Collective Farms, Common Graves: A Famine Lament
“Whatever else I may do or think in the future, I must never pretend that I haven’t seen…
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“Heroic Humanism” of the Maidan
“Unjust authority is not authority, as an unjust law is not a law.” “Power without authority is tyranny.”…
Happy birthday Ukraine!
Maidan… there may only be someone somewere in the jungles in Africa who hasn’t heard the term. For…
Take Action Now on Ukraine, President Obama
(Op-ed. The opinions expressed in this article represent those of the author) Sadly Europe remains a deer in…
My Maidan. A tribute to the revolution that changed us forever
On November 21, the journalist Mustafa Nayem called in facebook for people to gather to protest against the decision…
10 promises Poroshenko’s didn’t keep
1. ATO. “The Anti-Terrorist Operation cannot and will not last 2-3 months. It has to and will last…
My Ukraine
I am the world’s most travelled man. I have flown 26 million kilometers on airplanes and twice made it…
Officer leaves British army to fight for Ukraine: “Russian invasion is a cancer that must be stopped”
“When I saw the livestreams from Maidan, I wanted immediately to go fly to Kyiv. I never felt…
Maidan activist: Poroshenko’s inertia is beyond reason
The Russian army has entered the territory of Ukraine once again. Our president and leadership of the majority…
Russia’s Strategic Objective is the Destruction of the EU
Alleged elections. I think the people there still don’t know today what a truly democratic election is. No…
The voluntary captive state: Lessons from frozen conflict zones that don’t teach anything
It was at that panel discussion that I discovered who I want to be. I want to be…
KyivPride: time to tell our story to the world
We started KyivPride, first in Ukrainian history, only two years ago, but it seems like we already had…
Take action against the war, for the freaking sake of humanity
I usually don’t write much, but felt like posting my thoughts: I’m writing because I’m upset. And the…
The “Snipers’ Massacre” in Kyiv
On October 17, at a symposium on “Negotiating Borders” organized by the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies at…
A day in occupied Torez
The industrial town of Torez, Donetsk Oblast, has been under pro-Russian control since June. While during the summer…
Do good! It is possible!
Thirteen years ago, after I graduated from the university, I followed my family tradition and became a miner, continuing my father’s work.…
5 facts about “Novorossiya” you won’t learn in a Russian history class
The myth of “Novorossiya” (New Russia) has been the central focus of Russia’s propaganda war, accompanying its invasion…
5 facts about “Novorossiya” you won’t learn in a Russian history class
The myth of “Novorossiya” (New Russia) has been the central focus of Russia’s propaganda war, accompanying its invasion…
Ukrainian army has an advantage over the invaders: love for their nation
We are living in a state of war. Two armies have met at the border between Ukraine and…
Whose side is the Ukrainian Themis on? Aydar fighters catch separatists, and the court presses charges
Aydar had all the grounds to arrest Pavel Malysh, the so-called ‘former deputy Minister for Healthcare of LNR’…