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The army of marauders: where Russian soldiers’ habit of looting comes from

Looting accompanies every war. However, the crimes of Russian soldiers stand out among the armed conflicts of the last decades for their impudence and greed.

Vesele. The Hromada of environmental (green) initiatives

Residents of the Veselivska Hromada aren’t afraid of being proactive and working on collaborative and experimental projects. Currently, they are building a solar power plant at the site of a deserted landfill. Due to the modernization help of Swedish experts,...

Russians “have no losses”. Or maybe they do…

“You wanted this land, so now be buried in it”, — these are the lyrics from “Lullaby for the Enemies”, a song by the Ukrainian singer STASIK. These words have become a reality for thousands of Russian occupiers. Supposedly the...

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.

Polissia singing

In the villages of Polissia, the tradition of authentic Polissian singing has been preserved. Stari Koni, Komory, Svalovychi — in these and some other villages in Polissia, there are still people who remember the old songs that were known and...

Conversations over borshch. Stories of Ukrainian Women in Sweden

What is it like to leave for the unknown with hastily packed bags and explosions sounding all around? What do Ukrainian women with children experience after fleeing to unfamiliar environments abroad? Nataliia Fadieieva and her friends set out to investigate...

Defining Peace in Ukraine: Understanding the Russo-Ukrainian Wars of 1918–1921 and 2014–Present

Ukraine’s centuries-old struggle against Russian colonisation stretches back to the 17th century and still rages on. In this article, Kyrylo Cyril Kutcher from Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa Massey University of New Zealand draws parallels between the current Russian invasion and...

A century of deportations. How Russia has been destroying nations

Russian occupiers commit a terrible crime by deporting Ukrainians. Since the beginning of a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Russian authorities and their accomplices (in particular, local collaborators) have been organizing mass deportations by forcibly transferring Ukrainians deep into the...

Lviv. Revitalization of the Hnat Khotkevych Palace of Culture

The Hnat Khotkevych Palace of Culture in Lviv, as well as the district in which it is located, is undergoing a period of change and renewal. In 2018, a new team began revitalization and searched for a new concept for...

Vietnamese of Ukraine. Who are they?

Vietnamese diaspora around the world started to form actively in the middle of the 20th century, during the First and the Second Indochina Wars. The Soviet Union became one of the destinations for migration workers. Most of the Vietnamese living...