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208th anniversary of Taras Shevchenko’s birth

Close the seas and ports to Russian vessels

The world is putting pressure on the Russian economy from different sides. USA, Canada and the EU countries have imposed a number of sanctions against certain high-ranking officials, companies and banks. More than 30 countries have closed their airspace to...

Impose sanctions on Belarus!

The Republic of Belarus is a co — aggressor in the war against Ukraine. It deserves the toughest sanctions from world governments and companies, as Alexander Lukashenko shares the views of Vladimir Putin, which poses a direct danger to Ukraine....

Why is Russia so afraid of the Ukrainian language?

Linguistic repressions were the main tools of the Russians in their fight against Ukraine. While developing their stereotypical narratives about the “brotherly people”, the Russian politicians continue to make increasingly absurd statements that the Ukrainian language is artificial and was...

Why is Russia so afraid of Ukraine joining NATO?

NATO, or The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, is Europe’s only truly effective collective security organization. At a time when the Russian Federation has invaded Ukraine and Russian political leadership rejects our right to self-determination, accession to NATO is vital for...

With or without weapons. Ukrainian women defend their country

As of December 2021, when the Russian/Ukrainian war was already going on, but the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation against Ukraine had not yet begun, 57,000 women served in the Armed Forces of Ukraine, almost 22% of the Armed...

Russia’s wars for the last 30 years and their consequences

Russia constantly claims to be a “peacemaker” who strives for peace. Since the beginning of the military conflict in Ukraine in 2014, there has been a constant narrative about “saving” those whom this country seems to come to protect. This...

Kharkiv architecture

Kharkiv architecture is experimental by its nature, and imbued with symbols. Red bricks and two-storey houses of the 19th century, constructivist memorial sites, co-operative buildings (the name of a prestigious co-housing project of the Soviet era), and first cultural hubs...