Section: Social
She was afraid of being missing: daughters’ memories of a female soldier who died in the war
From civilian to military Military doctor Murashka (ant) The daughters learned about their mother’s death from a Facebook post Iryna: attitude towards the war has changed Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion in Ukraine, many mothers who have lost their children have emerged. And also children who, as a result of Russian military...
From the creator of miniatures to the soldier of the National Guard: how the war turned from art into life for Anton Derbilov
Anton is a fighter in the National Guard in his military life, and in civilian life, he is a musician and sculptor who creates busts of prominent hetmans and commanders for Ukraine and other countries. Just a year or two ago, he couldn’t have imagined that war, represented in the details of historical costumes and miniature orders in his...
How negative personnel selection reduces the combat-ready of the Ukrainian army
First, the ineffective work of draft boards Second, the circle of soldiers in the army. Combat-ready soldiers are sent to the frontlines, while not combat-ready ones are kept in the rear Third, the inability to dismiss not combat-ready individuals from the army Forth, the return of soldiers after injuries and concussions What does draft law 8271...
Historian Tetiana Pastushenko: “The modern war in Ukraine should influence the interpretation of the events of the Second World War”
Hearing from witnesses Research stereotypes White spots “I am constantly pondering, especially after February 24, whether I should shift my research focus from the Second World War to this recent war between Russia and Ukraine. I am searching for arguments as to why I shouldn’t. And I understand that it’s because there are...
Cultural code: what is the significance of the Ukrainian embroidery ornament?
Establishment of the Vyshyvanka Day Going beyond the borders of Ukraine What do the patterns and ornaments on the vyshyvanka mean? Northern regions Southern Ukraine and Crimea Eastern regions Western Ukraine Embroidered shirts with Bayraktars Why isn’t Vyshyvanka Day an official state holiday? Every year on the third Thursday of May,...
How are cats, dogs, and sometimes ducks, chickens, goats, chinchillas, and parrots evacuated from the combat zone to a safe place?
Alpha from Bakhmut Rescue under fire The house of 12 cats Finding a new home Mykhailo and Lyuba were walking across a broken bridge. Back in January, the temperature dropped to — 18°. And the ice held the pieces together like cement. A month ago, Zabakhmutka could be reached by car, but now it’s no longer possible. The day before, when they...
A source of non-knowledge: the history of Ukraine in European school textbooks
Polish textbooks: good neighborliness vs. confrontation The old-new “Eastern policy” of Germany Geographical regionalism in a British way The Ukrainian shadow in French textbooks Manipulations with historical arguments in international relations are far from being a new phenomenon. However, with the spread of information technologies,...
Sophie Lambroschini: “The destruction of critical infrastructure, in a sense, equals the destruction of civilization”
This is an interview with Sophie Lambroschini, a researcher of socio-economic history of Central and Eastern Europe at the Franco-German Centre Marc Bloch in Berlin. Sophie teaches socio-economic history at the Paris Nanterre University and is the lead researcher of the Franco-German project LimSpaces. The project brings together colleagues from...
How Ukrainian museums survive during the great war
Museums during wartime Evacuation Rocket shelling Looting Life goes on Specific ways Culture cannot be separated from politics. The war that Russia unleashed against Ukraine in 2014 was not just about territories and human lives — it was a war against Ukrainian culture. This war has shattered the iron curtain between Ukraine and the world at a...
How the concept of the “Russian world” came from Belarus to the border Ukrainian villages in February 2022
“At noon, shots were fired from the football field” “Those who fled to the forest survived” Polissya is a region known for its large families It was the morning of February 24. It was not quite dawn yet, but there was an unusual activity in the village of Kopyshche, which borders Belarus. Almost every house was bustling...
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