Decolonisation is a series of podcasts in which we speak with international experts in culture, history, politics, language, collective memory, and information to deconstruct the prevalent Russian narrative and examine what modern Europe is truly about.
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...
This episode of the Decolonisation series features Timothy Garton Ash, a distinguished British historian, author, and commentator renowned for his extensive work on modern European history, particularly in relation to post-communist Europe.
For many Ukrainians, 2014 marked a pivotal moment that set in motion rapid changes in both their country and their lives. The Revolution of Dignity succeeded in toppling the pro-Russian president Yanukovych and putting an end to his destructive policies....
For centuries, Ukraine was effectively a colony of Russia, with Ukrainian culture constrained and forced to develop under deeply complex and often dramatic conditions. Ukrainian artists faced relentless repression, bans, and persecution from their self-proclaimed “big brother”, leaving them with...
It is impossible to fully grasp the history of Ukraine, and even of Europe, without understanding the history of Crimea. This peninsula in southern Ukraine is a place where ancient myths were born, cities were founded, battles were fought, and...
In this episode, the Decolonisation series hosts Jade McGlynn, a leading British expert on Russia, memory politics, history, and identity construction. She is a researcher in the War Studies Department at King’s College London and the author...
In this episode of “Decolonisation”, Catherine Fieschi, a political expert and director of the international advisory firm CounterPoint, reveals how populism is shaping advanced democracies and markets across the globe.
Every Eastern and Central European, regardless of where they are in the world, has at some point been called Russian. For a long time, this was dismissed as mere stereotypes, but in reality, the world has viewed us through a...