Lara Gelya

Babi Yar: Remembering What Humanity Must Never Forget. There are wounds in human history that never fully heal — only deepen with silence.

Babi Yar: Remembering What Humanity Must Never Forget.

There are wounds in human history that never fully heal — only deepen with silence....

Read the entire article here:

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#BabiYar #neverforget #resist #lgelya #laragelya #history #tragedy #mustread

Early Morning at Caribbean Sea.

#caribbeansea #travel #nature #lgelya #laragelya #iphonephotography

Newport, Rhode Island

Newport, Rhode Island, is special for its opulent Gilded Age mansions, historic Gilded Age mansions, historic waterfront, and its history as a sailing capital and America's first resort.

#Newport #RhodeIsland #Travel #GildedAge #lgelya #laragelya #iphonephotograpy #history

From Soviet Shadows to U.S. Shores: A Refugee’s Journey Through Italy.

From Soviet Shadows to U.S. Shores: A Refugee’s Journey Through Italy.

Read the entire excerpt from my memoir "Camel from Kyzylkum" here:

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Get your copy now:

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#camelfromkyzylkum #laragelya #refugeenarrative #lgelya

Hong Kong

What is Hong Kong?

Hong Kong is officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People’s Republic of China, not a fully independent country.

Traveled there in 2010.

#HongKong #TravelHongKong #travel #china #ChinaSea #lgelya #laragelya #travelphotography #followers

Produce delivery on the Li River in Guilin, China, 2010.

Produce delivery on the Li River in Guilin, China, 2010.

Guilin is most famous for its stunning karst landscape, which includes unique limestone mountains, caves, and the picturesque Li River.

#GuilinTravel #guilin #China #travel #liriver #lgelya #laragelya #followerseveryone

Bryce Canyon

Bryce Canyon National Park is a stunning national park in southwestern Utah, famous for its unique geology and incredible concentration of multi-colored rock spires called hoodoos.

August of 2021.

#brycecanyonnationalpark #travelutah #naturelovers #travel #lgelya #laragelya #followerseveryone

Calgary, Canada - the view from Calgary Tower, August, 2025.

Calgary, Canada - the view from Calgary Tower, August, 2025.

Calgary is a major city in the province of Alberta, Canada, where the Prairies Meet the Peaks.

#calgary #calgaryalberta #TravelCanada2025 #travel #travelphotography #lgelya #laragelya #iphonephotography #followers

NO KING rally in SW Florida - Oct. 18, 2025. We live in a small city in Southwest Florida surrounded by many retirement communities.

NO KING rally in SW Florida - Oct. 18, 2025.

I’m so proud of all my neighbors who showed up today, October 18, 2025, for the NO KING rally!

#NoKing #SWFlorida #resist #lgelya #laragelya

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Whom to avoid at protest.

Whom to avoid at protest.

#ResistMaga #resist

YouTube video by The Romano Report am I going INSANE?? - it's HAPPENING!!

I feel like I'm losing my mind. Donald Trump is preparing to turn this country into a military dictatorship and most people seem not to notice or not to care. Listen and share!

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#TheRomanoReport #resistMAGA #resist #lgelya #laragelya

YouTube video by lgelya KyzylKum Desert - Zarafshan, Muruntau ( Зарафшан, Мурунтау) - Uzbekistan, #Zarafshan, #Kyzylkum

This is the Kyzylkum Desert of Uzbekistan — the place that shaped me during 20 years of my life there.

#KyzylkumDesert #Uzbekistan #CamelfromKyzylkum #lgelya #laragelya #refugeestory #traveltheworld

Ketchikan, Alaska

Ketchikan, Alaska, 2018.

Ketchikan is known as “The Salmon Capital of the World.”

#travel #Alaska #lgelya #laragelya #iphonephotography

Wise words...

#lgelya #laragelya

Manuel Antonio National Park of Costa Rica

Manuel Antonio National Park, on Costa Rica’s central Pacific coast, encompasses rugged rainforest, white-sand beaches and coral reefs. Traveled there in 2019.

#costaricatravel #lgelya #laragelya #ManualAntonioNationalPark #travel

The school girl from Jingzhou in China

The school girl from Jingzhou in China, located on the banks of the Yangtze River.

#travelChina #YangtzeRiver #traveltheworld #lgelya #laragelya

Camel from Kyzylkum

Camel from Kyzylkum.

It is not just a memoir. It’s a cinematic, soul-baring, continent-crossing emotional rollercoaster.

laragelya.com

Amazon: amazon.com/dp/B09Y7GTZQS/

Barnes & Noble: rb.gy/lz7rzg

#camelfromkyzylkum #laragelya #refugeenarrative #lgelya #followers

The Great Wall of China

The Great Wall of China was continuously built from the 3rd century BC to the 17th century AD on the northern border of the country as the great military defense project of successive Chinese Empires, with a total length of more than 20,000 kilometers.

#GreatWallChina #lgelya #laragelya #travel

The History repeats itself...

#resistMaga

Trump Tyranny Tracker Day 252 Recap A recording from Olga Lautman's live video

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The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone.

The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone.
The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone is the first large canyon on the Yellowstone River downstream from Yellowstone Falls in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming.

#yellowstonenationalpark #Wyoming #grandcanyonoftheyellowstone #travel #lgelya #laragelya

Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China

Tiananmen Square is a vast public square in the center of Beijing, China, and one of the most iconic—and politically significant—places in the country. There was a “smoky” or hazy feel outside due to the poor quality of air.

#travelChina #Beijing #TiananmenSquare #lgelya #laragelya

Shanghai, China. We traveled to China in 2012.

Shanghai, China.

We traveled to China in 2012.

Shanghai is China’s largest city and a fascinating blend of old and new. It’s a global financial hub with one of the busiest ports in the world.

#Shanghai #China #travel #laragelya #lgelya #cityscape

Resist!

Camel from Kyzylkum

Camel from Kyzylkum is not just a memoir.
It’s a cinematic, soul-baring, continent-crossing emotional rollercoaster.
Ukraine. Uzbekistan. Austria. Italy. America.

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B&N: rb.gy/lz7rzg

#camelfromkyzylkum #laragelya #lgelya #SovietUnionHistory

In short, the British public welcomed DJT to London this am with THIS gigantic banner right outside Windsor Castle where he is staying with the King this week. Paid for by 1770 people.

#resist #resistMAGA

Fusterlandia: Havana’s (Cuba) Open-Air Wonderland.

Fusterlandia: Havana’s (Cuba) Open-Air Wonderland.

Fusterlandia — A quirky, colorful neighborhood designed by a Cuban artist José Fuster, often called Cuba’s Gaudí. José Fuster reclaimed his impoverished neighborhood as a dreamy folk art kingdom.

#fusterlandia #Cuba #travelcuba #lgelya #laragelya

“The Oversight Committee has secured the infamous ‘Birthday Book’ that contains a note from President Trump that he has said does not exist,” said Rep. Robert Garcia in a statement.

#Resist #ResistMaga #EpsteinBDLetter

Yes...WELCOME to the "Free State" of Florida where Books, Fluoride and now YOUR WELL-BEING is banned!

#resist #resistMAGA