The Russian president’s recent essay on the "historical unity" of Russians and Ukrainians lays bare his dangerous imperial delusions and refusal to accept the loss of Ukraine
Monuments have played a high-profile role in the memory wars at the heart of a national identity crisis that independent Ukraine has struggled with for much of the post-Soviet period
Ukraine will not participate in the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest following a scandal over the Russian touring schedule of national competition winner MARUV. This is not the first time political considerations have overshadowed musical merits in...
Ukrainian has never enjoyed greater state protection but speakers of the national language still risk encountering casual hostility from segments of modern Ukrainian society
The loss of Russian Orthodox authority over Ukraine would represent a geopolitical earthquake for Vladimir Putin and a huge setback for his imperial ambitions in the former Soviet space
The team behind “The Will” comic book franchise aim to create an inspirational and entertaining Ukrainian alternative to the potent cultural imperialism of Vladimir Putin’s “Russian World”
Australian Pete Shmigel argues that the suppressed traumas of distant and recent history continue to shape Ukrainian society negatively and are as big an obstacle to progress as more commonly discussed problems like corruption and the ongoing...
Defecting from the "Russian World": New nationwide survey demonstrates how emerging generation of Ukrainians embrace European integration and see Russia as aggressor while blaming Kremlin for war
Putin's Russia has consistently promoted ideas of Ukraine as an integral part of a broader Russian world while rejecting historic notions of Ukrainian sovereignty
Russian-speaking Ukrainians have played a key role in defending the country against Russian aggression but the ongoing conflict with the Kremlin continues to cast a long shadow over the future of the Russian language in post-Euromaidan...
Ukraine’s low international profile hurts the country’s economy and undermines its diplomacy. It is high time to start focusing attention on improving outside perceptions of Brand Ukraine
For the past quarter of a century, Ukraine’s post-Soviet national identity crisis has been a constant point of political contention and source of social tension. What is the best route to future national cohesion, security, and prosperity?
