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Ukraine plans to join EU within next two years – Ukraine’s PM
Ukraine wants to secure membership in the European Union within the tight timetable of two years, Ukraine’s Prime…
Ukraine’s European heritage is in its language’s DNA
[editorial] Throughout centuries, the history of the Ukrainian language was as turbulent as the history of Ukraine itself.…
Meet the Ukrainian teenagers who like to change the world
[editorial]Teenagers are notorious for their nihilism and obsession with possession, especially in post-Soviet societies. But the teen participants…
Vasyl Vyshyvany: the Habsburg prince who chose Ukraine
The great Habsburg of Ukrainian history was born on February 10, 1895 on the island of Lošinj (present-day…
Making Ukraine green again: how to keep the renewable “energy miracle” going
[editorial]In the last two years, Ukraine has made giant strides towards a low-carbon future. Unbeknownst to many, 12.3%…
Ukraine’s post-Maidan cinema renaissance continues to blossom
One of the recent developments of the industry was Ukraine’s participation in the European Film Market during the…
How a Ukrainian-born linguist cracked the Maya code
[editorial]”What is created by one human mind can be unraveled by another,” said the young Ukrainian-born Soviet linguist…
Is Ukraine European? Historian Yaroslav Hrytsak answers
[editorial]Popular Ukrainian historian Yaroslav Hrytsak told us: that there is no contradiction between an ethnic and civic nation;…
Why have two revolutions won in Ukraine but none in Russia or Belarus? Historian Hrytsak answers
[editorial]Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus are often perceived as similar post-Soviet Slavic states. And they indeed have a lot…