Oleksandr Khomenko

Photo editor, Photographer, Quadcopter operator

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Erasing Ukrainian Collective Memory

The history of the war

Erasing Ukrainian Collective Memory

For centuries, the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union were involved in an organized effort to “erase” the memory of Ukrainians as well as other oppressed peoples. With the erasure went the ideas of independence, knowledge of their own history,...

How Russia Russified the east of Ukraine

The history of the war

How Russia Russified the east of Ukraine

For centuries, Ukrainians have had their unique Ukrainian language and culture. These developed separately from Russian society, in a parallel tradition. However, when the Ukrainian territories were incorporated into the Russian Empire and then the Soviet Union, the Russian authorities...

Elon Musk Without Masks

Global context of war

Elon Musk Without Masks

The richest man in the world . . . a "space" entrepreneur of innovative companies . . . a cult genius who wants to populate Mars . . . These are the images most Ukrainians associated with Elon Musk. He...