Ukraine has been independent for 24 years since the demise of the Soviet Union in 1991, but in many parts of the country one can get doubts over that matter. The Soviet era, heavily laden with ideological propaganda, left its mark in...
On the April 4, I read an article titled “Spies from the reading room.” It described how during the last year at least 5 foreign researchers who were working in archives were deported from Russia. The formal reason...
On April 9, 2015, four laws of the so-called “decommunization package” were passed by the Ukrainian Parliament. These laws provide state recognition of fighters for Ukraine’s independence in the twentieth century,...
The Ukrainian (UINP) and Polish (IPN) Institutes of National Remembrances have made a decision to create a joint historical commission titled “Polish-Ukrainian Historical Dialogue Forum” to promote dialogue...
President Poroshenko called on all those who oppose decommunization to come to the site of mass graves in Bykivnia to “hear the cries of the victims of communist terror.” Poroshenko made his comments on May 17 at the Bykivnia...
Interview by Javier Morales. Javier Morales (JM): How do you think that the Ukrainian society is assessing the consequences of the Euromaidan revolution? Has there been any change in their attitudes in the past year? Volodymyr...
In the European Union the first intergovernmental standard governing archival policies and practices was passed fifteen years ago. Ukraine is also moving towards standardizing policies on archival materials of former...
1. Bill #2538-1 “On the Legal Status and Honoring the Memory of Fighters for Ukraine’s Independence in the Twentieth Century” full text in English honors the fighters for Ukraine’s freedom notably the Ukrainian...
In August 2022, CBS released its documentary on military aid to Ukraine, filmed in April. The film claims that a major portion of Western military help goes missing in Ukraine but provides no proof other than short remarks from one...
