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100 Photos of Ukraine 2024

Photostory

100 Photos of Ukraine 2024

100 Photos of Ukraine is our traditional year-end feature, which we have been compiling annually since 2017. These images are the most vivid and significant photographs our team has taken over the past 12 months. They capture the essence...

How the USSR banned Christmas celebrations

Christmas & Malanka

How the USSR banned Christmas celebrations

Religion was referred to as the “opium of the people” by the Soviet authorities, along with religious holidays and their associated customs. All Christmas traditions were not only abolished but replaced with artificially invented ones. For example, authentic carols were...

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...

How Ukraine has changed in 10 years of war

De-Russification

How Ukraine has changed in 10 years of war

For many Ukrainians, 2014 marked a pivotal moment that set in motion rapid changes in both their country and their lives. The Revolution of Dignity succeeded in toppling the pro-Russian president Yanukovych and putting an end to his destructive policies....