
Mychailo Wynnyckyj
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Mychailo Wynnyckyj, Associate Professor of the Department of Sociology, Vice-President for Research and Graduate Studies at the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy.
End of an era: Gleb Pavlovsky, Odesa-born architect of “virtual politics” used by Trump and Putin dies, aged 72
Gleb Pavlovsky died on 27 February in Moscow after a prolonged illness. I have mixed feelings regarding this…
01/03/2023
Why are Ukrainians winning the Russo-Ukrainian war? A social scientist’s view
Why are Ukrainians winning this war? I promised not to dwell on this topic, but given that I…
24/03/2022
Savchenko and the coming Autumn Heat
The last few days have been emotional. On Wednesday Nadia Savchenko arrived in Kyiv to a hero’s welcome,…
30/05/2016
Until Ukraine’s politicians begin to listen to their own people, the revolution will continue
Tonight, December 10-11, marks the second anniversary of the attempted nighttime clearing of Maidan by Yanukovych’s Berkut forces.…
11/12/2015
Russian trace in Paris bombing theory not as crazy as you might think
Tonight the world mourns the victims of the IS (“Islamic State”) attacks on Paris. Meanwhile, seemingly as proof…
15/11/2015
Сurrent war in Ukraine overshadows past on first May 8th celebration
Things in Kyiv feel tense tonight. Today was “war memory day” – the first time that Ukraine has…
09/05/2015
Putin is making a formative statement to the world as to his power – Wynnyckyj
Thoughts from Kyiv – 17 March 2015 March 16 was a turning point. On this day, Putin came…
18/03/2015
Ukraine’s revolution continues on all fronts | Thoughts from Kyiv, February 10
Thoughts from Kyiv – 10 February 2015 The problem with revolutionary times (and in case anyone was in…
11/02/2015
Merkel, Putin, and peace. Why the sudden change of plans?
Thoughts from Kyiv – 7 February 2015. Social networks and the global media are buzzing: what’s the plan? Are…
09/02/2015
10 reasons that a full-scale invasion of Ukraine is possible before winter
I’m going to be accused of scaremongering (again), but frankly, after keeping my opinions to myself for quite…
03/10/2014
Calm before the storm – Thoughts from Kyiv, 11 Sept 2014
By Mychailo Wynnyckyj A full six days have now passed since the signing of the Minsk “cease fire”…
12/09/2014
Thoughts from Kyiv – 1 September 2014
Last Saturday Putin issued a veiled threat to those in the West who might “threaten Russia’s interests” –…
01/09/2014
Thoughts from Kyiv – 14 August 2014
By Mychailo Wynnyckyj “Putin has monkeys in his head!” “No he doesn’t – they’re mushrooms!” This was the argument yesterday morning…
15/08/2014
Thoughts on higher education
I wrote the piece below for publication, and it is set to come out in print in September,…
06/08/2014
Thoughts on Putin – 15 July 2014
I’ve spent the past week in Canada visiting my elderly parents. Other than having to deal with jet…
15/07/2014
Thoughts from Kyiv on Russian regime change – 20 June 2014
Mychailo Wynnyckyj, June 21, 2014 Yesterday, I met with a group of analysts from Europe and the US brought…
21/06/2014
Thoughts from Kyiv – 23 May 2014
Mychailo Wynnyckyj May 21 was a notable date: 3 months after Yanukovych’s flight from Kyiv, exactly 90 days…
24/05/2014
Mychailo Wynnyckyj: Thoughts from Kyiv – 7 May 2014
It would seem that President Putin may have blinked in the face of pressure from the West today.…
09/05/2014
Mychailo Wynnyckyj: Thoughts from Kyiv – 22 April 2014
Mychailo Wynnyckyj Last weekend we celebrated Easter – a time for reflection and rebirth. Several months ago, Dominique…
23/04/2014
Kein Kampf zwischen "Russen" und "Ukrainern" – sondern zwischen Korruption und der Hoffnung auf Recht und Ordnung
Englisch: http://maidantranslations.com/2014/04/15/mychailo-wynnyckyj-the-following-was-circulated-today-by-eastwest-skytalets-i-fully-agree/ Mychailo Wynnyckyj (Kyiw-Mohyla Akademie): Das Folgende wurde heute von Eastwest Skytalets in Umlauf gebracht – und ich stimme…
16/04/2014