Kings or Princes? Why Do the Titles of Rusian Rulers Matter
As far as scholars in the Anglophone world are concerned, the proper translation of the Old East Slavic,…
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Belavezha Accords didn’t destroy the USSR: it had already ceased to exist, Shtepa says
As Russians and others approach the 25th anniversary of the Belavezha Accords, many of them are certain to…
It’s long past time to identify and shame Holodomor deniers
One of the positive developments of recent decades has been the willingness of historians and those concerned with…
Historian Martyniuk: Ukrainian homes were massively occupied by Russian settlers
- There were thousands and thousands of empty houses that had once belonged to Ukrainian families. Moscow’s strategy…
So how many Ukrainians died in the Holodomor?
The main issue being disputed is the number of people that died from starvation - it ranges from…
Stalin starved populations to death to russify Ukraine, North Caucasus and Kazakhstan, statistics show
Today, Ukrainians and people of good will around the world will mark the Day in Memory of the…
HOLODOMOR 1933: Light a candle in your window
Professor Mace wrote the following article for DEN newspaper on February 18, 20013: I was allotted five minutes…
Documents reveal Soviet repressions against those resisting Holodomor genocidal famine
Previously unknown documents reveal the scale of Soviet repression against peasant dissenters against collectivization and forced expulsion of…
Poland and Ukraine haven’t yet lost their chance
Both Poland and Ukraine are at a very important moment of their histories. Poland is on the proper…
Russian blogger Yakovlev: My grandfather was a “chekist” and a murderer
Have you ever seen a real chekist ID? This belonged to my grandfather and I still have it.…
20 Prominent Ukrainian Women
Ada Rohovtseva (1937- ) Famous theatre and cinema actress, People’s Artist of Ukraine, professor at the National…
Alexander Nevsky monument-to-be in occupied Luhansk “propaganda,” historian says
Alexander Nevsky, Grand Prince of Novgorod and Vladimir never set foot in Luhansk Oblast. However, this “hero” was…
Ukrainian human rights group that helped bring down Soviet Union turns 40
In the mid-1970s, political confrontation between the USSR and the West reached such heights that it threatened to…
Ukrainian dissident Krasivsky: Russia is our historical enemy. Only by fighting back can we survive
Friend and dissident Yevhen Sverstyuk called him a “kind-hearted knight in an old suit of armour”. His friends…
Princess Olha of Kyiv: a golden page in Ukrainian history
Princess Olha’s origin and chronology remain a mystery. Historians are only sure of the date of her death,…
The history behind “Bitter Harvest,” dramatic movie about the Holodomor
Over the last year the Holodomor has garnered much needed additional publicity, in part due to the current…
Professor Oleh Panfilov: Every shot fired against the enemy stems the tide of “Russkiy Mir”
- You recently stated that Russians have been writing “antihistory” for more than 16 years. Please explain what…
Ukraine and Poland adopt Declaration of Memory and Solidarity, condemn external aggressors
Euromaidan Press publishes the full text of the Declaration of Memory and Solidarity which is to be jointly…
Punished peoples fight Putin’s war on history with monuments to their deportations
A new book documents the way that the peoples whom Stalin deported are seeking to preserve the memory…
How UPA veteran Anna survived the “Russian world”
After WW2, Anna Kushyk moved to the Donbas to escape the vigilant eye of the Soviet secret police.…