Tulips and Ashes: Lament, Resilience, and Hope in Ukraine - Paperbackby Iryna Kapitonova (Author), Julia Ilkova (Illustrator) Embark on a raw and moving journey through a year in war torn Ukraine with Iryna Kapitonova. Iryna invites you to join her in grappling with the pain of loss, uncertainty, and the terrible degradations of evil. As she chronicles her daily life in her beloved homeland of Ukraine, she also invites you to look for hope, to find reasons to celebrate, and to believe that a better day is coming.