The Donbass protests you haven’t heard of
The Euromaidan protests are usually seen as the largest Ukrainian mass movement which changed society and the country.…
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Ukrainians in Warsaw threatened by 3 years of prison for “disrespecting Putin”
Posters portraying Putler – a combination of Vladimir Putin and Adolf Hitler combined, labeling Putin’s portrait with barely concealed swear words,…
An Italian Maidan Activist: Now an author and filmmaker combating Kremlin propaganda
(This is a translation of the article Італійський активіст Майдану бореться з пропагандою Кремля: написав книжку і взявся за…
How a Ukrainian play made it to the French stage. Story of Maїdan Inferno
“Maїdan Inferno” is the first Ukrainian play translated to French. Parts of it were staged as a public…
How I stopped worrying and learned to love Ukraine’s system
People in Ukraine and elsewhere like to decry the ‘system’ that exists in Ukraine, that Maidan apparently stood…
Euromaidan participants remember turning point of protests two years after
On 19 January 2016, Ukrainians all over the country plunged in ice-cold water to celebrate Epiphany, as they…
WINTER ON FIRE: Oscar-Worthy Documentary on Ukraine’s Euromaidan Revolution
“Winter on Fire” is a beautiful and important film. It tells the true story of a stunning show…
From revolution to undeclared war: Ukraine’s parallel universes in Kyiv and Donetsk
There is a border between Ukrainian soldiers and pro-Russian militants, dividing the Ukrainian soil into two parts. While…
Euromaidan commander Oleksandr Abaiev: I got married on August 1 and was in ATO zone on August 5
Oleksandr Abaiev, a 26-year-old from Khmelnitsky was shot three times during the violent clashes on Maidan in February…
Euromaidan, rebirth of the Ukrainian nation, and the German debate on Ukraine’s national identity
The emerging nation-states of the 18th and 19th centuries were based on existing national identities. In contrast, Ukraine…
Serhiy Kemsky: “Mum, it’s just beginning…”
Serhiy Kemsky, born in Kerch, Crimea, was one of many who came to Maidan two years ago to…
Photos found on Viktor’s camera after his death
Khmelnytsky opens an exhibit featuring photos taken by Viktor Hurnyak on Maidan and ATO zone. Viktor Hurnyak was…
Maidan and its significance. A historical retrospective
In the past six months, the world has seen some amazing political activity in Ukraine. We watch and…
Lviv school to open museum in memory of Yuriy Verbytsky
School No.27 in Lviv will officially open a museum in memory of Hero of Ukraine Yuriy Verbitsky who…
Francis Fukuyama: “Euromaidan is a grand battle for the spread of democratic rule”
Oswald Spengler was called the “the decline of the West.” You, by analogy, could be called “the end…
This one video tells about a year of revolution and war in Ukraine
It’s easy to be confused about what’s happening in Ukraine because so much has happened in the last…
Ukraine: from the middle ages to a new world
People all over the world have come to realize that the world is changing; that decisive processes and…
Ten movies about Maidan
Contents All Things Ablaze Pray for Ukraine Maidan. The Art of ResistanceMaidan Massacre MaidanThe Winter That Changed UsThe Female Faces of…
My Maidan. A tribute to the revolution that changed us forever
On November 21, the journalist Mustafa Nayem called in facebook for people to gather to protest against the decision…
“The winter that changed us.” Remembering why Ukraine is having early parliamentary elections
Early Parliamentary elections in Ukraine are just around the corner, on October 26. President Petro Poroshenko had announced…