The conference “Why Is Ukraine a Democracy?” was held on 1-5 February 2021 by the Temerty Contemporary Ukraine Program at HURI. It consisted of five panels with summaries being published afterward. The conference explored...
After the Euromaidan revolution, Ukrainian photographers united to create a photo project to remember the events of 2013-2014 which changed Ukraine’s course of history. Titled HUMAN FACTOR. LAST EDITION, it showcases the ordinary...
Olha is from Lviv, but she took part in the Euromaidan Revolution in Kyiv from the first to the last day. During it, she was a part of the initiative called Civic Sector of Euromaidan. Its main function was to provide the protest with...
The “Revolution of Dignity” is a common perception of 2014 events by most Ukrainians, who commemorate those killed in the public uprising each year. Nonetheless, the statement is significant from the judicial and political...
From Euromaidan in the winter of 2014 to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). This is the path activists and their families took to find justice and reconstruct the events of the protests termed the Revolution of Dignity. On 21...
On Thursday, 21 January, the European Court on Human Rights (ECtHR) made a historical decision regarding the numerous human rights violations by the Ukrainian state during the Euromaidan protests of 2013-2014. Particularly, it found that...
What happened on 18 February 2014 On the morning of 18 February 2014, the Euromaidan protesters organized a march called “peace offensive” through multiple cordons of police to the Verkhovna Rada (parliament) building in...
In Belarus, protests against widespread election fraud are into their fifth month. Peaceful protesters have shown remarkable resilience in the face of police brutality. In the last month, the protests have taken a turn for the worse: the...
“Western people often think that they understand everything about Ukraine… I do not rule out that the main сause of Ukraine’s mistakes and problems is the ‘merit’ of Ukrainians themselves… But...
Before the presidential elections of 2020 in Belarus, observers could not anticipate the massive mobilization against the long-lasting authoritarian ruler. It was believed that Lukashenko will duly win yet another campaign under the usual...
Putin’s goals and philosophy Sławomir Sierakowski: What is Putin’s ultimate goal in this war? Timothy Snyder: That’s no big secret: to destroy Ukraine as a state and exterminate Ukrainians as a nation. I’d...
