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…
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…
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,…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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”…
Thoughts from Kyiv – 1 September 2014
Last Saturday Putin issued a veiled threat to those in the West who might “threaten Russia’s interests” –…
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…
Thoughts on higher education
I wrote the piece below for publication, and it is set to come out in print in September,…