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Spectre of Ukrainian “fascism”: Information wars, political manipulation and reality
The 2014 Ukrainian revolution made the country’s far right a topic of international debate. Once the object of…
By waging war in Ukraine, Russia ultimately attacked itself
I don’t know how to say this to make this clearer, other than by stating that in Ukraine,…
Europe pressuring Ukraine to meet Kremlin’s demands
Despite the European Union’s apparent support of Ukraine, Brussels sometimes comes up with ideas that evoke amazement among…
Anti-Americanism now Russia’s official ideology, ‘Nezavisimaya Gazeta’ says
Anti-Americanism has become part of the discourse of ordinary Russians over the last year, but senior government officials…
74 years after Hitler’s invasion, Russia — not Ukraine — moving toward fascism, Inozemtsev says
Seventy-four years ago today, Hitler turned on his ally Stalin and invaded the Soviet Union, an action that…
Rossolinski-Liebe continues Soviet legacy of vilifying Ukrainian nationalism
Ukrainian nationalism was and remains an ideology that sprouted and developed as a national liberation movement in the…
Awesome Ukraine, Part 1: Scientists and innovators
Some time ago, the topic of the Paris Air Show came up while I was hanging out with…
Kremlin’s Top Five ‘Propaganda Myths, Fakes and Stupidities’ for the past week
As he does each week, Dmitry Bukovsky of Kyiv’s “Delovaya stolitsa” compiles a list of “the top five…
An economic miracle is possible in Ukraine — Bohdan Hawrylyshyn
Is economic progress possible in Ukraine? In two years we’ll finally be able to move forward. The situation…
Crimean commentator: Kyiv not pressing Russia as hard on Crimea as the West is
Western governments have made clear that they view Moscow’s Anschluss of Crimea as a violation of the international…
Russia’s new strategy in Ukraine: no ceasefire before allowed to dictate constitution
Russia’s president Putin and foreign minister Lavrov have outlined Russia’s new aims in Ukraine in two clearly worded…
Онлайн-голосування для визначення переможця конкурсу #LetMyPeopleGo
Конкурс на переспів відомої пісні-спірічуелс Let My People Go від Євромайдан СОС та Euromaidan Press добіг кінця. Переможний варіант тексту буде…
Vote online for the winner of the #LetMyPeopleGo contest
The contest for a remake of the lyrics to the famous spiritual Let My People Go launched by…
Another Ukrainian child receives her father’s posthumous award
The daughter of a fallen Ukrainian soldier Volodymyr Gnatyuk received the Order “For Courage” awarded to him posthumously.…
Putin rebuilding the Iron Curtain in his typical ‘hybrid’ fashion
Many people continue to carry with them an image of the Iron Curtain as consisting of barbed wire,…
Russian historian: 2014 Ukrainian Maidan affecting Russia much as 1863 Polish revolt did
Drawing on Richard Pipes’ argument that the 1863 Polish revolt was viewed by many Russians as an illegitimate…
Ukrainians must avoid making the kind of mistakes about Russia that Putin has made about them, Kirillova says
A few days ago, Mikhail Khodorkovsky said that he was completely certain that those Russian opposition figures who…
A Year of Freedom. Mariupol after “DNR”: documentary video
The video “A Year of Freedom. Mariupol after ‘DNR’” made by Ivan Syniepalov for Public television of Azov presents an…
Preliminary naming of Buzina’s “murderers” replaces legal practice with “media justice”
Naming suspects as “killers” in media, which took place in the Buzina case, can provoke a very dangerous…
The end of Russia’s economy
The Russian economy has ended even without any sanctions. News about the possible seizure of Russian state property…