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A new way of Ukraine.
Ukrainians under 30 unified in their support for Ukraine and the West unlike older generations
[editorial]The long-troubling east-west divide in Ukraine is starting to fade as a generation of people has grown up…
Ukraine at 30: reflecting on Ukraine’s path toward Western integration
Independence Day of Ukraine: facts & brief history After an unsuccessful coup attempt by hardline Communist Party leaders…
The biggest problem of Ukraine’s economy and six enthusiasts who solved it
[editorial]30 years after independence, Ukraine’s economy is mostly raw-materials oriented, with agriculture and metals making up the bulk…
How a university in Lviv has revolutionized higher education in Ukraine
What is UCU? Founded by Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky in 1928, UCU initially began as the Lviv Theological Academy.…
Liberal nationalism is the cure Ukraine needs to treat its post-colonial scars – Mykola Riabchuk
[editorial]Unlike the velvet revolutions that took down communist rule in Central Europe in the late 1980s, Ukraine’s Velvet…
Translate Ukraine: new grant programs open Ukrainian literature to the world
Translate Ukraine — a major step in cultural revival and diplomacy Throughout the 20th century, Ukrainian literature was…
Good bye, USSR: Ukrainians take true ownership of their condos
[editorial]Ukraine has the highest percentage of homeowners in Europe – 95% of citizens own their homes. The average…
Is Ukraine European? Historian Yaroslav Hrytsak answers
[editorial]Popular Ukrainian historian Yaroslav Hrytsak told us: that there is no contradiction between an ethnic and civic nation;…
Why have two revolutions won in Ukraine but none in Russia or Belarus? Historian Hrytsak answers
[editorial]Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus are often perceived as similar post-Soviet Slavic states. And they indeed have a lot…
Takflix: a platform where you can finally watch Ukrainian films online
A grandmother living alone in the Chornobyl exclusion zone, a trade union leader at a municipal heating company…
On 29th Independence Anniversary, Ukrainians break with Soviet past but see vague alternatives, social survey shows
The traditional 2020 sociological survey by Democratic Initiatives shows that 84.4% of Ukrainians would vote for Ukrainian independence…
How can Kyiv become the center of Europe? Find answers at the Kyiv Investment Forum 2019
“Given the popularity of urban tourism, the Kyiv agglomeration has the potential of becoming one of Europe’s hubs…
Oksana Zabuzhko: Ukraine is at the forefront of a huge world battle that will transform humanity
Oksana Zabuzhko was born in 1960. She is a Ukrainian novelist, poet, essayist, and one of the most…
Where are all of Ukraine’s new alternative political forces?
[editorial]As Ukraine’s presidential and parliamentary elections edge closer, many ask why the choice is still between the same…
Born independent: youngest council member in the Luhansk Oblast
The clock shows almost 6 am. This is time when Mykyta usually gets up. He starts each day…
Hyperloop plans in Ukraine: Dream or reality?
On 14 June Ukrainian Minister of Infrastructure Volodymyr Omelian and CEO of Hyperloop Transportation Technologies Dirk Ahlborn signed a…
A student from Ukraine’s Donbas who lived through war
Three years after the beginning of the de facto war in Donbas, Ukrainians are starting to fix the fundamental problems…
Investments in Ukrainian IT startups tripled in 2017 – Report
The total amount of investments in Ukrainian IT startups in 2017 increased to $265 million, representing a 231%…
Reforms in Ukraine: success or a farce?
On 21 February the Free Academy of Change in Kyiv hosted a discussion called “Ukraine and Reform: A…
Head of Ukraine’s Public Broadcaster: the government assassinates us gently
The question of media freedom and independence as an important aspect of democracy has been discussed during the…