Section: Social
Moods in the USA. Who and how supports Ukraine, and why are Trumpists against?
Journalist Yuriy Lukyanov spent nearly three weeks in the United States, traveling through Texas, Michigan, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, New York, and Washington. He presented the English translation of his war-themed book Reporter Volkovsky there. He gave talks at universities and colleges, as well as studying the attitudes of Americans towards...
From “combat mosquitoes” to mobilization: Center for Countering Disinformation explains how Russian propaganda has “evolved”
The Center for Countering Disinformation revealed how Russians conduct information-psychological operations to deceive Ukrainians and strike a chord. Among the current topics are mobilization and war. “Combat mosquitoes” and the “fictitious Ukrainian coronavirus” — these were fake stories spread by Russia about half a year...
Those who have lost their homes most likely will not return to Ukraine. A conversation with behavioral experts about refugees and how to bring them back
Over the past few months, in surveys conducted among those who have left Ukraine to escape the war, there’s been a growing proportion of people who would like to stay abroad. Of course, wanting to stay and actually making that decision are different things. However, these current trends raise broader questions: Why is this figure...
“Ukraine can be either poor or with migrants”: an interview with a demographer
“After the war, it’s not about keeping men in Ukraine, but about bringing women back,” says the Institute of Demography and Social Studies. After the victory, it is necessary to prohibit men from leaving Ukraine for three years. This statement, made by the Executive Director of the Ukrainian Institute for the Future, Vadym...
“No kurgan, no problem”. A thousand-year-old grave in the middle of a parking lot was razed to the ground in the Dnipropetrovsk region
In Ukraine, kurgans are disappearing quietly. In a matter of a few years, under the plow of a modern tractor, such burial mounds are leveled into ridges. Sometimes, social uproar arises around these kurgans. Like, for example, this spring around Kurgan 6068 in Pidhorodne near the Dnipro. Its local name is “Beliukhova Mogyla” (grave)....
Hell on Earth. How Russians are destroying Ukrainian black soils
There is a well-known story about how during the Second World War, German occupiers were exporting black soil from Ukraine. This is a myth. At least, historians do not have serious scientific evidence of such events. However, this tale reflects the fact that Ukrainian soils are a true treasure. Despite Ukraine occupying less than half a percent...