Staff of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SES) selflessly rescue people from fire, water, and any other emergency. During the full-scale war they are, without any exaggeration, true heroes who work daily at the limits of human capabilities.
Any form of art can be used to defy, critique or reinforce cultural norms and political ideologies. Analysing films within their political, periodic and geographic context can provide a deep insight into the...
“Whether you like it or not, endure it, my beauty” – Putin used a phrase that has sexual assault connotation while talking about Ukraine during a press conference at the beginning of February 2022. The veiled threat of coercion and...
From the very beginning of its independence, Ukraine has been standing up for subjectivity on the international stage, trying to step out of the shadow and sphere of influence of Russia. World leaders slowly started to recognise the power and...
The voices of occupation is a series of stories from people who lived under occupation and managed to get out. This is a story about Illia, a grad student in philosophy, a photographer, and a tattoo artist. He managed to...
Ukraine’s war for the restoration of its territorial integrity and final liberation from Russian influence continues on many fronts, including gastronomy. Since the first days of the full-scale invasion, “kitchen troops” have been providing food to soldiers, medics, displaced persons,...
Russians systematically violate the laws of war. One of the examples of such a violation is the expulsion of Ukrainians from temporarily occupied territories. Russia shells official humanitarian corridors, prevents evacuation of the population to the regions controlled by Ukraine,...
Before enemy tanks enter a country, the aggressor country “drives through” the culture. It plants its own narratives and suppresses the ones that dominate the territory. By wedging desired ideas into the cultural field, Russia creates a favourable environment for...
