Michael Kröger, a former Bundeswehr soldier, has been living in Kyiv since 2018. When Russia launched its full-scale invasion on 24 February 2022, he didn’t flee. Instead, he stayed behind to provide aid and has been doing that ever since....
While Ukrainian defence forces battle the Russians on the front lines, civilians in occupied territories risk their lives to assist from behind enemy lines. Despite the ever-present fear of torture or death, the drive to expel the occupiers fuels acts...
Ukraine’s centuries-old struggle against Russian colonisation stretches back to the 17th century and still rages on. In this article, Kyrylo Cyril Kutcher from Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa Massey University of New Zealand draws parallels between the current Russian invasion and...
This episode of “Ukraine Through the Eyes of Others” features Henry Thomas Marsh, a renowned English neurosurgeon and pioneer in the field, with strong professional connections to Ukraine.
Our next episode of Ukraine Through the Eyes of Others features Christian Borys, the founder of Saint Javelin, which has gained attention for using art and merchandise to support Ukraine during the war. The company, known for its iconic image...
The guest of the sixth episode of Decolonisation is Daria Mattingly, an Affiliated Lecturer at the University of Cambridge and a Lecturer in Contemporary International History in Chichester. As an expert on the social and cultural history of the USSR,...
Religion was referred to as the “opium of the people” by the Soviet authorities, along with religious holidays and their associated customs. All Christmas traditions were not only abolished but replaced with artificially invented ones. For example, authentic carols were...
In this episode, the Decolonisation series hosts Uilleam Blacker, a renowned scholar of Ukrainian literature and one of the most prominent contemporary translators of Ukrainian literary works into English. In the interview, Dr Blacker reveals how colonial influences have shaped...
