In Britain, a Russian woman was awarded for a picture of Ukrainian refugees: users were outraged

The information about this appeared on Twitter by the British Association of Illustrators of The AOI, where users wrote a lot of angry comments, calling this decision hypocritical and abusive to Ukrainians. The AOI publication states that for her work the Russian won "Golden Award with a monetary prize of £ 3000. " The authors of the post claim that the artist tried a wide scale to depict a post -traumatic reaction of refugees from Ukraine to loud sounds in the context of air attacks.

"The jury has award this award for how well this illustration is in line with a particular situation, but still represents a broader range of psychological and physical issues," AOI said. The publication also provides data from the artist. Khokhlova - an illustrator from Moscow, graduated from the British Higher School of Design. Recently, she has been an illustrator for the educational program.

It is reported that since February 24, 2022, Khokhlova supports Ukrainian refugees in all possible ways, and after victory in the competition she wanted to transfer all her prize money to the refugee support fund. Meanwhile, Ukrainian journalist and children's writer Olga Rusina drew attention to the results of the competition. In her post, she expressed her indignation about what happened.

"The famous International Illustration Competition awarded the Russian for drawing a war as Ukrainians painted as Ukrainians . . . There are simply no words," Rusina wrote on Twitter. Social network users also expressed indignation and stated that such work could be abusive to Ukrainian citizens against the background of recent events.

They write: "It is incredibly hypocritical to give a reward to the Russian for a description of the experience that she not only survived, but also for what is happening right now because of her country. " "It is like applauding a witness for a crime. You have now humiliated and offended all Ukrainians. Ukrainians can talk about their pain from war, but Russians have no right to it. " "It is the same thing to nominate the Nazis to illustration of the Holocaust.