be a large multi-use arena hosted volleyball, futsal, and boxing. It was unfortunately destroyed by a missile launched from Russia in 2024. #virtualwalk4peace #Ukraine
the outdoor entrance to Palatse Sportu in KhTZ, Kharkiv, Ukraine. This venue was destroyed by a missile in the Russia/Ukraine conflict in 2024.
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Eagle and Quill @bitraitcitizen.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Day 4 brings us to the KhTZ stadium. This area is near an educational district with pre-schools, middle and high schools, private schools, and vocational schools. Although the stadium is run down it is the main point for youth & adult recreational sport in KhTZ. #virtualwalk4peace #Kharkiv #Ukraine
view of the KhTZ skyline from turn one of a running track in the sports stadium. This stadium houses tennis courts, football fields, and a boxing arena.
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Eagle and Quill @bitraitcitizen.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
The third day of travel takes towards the metro station in KhTZ. Here we find Pam'yatnyk Radyans'komu Soldatu. This monument may sit on another mass grave, this one from the battles of WWII when the Red Army faced the Germans in Kharkiv. It has a haunting beauty that I love. #virtualwalk4Peace
An overgrown statue named Pam'yatnyk Radyans'komu Soldatu off prospekt heroyiv kharkova in KhTZ Kharkiv Ukraine. Photo is a screenshot from google maps.
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Eagle and Quill @bitraitcitizen.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
day 2 brings us to KhTZ in Kharkiv. This district was set up as a residency for factory workers in the tractor factory (since destroyed by Russia) which was built in the 1930s. This neighborhood is considered one of the poorest, though I find it stunning to look at. #virtualwalk4peace
View of the Apartment complex from the KhTZ stadium in Kharkiv, Ukraine from before the war. 

By User:Канопус КиляThe original uploader was Канопус Киля at Russian Wikipedia. - Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=50641541
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Eagle and Quill @bitraitcitizen.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
On Day One I walked to the neighborhood of Piatykhatky in Kharkiv. This neighborhood is the site of a mass burial of soviet citizens killed by the KGB against Polish nationals. These mass murders were known as the Katyn massacres. #history #virtualwalk4peace
A brick lined path memorial of the Katyn Massacres in Kharkiv, Ukraine. These massacres occurred in the 1940s and were carried out by the KGB against people of Polish decent. 

By Бандурист - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7921184
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Eagle and Quill @bitraitcitizen.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
This is why we need a well funded education system in America. I don't know which is worse, the fact that an elected representative believes this nonsense or the fact that she was elected in the first place. #science #climatechange
screenshot of a tweet from Representative Marjorie Taylor Green reading, "One good thing to come from this government shutdown is clear skies. No taxpayer funded weather modification experiments americans never asked for. My clear skies act will ban geoengineering and weather modification. No more spraying chemicals in our skies. It's time to end this dangerous and unregulated practice."
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Eagle and Quill @bitraitcitizen.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Day 2 of Fashion Advent. Today we are looking at the male fashion from the 1600s. The thing that stood out for me was the rose flour embroidery on the high heeled shoes and the flower garter wear his britches meets his hose. It is interesting how in today's society this look would be very feminine.
picture of a man and woman wearing court clothing from the 1600s.
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Eagle and Quill @bitraitcitizen.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Day 1 of Advent... 1660s winter dress. I really like the fur hand warmer. The way the fur is pulled up along the waist of the dress is also a very interesting touch. This piece is very cool.
black and white ink on paper art of a woman wearing 1600s winter dress. This image is originally found in the British Museum of History.
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