{"id":37740,"date":"2025-05-13T17:27:32","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T14:27:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uanimals.org\/?p=37740"},"modified":"2026-03-19T12:10:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T10:10:01","slug":"the-most-popular-balachka-on-the-educational-platform-is-about-communicating-with-wounded-soldiers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uanimals.org\/en\/news\/the-most-popular-balachka-on-the-educational-platform-is-about-communicating-with-wounded-soldiers\/","title":{"rendered":"The Most Popular \u201cBalachka\u201d on the Educational Platform Is About Communicating with Wounded Soldiers"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In just three weeks of operation, the educational platform Balachka<\/a><\/span> (“conversation”)<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>has sold 95 mini-lectures by well-known Ukrainian experts across various fields. The most popular lecture was by civic activist, lawyer, and soldier Masi Nayem<\/strong>, titled \u201cWhat to Avoid When Interacting with Wounded Soldiers.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Many people hesitate to thank unfamiliar service members because they\u2019re unsure how to do it properly. Masi Nayem offers advice on what might bring joy to a defender and what is better left unsaid or undone.<\/p>\n

The second most popular<\/strong> lecture was \u201cHow to Use Artificial Intelligence<\/span> in Everyday Life and Work\u201d<\/em> by PhD in Technical Sciences Oleksandr Krakovetskyi<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Oleksandr Krakovetskyi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Third place<\/strong> was shared by two conversations<\/em>:
\n\u2013 A lecture by renowned marketer Andriy Fedoriv<\/strong>, \u201cWhy Your Business Needs a Brand<\/span> and How to Start Building One,\u201d<\/em>
\n\u2013 And a talk by stand-up comedian Vasyl Baidak<\/strong>, \u201cHow to Learn Creative Thinking<\/span>: From Nonsense to Big Projects.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Two more mini-lectures received the same number of purchases:
\n\u2013 \u201cHow to Communicate with Your Dog Using Gestures\u201d<\/em> by dog trainer Alek Valuyskov<\/strong>,
\n\u2013 And \u201cStress Eating\u201d<\/em> by dietitian Mariia Saifullina<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Mariia Saifullina<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

People are listening to \u201cBalachkas\u201d not only in Ukraine<\/strong>, but also in Poland<\/strong>, Germany<\/strong>, Czechia<\/strong>, and Israel<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

A reminder: the educational platform Balachka<\/strong>, like other UAnimals projects, is aimed at helping animals. You can choose a lecture you like and make a donation \u2014 200 UAH or more<\/strong> \u2014 to support homeless animals in Ukraine<\/strong> or animals affected by the war<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Pick a mini-lecture on the Balachka platform<\/a><\/span><\/strong> \u2014 there are plenty of relevant topics presented by true experts in their fields!<\/p>\n

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The most popular lecture was by civic activist, lawyer, and soldier Masi Nayem, titled \u201cWhat to Avoid When Interacting with Wounded Soldiers.\u201d Many people hesitate to thank unfamiliar service members because they\u2019re unsure […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":37731,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,124],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37740","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-partnership"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nThe Most Popular \u201cBalachka\u201d on the Educational Platform Is About Communicating with Wounded Soldiers - UAnimals<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/uanimals.org\/en\/news\/the-most-popular-balachka-on-the-educational-platform-is-about-communicating-with-wounded-soldiers\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Most Popular \u201cBalachka\u201d on the Educational Platform Is About Communicating with Wounded Soldiers - UAnimals\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"  In just three weeks of operation, the educational platform Balachka (“conversation”)\u00a0has sold 95 mini-lectures by well-known Ukrainian experts across various fields. 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