New Normal in Russia: Putin Critics Punished with Harsh Prison Terms
In the final days of 2015, as the world’s attention was focused on Syria, refugees and terrorism, Russia…
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From revolution to undeclared war: Ukraine’s parallel universes in Kyiv and Donetsk
There is a border between Ukrainian soldiers and pro-Russian militants, dividing the Ukrainian soil into two parts. While…
Euromaidan commander Oleksandr Abaiev: I got married on August 1 and was in ATO zone on August 5
Oleksandr Abaiev, a 26-year-old from Khmelnitsky was shot three times during the violent clashes on Maidan in February…
Euromaidan, rebirth of the Ukrainian nation, and the German debate on Ukraine’s national identity
The emerging nation-states of the 18th and 19th centuries were based on existing national identities. In contrast, Ukraine…
Serhiy Kemsky: “Mum, it’s just beginning…”
Serhiy Kemsky, born in Kerch, Crimea, was one of many who came to Maidan two years ago to…
Photos found on Viktor’s camera after his death
Khmelnytsky opens an exhibit featuring photos taken by Viktor Hurnyak on Maidan and ATO zone. Viktor Hurnyak was…
Maidan and its significance. A historical retrospective
In the past six months, the world has seen some amazing political activity in Ukraine. We watch and…
Lviv school to open museum in memory of Yuriy Verbytsky
School No.27 in Lviv will officially open a museum in memory of Hero of Ukraine Yuriy Verbitsky who…
Maidan: Nazar’s first and last trip to Kyiv
“I’d like to have the video that I found online added as evidence in this case. You can…
Francis Fukuyama: “Euromaidan is a grand battle for the spread of democratic rule”
Oswald Spengler was called the “the decline of the West.” You, by analogy, could be called “the end…
Nina Zhyzneuska remembers her son Mikhail and his death on the Maidan
“When Misha’s father saw the desecrated grave of our son, Misha, he fell ill and almost died of…
Andrew Tkach’s film “Generation Maidan” and the cinematic propaganda war
This article by Adrian Bryttan first appeared in “The Ukrainian Weekly”, September 6, 2015 Why is it so…
Poaching, simmering, and boiling: The declining relevance of identity discourse in Ukraine
One night in mid-December 2013, my parents, in Lviv, Western Ukraine, woke up as dozens of cars honked…
Will there be a third Maidan in Ukraine?
I hear the phrase “this is the beginning of a third Maidan” each time something tragic happens in…
Parents discover circumstances of son’s death on Maidan through photos captured by Polish reporter
The parents of Anatoliy Zhalovaha, who was shot during the Maidan protests a year ago, learned the bitter…
Two Polish friends of Ukraine leave office
Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski leaves office today. Andrzej Duda, who defeated him in the recent presidential elections, officially…
This one video tells about a year of revolution and war in Ukraine
It’s easy to be confused about what’s happening in Ukraine because so much has happened in the last…
If Moscow fails to understand that Yerevan is not a Maidan, that alone could make it one, Markedonov says
Many Russian analysts are hurrying to suggest that this week’s protests in Yerevan and their suppression by the…
Ukraine: from the middle ages to a new world
People all over the world have come to realize that the world is changing; that decisive processes and…
A Volunteer Of The Red Cross: “Our Maidan Was Between Two Fires”
At first, he was just a drop in the ocean. Then, with a red cross on his back,…