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Decolonisation: Uilleam Blacker on how colonial legacy have shaped Ukrainian literature

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...

How the Russian Empire and the USSR affected winemaking and horticulture in Ukraine

For centuries, homegrown plants and fruits sustained generations of Ukrainians. The cultivation of different varieties of grapes led to the development of winemaking in the region, with products that had the potential to spread far beyond the country’s borders. However,...

Decolonisation: Timothy Garton Ash on rethinking the history of Europe

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.

Zla Mavka: how Ukrainian women resist Russian occupation

In the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, Russia aims to erase the national identity of the local population. For the occupiers, it is crucial that people abandon their own national identity in favour of Russia, as this strengthens their hold...

Ukraine Through the Eyes of Mark Laity

This episode of Ukraine Through the Eyes of Others features Mark Laity, NATO’s former leading expert on strategic communications and retired communications director at SHAPE, the alliance’s main military headquarters. With over twenty years of experience as a BBC journalist,...

Decolonising culture: Ukrainian artists, banned and stolen by Russia

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...

Russian propaganda myths about Crimea

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...

Decolonisation: Bernard-Henri Lévy on decolonisation and the future of democracy

In this episode of “Decolonisation”, Bernard-Henri Lévy, a renowned French philosopher, author, and public intellectual, shares his insights on the shifting dynamics of power in the modern world and the threats facing democracies around the globe.