Section: Social
A source of non-knowledge: the history of Ukraine in European school textbooks
Manipulations with historical arguments in international relations are far from being a new phenomenon. However, with the spread of information technologies, it has become even more extensive and temptingly accessible, thus posing a danger. Another proof of this is Russian propaganda, which largely relies on pseudo-historical speculations and...
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
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 fearful cost. And our country has captivated not only with its courage but also with...
How the concept of the “Russian world” came from Belarus to the border Ukrainian villages in February 2022
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 with preparations: people started up tractors, tillers, attached trailers, harnessed horses to wagons, and warmed up their cars. They hastily loaded warm clothes, took...
Maturity test: What will happen to Ukraine and Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the future?
Challenging the assumptions: the dependency on Zelenskyy and the Ukrainian people Writing about “post-war” at the moment is a thankless task and, as many would say, unnecessary. The fighting is still ongoing, and the enemy continues to throw waves of their “cannon fodder” at the positions of Ukrainian forces, killing...
Fate of the “grain corridor”: can Russia withdraw from the agreement?
Food is one of the tools that Russian terrorists use to try to blackmail the civilized world, attempting to force it to accept the end of the war in Ukraine on Russian terms. Indeed, Ukrainian grain and other food exports are very important to many countries around the world. However, currently, the fate of the “grain corridor” — an...