I am sure that Western Academia uses the argument of “innocent Russian culture” not due to lack of knowledge or understanding of respective contexts but as a means of psychological protection. The approach is akin to what we see in...
Russia uses religion as a powerful propaganda tool. The Russian Orthodox Church is under the full patronage of the aggressor state. It is an institution for the patriotic education of both civilians and military personnel. So the concepts of “great...
From the early days of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Belarus has been actively supporting the Russian army. The country provides its airspace for carrying out attacks on Ukraine and allows the use of its territory for the stationing, transit,...
While residents in western Ukraine learn to use AK-47 Kalashnikov rifles and Kyiv nightclubs become shelters, Russian troops demolished one of the capital’s largest shopping malls, a Russian rocket fell in the middle of a cemetery in Mykolaiv but did...
“Listen to the voice of Mariupol” is a series of stories of people who managed to flee from the besieged city of Mariupol. We continue the series with a conversation with Olia, who witnessed the airstrikes at the maternity...
“You wanted this land, so now be buried in it.” These are words from “Lullaby for the Enemies”, a song by the Ukrainian singer STASIK, which have become a reality for thousands of Russian military personnel. After launching a full-scale...
With the beginning of active hostilities in the vicinity of Kyiv and in the direction of Kharkiv, Mariupol’, Sumy, Kherson, and Chernihiv the connection with local residents was partially or completely lost. The Russian occupiers are deliberately cutting off Ukrainians...
The full-scale Russian invasion has affected not only people and infrastructure, but also animals. Ukrainians bring their pets to bomb shelters and together evacuate to safer areas. For many kilometers people carry their cats and dogs in arms, on shoulders,...
