Marko Pavlyshyn – The Conversation

A family member says her last goodbyes to 22-year-old Ukrainian soldier Oleksander Mykhailenko. Bram Janssen/AP

August 18, 2023

‘Ukraine is unlikely ever to return to the Russian Empire’: in a new book, Mark Edele unpacks what’s at stake in a bloody war

A new history examines the failure of the Russian polity and Russian society to wean themselves off their colonialist frame of mind.

A woman holds a photo of Ukrainian writer Victoria Amelina, at her memorial in Kyiv, Ukraine. Jae C Hong/AP

July 7, 2023

Victoria Amelina, killed by Russian rockets, joins a procession of Ukrainian writers whose lives were cut short by oppressors

Marko Pavlyshyn, Monash University

Victoria Amelina died 1 July, from injuries she received during a Russian rocket strike on Kramatorsk. Her work addressed questions of individual and collective responsibility.

St Andrew’s Church, Kyiv, Ukraine. Bossi/Flickr

March 25, 2022

5 must‑read books about Russia and Ukraine: our expert picks

Mark Edele, The University of Melbourne; Judith Armstrong, The University of Melbourne; Julie Fedor, The University of Melbourne; Marko Pavlyshyn, Monash University, and Stephen Fortescue, UNSW

Straight from our experts, here are five books to help you understand what’s happening right now in Ukraine and Russia, from a must-read history of Ukraine to a literary classic with insights into the Russian soul.

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