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Post-war reconstruction of Ukraine. To become better than ever

Online-maps that capture destruction, manuals for rebuilding cities, military rehabilitation programs, and agreements with partner states to restore infrastructure — Ukraine is poised to become even better than before a full-scale invasion. Ukrainians are already working on this, without putting...

04/10 – 10/10. How Ukraine is resisting Russian occupation. Photo digest №38

On the 4th of October, the Ukrainian flag was officially hoisted in the liberated city of Lyman, Donechchyna. Russians attacked two areas of Kharkiv, one industrial and one infrastructure facilities were damaged, and one person was killed that same day....

22/09 – 27/09. How Ukraine is resisting Russian occupation. Photo digest №36

On the 23rd of September, the Russia-appointed administrations in the temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories started sham referenda trying to create a legal precedent for joining Ukrainian territories to Russia. On the night of the 22nd of September, Mykolaiv was subjected...

16/09 – 21/09. How Ukraine is resisting Russian occupation. Photo digest №35

On the 15th of September, a mass grave was discovered on the outskirts of the city of Izium in Slobozhanshchyna, which was recently liberated from the Russian occupiers. The exhumation of the bodies has begun, and investigative actions are ongoing...

10/09 – 15/09. How Ukraine is resisting Russian occupation. Photo digest №34

The Ukrainian military continues a powerful counteroffensive in the east and south of the country. Since the beginning of September, the defense forces have freed about 2,000 square meters of the territory of Ukraine from the Russian occupation. On September...

29/08 – 03/09. How Ukraine is resisting Russian occupation. Photo digest №32

The Ukrainian military reports on the breakthrough of the first line of defense of the Russian forces in the south of the country. The IAEA mission departed from Kyiv to the occupied Zaporizhzhia NPP to assess danger and establish a...

23/08 – 28/08. How Ukraine is resisting Russian occupation. Photo digest №31

Ukraine celebrated two public holidays in a row: 23 August — Flag Day; and 24 August — Independence Day. The latter this year coincided with a tragic date: half a year ago, on February 24, Russia launched a full-scale armed...

Fear and loathing in the USSR: what life was like during the so-called golden age of Soviet stability

The Soviet Union, the largest totalitarian neo-empire in the world, collapsed more than three decades ago. However, a generation of older people who lived in the USSR still recall (or re-imagine) it as a haven of solace and peace. It’s...