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The Revolution of Dignity is widely considered the starting point of the revival, or “new wave”, of Ukrainian documentary filmmaking. The need to film events on the Maidan, particularly the crimes of the security forces of the then-president, and the...
The military-industrial complex (MIC) is one of the most important industries in Russia’s economy. Huge investment and resources were directed there to scale up defensive capabilities (however, in Russia’s case, it is offensive). It was aimed at supporting the image...
We are launching a new series, to tell the stories of famous Ukrainians and their hometowns: familiar places seen through the eyes of extraordinary people, offering a fresh perspective on Ukraine. In our first story, rapper Alyona Alyona takes us to...
Russia’s media propaganda is infamous around the world. For decades, the vast army of media specialists has been working on two fronts: abroad and at home. Through the media, Russia has complete control over the information space within the country,...
Inspired by age-old imperial policy, endless territorial expansion and impunity, Russia’s rulers have been destroying and assimilating indigenous peoples of captured territories for centuries. One of the tools that Russia used and still uses against Ukrainians is deportation, which is...
The Jewish is one of the oldest communities living in Ukraine. The vast majority of Ukrainian Jews are descendants of one of the largest sub-ethnicities of the Jewish people, the Ashkenazi. Now, there are approximately 300,000 Jewish in Ukraine, according...
As part of the “Restoration” project, Ukraїner tells how settlements that have been driven out of the enemy’s hands are recovering and being restored. Our first story was dedicated to Kharkiv, Slobozhanshchyna region, the second one — to Chernihiv, Sivershchyna...
At the Gemba mountain, the one in the Carpathian Ruthenia, in the 2013, there appeared a place which was attracting travelers. The locals couldn’t get the secret of the Chayovnya’s (tea house) popularity, till now there are no publications in...
In the south-eastern Ukraine, on the coast of Azov sea, there’s a city called Mariupol. The date of its foundation still remains quite a controversial issue – whether to start counting its history from the construction of the Cossack’s watchtower...
Kalyny village in Tiachiv region could be easily considered a typical Trans-сarpathian settlement. People mostly do woodworking here and pick up blueberries for sale. But there is one place and one man in Kalyny that make this village unique and...
