Section: Social
Inferiority complex: why the special status of English does not guarantee prosperity
Concerns about the restriction of the Ukrainian language The Ukrainian language had barely recovered from centuries of bans, persecution, and suppression when a new threat loomed over it. On Constitution Day, on June 28, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy submitted an urgent draft law to the Verkhovna Rada titled On the Use of the English Language in...
The psychology of the counteroffensive: when politicians are better off keeping quiet than talking a lot
The PR announcement of a counterattack Over the past six months, the topic of counterattack has become a central theme in the Ukrainian media space. The upcoming counterattack by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as voiced by many speakers, has turned into a kind of PR announcement of a significant event of historical importance. However, when the...
How Russians deliberately destroyed the medical infrastructure of the Kharkiv region: evidence and testimonies
The Kharkiv region became a strategic target during Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Russian forces continue to shell the civilian infrastructure of the region, including its medical facilities. The vast majority of Russian attacks are the result of systematic indiscriminate shelling of civilian infrastructure, completely...
Ukrainian actors: men from the screen who are now fighting against Russian aggression
The full-scale invasion has forced many Ukrainians to change their usual way of life: some have engaged in volunteering, while others have taken up arms. Those who only played military roles on stage or on screen yesterday are now fighting for Ukraine’s independence. We tell the story of Ukrainian actors who have taken a stand to defend...
Neither to be discharged nor to go to the front: the war has turned conscription service in Ukraine into slavery
Several years of daily hard work under the watchful eye of a supervisor who can beat you, hazy prospects of ever getting out of here, and instead of payment — food, a bed in the barracks, and 350-700 UAH per month. That’s what conscription service in Ukraine is like in wartime conditions. Recently, lawmakers have registered a new draft law...
“Elections in a smartphone”. What the Ukrainian government wants and why it is dangerous
E-voting. There are concerns The Putin-led invasion in February of last year deprived Ukraine of only one major headache: holding elections. During the martial law, they are explicitly prohibited by the Constitution. Certain political games, especially at the local level, sometimes break through to the surface, but it seems that everyone has...