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Five Ukrainian startups that really went global
Contents 1. Grammarly, a writing assistant2. Liveuamap, an online service to track conflicts, protests, and crimes worldwide3. Reface…
Paraska Plytka Horytsvit, “Ukrainian Vivian Maier,” returns to the limelight
Paraska’s creative output includes more than 4,000 photographs and about 500 books. She wrote many of her…
How a Ukrainian school teacher created a “mini-Louvre” in a remote village
[editorial]Guided by a passion for “aesthetic education”, a history teacher and his students created a “mini-Louvre” in their…
How Ukraine wants to make its space industry great again
Contents Four Ukrainian rocket scientists (three of whom survived Soviet repressions)Post-Soviet rocketry in Ukraine: surviving against all oddsThe…
Week in review: the Nord Stream 2 deal and Russia’s case against Ukraine at ECHR
Contents The end of “nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine”?How exactly will Nord Stream-2 threaten Ukraine? Ukraine lost the…
Dekulakization. How Stalin liquidated the Ukrainian peasant class (Part 2)
[editorial]On January 30, 1930, the Politburo of the Central Committee of the CPSU(b) issued a resolution ‘On measures…
Flirting with China is a dangerous political game for Ukraine
Ukraine’s relations with China have long been considered a frozen topic, not least because of the scandals that…
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…
Eventful week in Ukraine: “eternal” minister resigns, judicial reform kicks off, IT bill adopted, cannabis bill fails
Contents Ukraine has a new Minister of Internal AffairsG7 and the EU congratulate Ukrainian move towards the reform…
Alternative history: how Russia seeks to annex Kyivan Rus
“For the Kremlin, history is not something to be studied and remembered. It is something that must be…
“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…
How the NKVD executed proletarian writer Maik Yohansen for spreading “bourgeois-nationalist sentiment”
Yohansen was an active member of Hart, an association of proletarian writers founded in Kharkiv in January 1923…
Vitaly Portnikov: For Putin, Ukraine does not and will never exist
[editorial]On July 12, the Kremlin website published a lengthy article – On the Historical Unity of Russians and…
How Ukrainian artists broke into the global art scene after the Euromaidan Revolution
In 2013-14, Ukraine made headlines with the Euromaidan protests, and suddenly this long-forgotten country somewhere in Europe aroused…
Beyond Go_A: a playlist and guide to modern Ukrainian folk music
[editorial]Ukraine’s Go-A Band which took fifth place in the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest is just the peak of…
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…
8 Ukrainian book illustrators that will amaze you
[editorial]Ukrainian illustrators impress! They receive international awards and recognition, and every year millions of books illustrated by talented…
Sensational archaeological find uncovers “Ukrainian Stonehenge” in eastern Ukraine
There are numerous kurgans scattered throughout eastern and southern Ukraine and archaeologists and historians are worried that, in…
Ukraine’s Prime Minister sees civil society as a key reform partner
“Creating conditions for the development of civil society is a priority for the government of Ukraine. Today’s event…