Recently stationery shop, "Eraser", located on Rosa Luxemburg Street in Poltava, was my favorite. First, it is close to home, and secondly, the goods in it a little cheaper, and thirdly, I enjoy attentive service sellers.

Once noticed that among the buyers of "Eraser" many deaf and Oksana vendor communicates with them in sign language.

"All summer studying courses at company deaf to understand this category of people, - says 42-year-old Oksana Kozhevnikov, all in one shop owner and seller. - We are with them on the same street are, so I felt the need to learn sign language. And now these people only buy stationery here. Request to open a similar shop in a residential neighborhood Levada where they live compactly. My husband Maxim also dream about it, but still lacks the means. "

Kozhevnikov settled in Poltava more than a year ago. They - the first wave of immigrants from Donetsk. Former friends, believing in the "Russian World", called them "traitors" and "Bandera". "We are building a republic, and you run away!" - Sometimes calling to annoy.

"That's who our family the most" Banderivets gone, "is the son Dima - smiling Oksana. - It is a group with the same name, which was formed in social networks. Son 14, but it clearly delineates the concept of "nationalism" and "Nazism". Dima - a very great patriot of our country. Recently, talking with my daughter Nastia, who is now studying for an architect in Warsaw, said to her: "If you all like you leave from Ukraine, who will rebuild it and to fight corruption?".

In Poltava tanner family was quite by accident. When in Donetsk people with pro-Ukrainian sentiments became dangerous to remain girlfriend Oksana gave her phone Mirgoroda familiar with that rented the holiday home. "Actually, now free places there, but you will find. Come settled! "- Happy woman invited the citizens of Donetsk. And because Poltava was closest to Mirgoroda city where daughter Anastasia could make independent external evaluation, the family soon perebralosya a regional center.

"If someone told us how one of my friends in Kiev:" Why are you here priperlis? "- We stayed in Poltava not be - says Oksana. - But we always met very friendly and kind people. Here people generally more open and generous. Many things shocked us at first. For example, when Maxim immediately after moving there was a breakdown in the car and he turned on the first available service station, one of her clients are very glad that might help refugees from Donbas, a taxi driver and offered a job in the company. The principal of foreign languages, where external Nastia studied Polish language, made us a decent discount on payment. A business rival with a large network of stationery stores - well, where have you seen? - Come to us to meet and share their secrets of doing business.

By the way, the owner of the premises, which we rented to learn that we are refugees from Donetsk (which I always warn people), only smiled: "No problem!". Only half admitted that many friends refused to sign documents with "Donetsk". And the owner of housing, which we, together with Maxim parents rented throughout the year, are not afraid to put us to himself, although realtors warned her that have a negative experience with immigrants. But the most surprising to me was that in the school where we took Documents son, parent meetings ... freed us from voluntary contributions to the needs of the class. We were two families and immigrants. We tested as able to pay for costs associated with training their children. In general, to take money from us, we had a long time to persuade the parent committee. "Well, look, if you're unable to pay, say," - parents agreed Dimynyh classmates. No money was in the hospital with our friends who also moved to Poltava of Donbass. A young father is very worried what it would cost residence of his wife and newborn child in a single ward with all facilities. But it turned out that for them it was free. "

Only once tanner felt distrust of himself because of his refugee status. The second direction of their business - outdoor advertising. When the first customer for placing such advertising gave advance, Oksana that he doubted the reputation of the new company, said: "Do not be afraid of us in Donetsk were only the best reviews." And this very scared young man. The customer was ready to wrest from her the money, but refrained because there are in-store buyers began to pay attention to them. Now his company regularly uses the services of an advertising agency, a tanner, and the incident of a man trying not to remember.

Maxim Oksana admit that previously were not interested in politics, but on the Maidan on TV looked like from the outside, especially without delving into the essence of the protests. But when in Donetsk began meetings in support of Ukraine, members of which were hit with sticks in Balaclava some thugs and police while sitting in their official cars and did not try to protect them, marriage is clear that the hometown approaching something terrible. And the further, the worse it was.