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Personal doctor of the Ethiopian emperor

Local History

Personal doctor of the Ethiopian emperor

The multimedia online platform Local History explores Ukraine’s past and present while promoting history through print magazines and online materials. These stories are unique discoveries from archives, conversations with descendants of historical figures, eyewitnesses, and experts. Here is a piece...

Decolonising culture: Ukrainian artists, banned and stolen by Russia

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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...