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Ukrainian Travelers of the Past: scientific discoveries and criticism of imperial Russia

Ukrainian travelers in the late eighteenth and mid-twentieth centuries were driven by a desire to explore the world, and they played an important role in the nation’s cultural, scientific, and social life. The world travelers visited remote corners of the...

Ukraine Through the Eyes of Andreas Umland

Our next episode of Ukraine Through the Eyes of Others features Andreas Umland, a political scientist specializing in contemporary Russian and Ukrainian history, regime transitions, and a wide range of topics in post-Soviet studies. His extensive body of work spans...

Ukrainian Cities Awaiting Liberation from Russian Occupation: Berdiansk and Melitopol

On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Ukrainians resisted heroically, and Russia’s plan to quickly seize the entire country failed. Its focus then shifted to specific cities in the east and south of Ukraine, where it...

Centuries of tyranny in Russia: history of Ivan the Terrible, the first Moscow Tsar

Individual rule backed by fear and terror. Brutal reprisals against opponents, mainly for far-fetched reasons. Senseless wars against neighbouring states, often ending in defeats. A sincere belief in one’s own divine nature, and therefore the justice of one’s bloody actions....

Culture during the War. The West: Korsaks’ Museum and Territory of Terror

Due to the full-scale war, Ukrainian museums with priceless exhibits were threatened with destruction. Some of them are under occupation and have already been looted by the Russians; some have suffered from shelling, and museum workers are forced to leave...

How Russia manages to continue waging war despite sanctions

Despite the heavy sanctions and concerted efforts by Western powers to undermine Russia’s war machine, the aggressor nation continues to elude these restrictions and exploit loopholes, reinforcing its capacity to continue war. While many companies and individuals in the West...

Culture during the War. The West: story of Andriy Lyubka, Ukrainian writer and volunteer from Uzhgorod

Mutual aid is one of the key factors in how Ukrainians are valiantly resisting Russian aggression. Many settlements in regions far from the front became shelters for people who had to leave their homes because of the war, and

Heroes Without Weapons: a photographer of the Ukrainian State Emergency Service on the work of rescuers during the full-scale war

The work of rescuers is invaluable. They are often the first on the scene of cataclysms and disasters, unafraid of the risks and the gruelling work necessary to preserve the most precious thing — life. Their role became especially pronounced...