colonialism Archives - Euromaidan Press

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Opinion

One grandmother’s howl echoes centuries of Ukraine’s fight against Russian Empire

In a Ukrainian churchyard, an elderly woman's memories - spanning from pre-revolutionary Russia through Stalin's Holodomor to Nazi occupation - reveal why today's Ukrainians are fighting for a future free from imperial control, writes former Canadian politician Michael Ignatieff.

byMichael Ignatieff

6 minute read

Analysis

Russia is the last European colonial empire, but the West looks away. Expert explains why

One empire remains overlooked as the world grapples with colonial legacies: Russia. Historian Botakoz Kassymbekova warns that Moscow's invasion of Ukraine isn't mere aggression but a continuation of centuries-old colonial ambitions.

byBohdan Ben

16 minute read

“Decolonization will not be stopped”: Ukraine expands movement against Russian cultural imperialism

Progressive decolonization discourse has ignored Russia's history of imperialism and cultural appropriation, but Ukraine is determined to challenge false narratives by rewriting its place in the world's museums.

bySvitlana Tsurkan

8 minute read

International

How Ukraine tries to woo the Global South

Russia courted the Global South for 30 years. Now Ukraine is trying to reverse the balance by reaching out to post-colonial nations that share its traumatic history

byMaria Tril

13 minute read

Genocide, assimilation, theft: Kazakh historian reveals Russian colonialism’s ruthless playbook

Russian colonialism for centuries has relied on the elimination and assimilation of local peoples to build its empire, says Kazakh historian Botakoz Kassymbekova.

byBohdan Ben