Ukrainian diaspora to remind the world that like Stalin, Putin wants to destroy Ukraine
A Memorial to the approximately 7 million free Ukrainians farmers and their families, starved to death by Stalin…
MH17: Is Ukraine the one to blame?
Two fragments of the Dutch Safety Board's press release on the report on the MH17 crash raised the…
The cult of Eva
Inside the great hall of the State Historical Museum in Moscow, standing in front of a huge poster…
Why I, a musician, will protest against conductor Gergiev
This October a group of activists in New York will once again protest against a Russian conductor Valery…
Students of the revolution: where are you now
The thoughtful Andriy had dropped out from university two times, being unsatisfied with the Ukrainian education system. However,…
Divining Putin’s intentions: why we must lose “strategic patience!”
[…] we don’t have any reason to think it’s more than military exercises.” So opined a senior US…
A West side story: how Euromaidan changed the culture of a small Ukrainian city
War, Crimea, Oligarchs, Right Sector. Consuming mainstream European news, what else could one possibly expect from an article dealing…
Poaching, simmering, and boiling: The declining relevance of identity discourse in Ukraine
One night in mid-December 2013, my parents, in Lviv, Western Ukraine, woke up as dozens of cars honked…
KLM cancels Lisitsa: my story of fighting hate and war promotion
A week ago I was traveling with KLM returning from Ukraine to Canada. During my trip I visited…
Energy Corruption in Ukraine: Causes and Cures
Energy corruption in Ukraine has been an ongoing problem ever since the country’s independence from the USSR in…
Soviet myths about World War II and their role in contemporary Russian propaganda
We often can understand what is happening today by looking at history. However, in the hands of Russian…
Time for a New Ukrainian Cinema
Julia moved to Kyiv to go to school. She left her home in western Ukraine to attend a…
Paratrooper’s widow deploys to front with his unit
Maryna Knysh has gone to war. Following in her late husband Oleksandr’s footsteps, the 27-year-old single mother deployed…
Living without limbs: veterans in war-torn Ukraine
Kyiv, Ukraine. I am interviewing a woman displaced by the war in eastern Ukraine. There is a long…