Beauty will save the world
Oksana Kis’
“Beauty Will Save The World!”: Feminine Strategies in Ukrainian Politics and the Case of Yulia Tymoshenko
September  1,  2005.  The  traditional  annual  celebration  of  the “first bell”  takes  place  at  the  primary  school  of  Sosnivka,  a small  coalE mining town in Western Ukraine.[1] The firstEgrade
students  are  presenting  a  short  performance.  A  tiny  girl, Darynka,  dressed  in  a  lacy  skirt,  a  red  jacket  with  a  downy collar and a wrapEaround braid  borrowed by her grandmother
from a beauty  salon  especially  for  the occasion)  comes  to  the front.  She  recites  with  special  expression  a poem written by her female teacher.