The pitfalls of not doing your homework
Investigative and analytical journalists who take on historical issues venture into delicate territory and often leave open the…
Sunset and/or sunrise of the Ukrainian oligarchs after the Euromaidan revolution?
One year after Viktor Yanukovych was ousted, his methods remain firmly entrenched in the reality of Ukrainian life.…
One Year of Poroshenko’s Presidency: Is the Public Love Gone?
One year ago, Ukrainians went to polls to elect the country’s new, post-Maidan President. In breach of a…
O. Dupuis: “If situation in Ukraine were not a tragedy, it would be a blessing for the EU”
A. Portnov: Can you explain why the West in general is so afraid of recognizing the fact of…
The Problem with ‘Allegedly’
I’m sick of the word “allegedly.” In the context of Russia’s involvement in the conflict in Ukraine, its…
The Russian abyss and a collective amnesia
At the beginning of 2015, the 70th anniversary ceremony marking the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkernau death camp reminded us…
“Ukraine’s European discourse does not correspond to reality”: Interview with Volodymyr Ishchenko
Interview by Javier Morales. Javier Morales (JM): How do you think that the Ukrainian society is assessing…
Night Wolves. Russian killing machine factory
We finally debunk the myth about the peaceful character of the Night Wolves (Nochnye Volki) organisation. Analysing the…
Trojan Horse of Russian propaganda – the case of Valentina Lisitsa
The new century brought a tremendous amount of unity and connectedness to the artists worldwide. Many of the…
Occupation of Crimea repeats Latvia’s occupation by USSR
Latvia’s Second World War history has always been in conflict with the discourse of the Great Patriotic War…
Memory of the Great Patriotic war in Russia’s expansionist policy
My subject today is “memory of the Great Patriotic war in Russia’s expansionist policy.” I will talk in…
The “Great Patriotic War” as a weapon in the war against Ukraine
Walter Benjamin begins his "Theses on the Philosophy of History” with the description of a mechanical device. It…
Kremlin propaganda, fellow travelers, and the third Russo-Ukrainian war
The Propaganda Those who know their history realize we are witnessing the 3rd Russo Ukrainian war. The first…
Putin and the inferiority complex of Russia
Vladimir Putin's recent approval rating was well over 80% according to a poll that contacted Russian households over…