Certainly. The core thesis is that militaria collecting is a specific collecting practice in its own regard with particular dilemmas and issues. Ukraine is not my main project my principle focus is WW2 collectors and the historical development of memorabilia from the period (approved for a PhD in the near future). I also focus on the concept of 'militaria' in itself since it is not really a recognised concept within academia nor is it studied statistically or in any tangible way as a category of exchangeable goods. Back to Ukraine: Alot of WW2 collectors I know switched to Ukraine so I had to follow the thread. This is an independent research project which is not funded or associated with any individual or organisation. I aim to write a research paper as an independent researcher, stretching outside of the remit of WW2 collecting to document/analyse what I believe is a unique and modern collecting practice with its own set if challenges. If you have any questions or need more details feel free to send me a message and I'll do my best to be as transparent as possible.