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Ukraine’s Female camouflage makers. Named for the siren-like ‘mavki’ of legend, they help their fighters to become invisible from Russian invaders… ‘Making camouflage is our modern-day national craft.’ Taking their name from a temptress in Ukrainian folklore who lures foes and submerges them in darkened waters, the women are also engaged in reclaiming their heritage…
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Editorial Gloss
The Mavki of Ukrainian folklore are water spirits who lure enemies to their doom. The women of Gorenka reclaimed this archetype — naming themselves after mythical temptresses while doing the supremely practical work of camouflage-making. “Making camouflage is our modern-day national craft.” Domestic craft as Counter-Disinfolklore. This is Infolklore made real: using folklore’s own archetypes in the service of defence.
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