Ten years after Euromaidan, Russia tries to erase Ukraine’s national revival
Despite Russia's war, Ukraine is still shaped by the reforms, activism and institutions that emerged from its 2014 pro-democracy revolution.
Genocide of Ukrainians is reasonable, Putin tells Tucker Carlson
Man with 12 million followers airs genocidal speech of Russian dictator invading Ukraine
«We must help people make this unnatural choice» – Ukraine fighters on mobilization
Soldiers argue that while war goes against human nature, new mobilization rules would help civilians do their duty for the greater good and avoid a much worse evil - Russian occupation.
Ukraine moves to plug loopholes, demand equal sacrifice in mobilization
With manpower shortages mounting, exhausted Ukrainian soldiers lacking rest demand overhauled mobilization enacting defined terms and universal obligation as lawmakers debate new law.
Slovakia quietly bolsters Ukraine’s defenses despite political rhetoric
Business overrides politics in Slovakia and Hungary as both nations' defense firms expand production and cooperation with Ukraine despite claims of not supplying weapons
Inside Ukraine’s campaign to crush Russia with combat dronesdrones
Kyiv has gone into overdrive domestically producing reconnaissance, combat, and kamikaze drones to counter Russia's assaults and gain aerial superiority, but with the invader's overwhelming resources, competition remains tough
Ukraine’s nukeless fate: the untold story behind the Budapest betrayal
As early as 1993, Russia openly claimed Sevastopol in Crimea to be a Russian city, sought to return Crimea under its control, and refused to recognize Ukrainian borders. The US leadership at that time clearly saw this but still pushed towards nuclear disarmament of Ukraine
Saving Ukrainian culture, bard of the nation picks up a gun
"We often say about our [Ukrainian] art that we need to finally "stop crying" and create something optimistic.…
Pushkin monuments disappear from Ukrainian streets following Lenin, as derussification is underway
The new Ukrainian cultural liberation includes abandoning the narrative of “Great Russian Culture” that implied that other cultures…
Ukrainian Insurgent Army: the glory, the mistakes, and the sins
The 14th of October is a special day for Ukrainians. This day, which traditionally was celebrated as the Orthodox holiday of the Intercession of the Theotokos, in 2015 became the Day of the Defender of Ukraine. Traditionally, it has been the holiday of Ukrainian Cossack warriors (1491-1775) and, now, a day of soldiers fighting the Russian aggression since 2014. Also, on 14th October 1942, the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) was founded, even though its first units operated since 1941.
Demolishing monuments not enough to destroy post-Soviet nostalgia, but property rights help | 30 Years of Freedom, p.1
How strongly were Communists supported in post-Soviet countries after the fall of the USSR? Do the populations of…
WWII «victory» was Soviet occupation of western Ukraine and half of Europe
If, for Western Europe, the end of the war meant the victory of democracy, for Ukraine, it meant the enforcement of Stalinism. In the words of Ukrainian historian Yaroslav Hrytsak, Ukraine was “in the heart of darkness” during the Second World War, with Ukrainians mostly fighting for the interests of other states and, along with Poland, suffering the heaviest human losses of the war. Unpunished communist crimes grow, making it appropriate for Russia to start new war in 2014.
How the Soviets stole Ukrainian Christmas
After the 1917 revolution and occupation of the national republics that emerged out of the ashes of the Russian empire, the Soviet authorities declared war on "bourgeois" religious traditions. However, eradicating them proved to be difficult, and thus, the choice was made in favor of cultural appropriation.
Slovo House — how a special Soviet apartment block for writers became their prison
At the end of the 1920s, a unique house in the shape of a letter C was built…