War against culture

What is the repatriation of cultural property? Experiences after World War II and during the Russo-Ukrainian war

The term “repatriation” is heard more and more as discussions around returning Ukraine’s cultural heritage gather steam. Some are looking to other nations’ colonial and postwar pasts as a guide for how these return processes might unfold.
This material seeks...

Culture during the War. The West: Korsaks’ Museum and Territory of Terror

Due to the full-scale war, Ukrainian museums with priceless exhibits were threatened with destruction. Some of them are under occupation and have already been looted by the Russians; some have suffered from shelling, and museum workers are forced to leave...

Culture during the War. The West: story of Andriy Lyubka, Ukrainian writer and volunteer from Uzhgorod

Mutual aid is one of the key factors in how Ukrainians are valiantly resisting Russian aggression. Many settlements in regions far from the front became shelters for people who had to leave their homes because of the war, and

Why Russian culture should not be tolerated

Despite how much certain states want to look at Russia pragmatically and search for dialogue opportunities, it continuously proves its inability to come to civilised solutions. In addition, the state-aggressor takes advantage of how its culture and lifestyle can be...

How Russia Russified the east of Ukraine

For centuries, Ukrainians have had their unique Ukrainian language and culture. These developed separately from Russian society, in a parallel tradition. However, when the Ukrainian territories were incorporated into the Russian Empire and then the Soviet Union, the Russian authorities...

Resistance in Zaporizhzhia: tours, posters, and informational front

Zaporizhzhia, one of Ukraine’s regional capitals, is located relatively close to the front line. It is a vital hub for supporting Ukrainian defence and for receiving internally displaced people from temporarily occupied territories. The city is also an influential cultural...

Theatres and museums volunteering during the war

With the beginning of a full-scale war, art institutions in Ukraine have transformed the way they work. They began to approach the victory in multiple ways: providing the military and civilians with needed things, organizing shelters for internally displaced people,...