War
Matrona Timofijivna, born in Kursk
Матрона Тимофіївна бажає, щоб російські матері та сестри припинили відправляти своїх синів на безглузду війну, тому що їм не потрібно бачити їхню смерть. […]
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Editorial
From Color to Monochrome and Back Again: A Girl’s Tale of Her Childhood Infatuation
I grew up in a grey rectangular city built by dreamers playing with gigantic concrete blocks. The dreamers imagined a purposeful communal living where workers together would build a glorious future without some negligible material things distracting them on the way. The future-builders would look out of the enormous three-panel windows of their apartments, see and greet each other. They would spend minimal allotted time in their tiny toilets and kitchens conjoined with bathtubs. These were all great dreams of innovators later called “Constructivists”, but these dreams did not belong to the little girl who loved fairy tales. […]
English Articles
The Western Strategy for the War in Ukraine – Croatian Lesson
ven today, however, many Western strategists and politicians are reluctant to send Ukraine the weapons that could help it decisively destroy the Russian invasion. They should learn from historical precedents and, instead of relying on futile peace negotiations, do everything possible to provide Ukraine with all the necessary means to completely eradicate the Russian war machine in Ukraine. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to put an end to Russian expansionist ambitions that should not be missed. […]
Politics
Законопроект про Корінні народи Криму викликав серйозне занепокоєння противника.
Росіяни (московити, зденаціоналізовані або природні) – практично ніде не корінні народи, окрім маленьких частин центральних губерній.
А українська ініціатива – це сигнал корінним народам Росії на тему “а що, так можна було?”. […]
English Articles
Russia never ended the Cold War
For much of the 20th century, and especially after the end of World War II and the emergence of the Cold War, an ideological clash existed between Russia and the West. In fact, the Cold War itself was the culmination of and a sustainable period for this clash of ideologies. […]
Crime
Roman Serbyn. Holodomor: The Ukrainian Genocide
The first scholar to posit a conceptual framework for analyzing what we now call “the Holodomor” was Raphael Lemkin. A renowned authority on international law, well versed in the Soviet legal system, Lemkin called upon his vast knowledge of the political realities in the Soviet Union to give a penetrating insight into the mechanics of the Ukrainian tragedy in his essay entitled “Soviet Genocide in the Ukraine.” […]
Announcements
Conflicts in post-soviet countries: understanding the context
What is the historical context of the current happenings? What are the reasons behind these events that caught so many by surprise and often are seemingly irrational? […]
Articles
Вклонімося великим тим рокам. Забуті герої Другої Світової.
За всіх часів зустрічаються герої. Це особлива каста людей, здатна в будь-який момент прийти на допомогу і стати муром на захист Вітчизни. Їх життя настільки не підвладне ніяким правилам, що іноді схоже на міф. […]
English Articles
Beyond Maidan Nezalezhnosti
Less known is the fact that EuroMaidan went beyond the Independence Square in Kyiv. It also took place in eastern Ukraine. […]
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16 September in Bobrovy Kut
Who once lived in Bobrovii Kut village, the Kherson province, who were thrown while still alive down the village well by the Evgenievka hamlet […]
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Declaration of Memory and Solidarity by the Sejm of the Republic of Poland and the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine
Believe in the need to strengthen unbiased historical research and to restrain those forces that provoke controversy in our countries, […]
English Articles
The Bad Guest
The Holocaust was unique. But every genocide is” sui generis”. Ukraine has long ago recognized the Holocaust as genocide. Israel has not recognized the Holodomor as such. […]
Politics
Today is the 26th anniversary of German reunification.
The diplomatic breakthrough that allowed Germany to reunify happened on May 31, 1990, in a meeting between US President George H. W. Bush and Soviet leader Michael Gorbachev in the White House. […]
English Articles
The Problem with “Russian Experts” – A Book Review
The notorious Russian propaganda machine like “Russia Today” or Vladimir Putin himself could not have provided more damning advice than this “Russian expert” for Ukraine and global security. Through disinformation, outright lies and “useful idiots” Russia continues to be a global security menace. […]
English Articles
Ukrainian Maidans are 25 Years Old
Some wonder when the next Maidan will occur in Ukraine. I hope there will be no need for this extreme protest technology as our country is set on a solid path of transit to democracy. However, every new Ukrainian government should know for sure – the Ukrainian people will stand up again, if we see fundamental violations of democracy. […]