Marian Manko

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Zla Mavka: how Ukrainian women resist Russian occupation

War

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...

Decolonising culture: Ukrainian artists, banned and stolen by Russia

Art

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...