Olena Makarenko
405 posts
Olena Makarenko is a journalist at Euromaidan Press. In 2014, Olena started working as a volunteer on public initiatives focusing on building civil society and promoting dialogue between people from different regions of Ukraine.
Former “Russian spring” target Kharkiv’s new mayor to continue Kernes’ balancing act
During the last weekend of October 2021, Kharkiv, the city that calls itself “the first capital of Ukraine,”…
United against the Empire | Documentary digs into centuries-deep roots of Ukrainian-Lithuanian friendship
The documentary UA-LT For Your and Our Freedom by the director Larysa Artiugina reveals the aspects of the…
When will non-oligarchic political parties flourish in Ukraine?
Ukraine’s current political and economic landscape formed under chaotic conditions after the collapse of the Soviet Union, when…
Business world says judicial reform is Ukraine’s top priority
100 CEOs and top managers of the largest Ukrainian and international investors are estimated to be part of…
Kyiv like you’ve never seen before: drone magician shoots capital from bird’s eye view
Bonus: some sea in Odesa Read more: Take a look at 30+1 best photos of Carpathian Mountains calling…
Children of Donbas tell story of girl who went to war to defend Ukraine
Professionals from the world of media and filmmaking have joined forces to share their skills with Donbas youth.…
Council of Judges blocks long-awaited judicial reform, Zelenskyy calls an urgent meeting
Several post-Euromaidan attempts to reform Ukraine’s judiciary have been made in Ukraine, during the presidencies of both Petro…
How a girl from industrial Donbas went against the flow and became a camerawoman
[editorial]Art, filmmaking, photographing, and writing is still considered something unusual for the industrial Donbas region, where big enterprises…
Take a look at 30+1 best photos of Carpathian Mountains calling to save wild nature
The Carpathian Mountain International Film Festival was founded in 2020 by representatives of the Transcarpathian Film Commission, namely…
30 years of independence: how Ukraine’s political landscape changed
The childhood: Communists, birth of oligarchs In the first years of Ukraine’s independence, the Communist Party managed to…
Crimea was always a multicultural hodgepodge
Since Russia occupied Crimea in 2014, it has tried to obliterate Crimea’s diverse cultural heritage. But Crimean history…
Ukraine’s struggle to overcome corrupt courts illustrates why Western judicial model does not work in post-Soviet states
Note: This interview was taken before the launch of the judiciary reform on 14 July 2021. Halyna Chyzhyk…
“Eternal” Minister of Interior Avakov leaves. Ukraine’s police problems stay.
On 15 July, a historic vote for the resignation of the Minister of Internal Affairs Arsen Avakov took…
“Historical event” as Ukraine finally adopts all legislation for judicial reform
After years of tribulations, struggles, and setbacks, the Ukrainian parliament finally adopted all the legislation that will, at…
Why Ukrainian oligarchs are not only Ukraine’s problem, but the West’s too
During the modern Ukraine era, several high-level international conferences were held in the country. However, none of them…
Ukrainian Parliament puts wind in sails of judicial reform, adopting bill on launch of key body
On 29 June, a historical turn for Ukraine’s key unreformed area, the judiciary, took place. Lawmakers voted for…
Ukraine eyes a second Big Privatization of state enterprises. The oligarchs are eyeing it, too
When President Volodymyr Zelenskyy came to power in 2019, he instigated a major policy of privatization of State…
Reforming judiciary in focus of Ukraine’s first high-level non-oligarchic international conference
Among the topics discussed at the conference were fighting corruption in transitional democracies, de-oligarchization, as well as hybrid…
State support for grassroots projects triggers tectonic changes in Ukrainian culture
[editorial]After long years of Soviet oppression and neglect by various governments, tectonic changes are underway in Ukrainian culture.…
Ukraine’s new generation of entrepreneurs dreams of ending the era of the oligarchs
In Ukraine, there is only one privileged kind of business — that which belongs to oligarchs. Oligarchs invest…