This attack has been widely understood as a Russian attempt to eradicate Ukrainian identity, and target a site that is extremely spiritually important to Ukrainians.
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New analysis of silver items in the Bedale hoard reveals Scandinavians travelled to the east to trade much earlier than previously thought.
A historian explains how Russian President Vladimir Putin, weakened by a short-lived mutiny, might find a path to peace with Ukraine.
Often seen as divided, Ukrainian citizens are united in their nation’s defense against Russia and in their priorities for postwar reconstruction.
Schools are a key battleground in the Ukrainian resistance against Russia’s invasion.
Aug. 24, 2022 marked both the 31st anniversary of Ukraine’s independence from the Soviet Union and the six-month mark of war. As they have for more than three decades, Ukrainians showed resilience.
A need for enhanced presidential power, inherited from the early days of post-Communist transition, ruined any chances of compromise between Ukraine and Russia years ago.
Social media has helped draw people’s attention towards the crisis in Ukraine, but consuming richer forms of Ukrainian culture will need to happen in order to sustain that attention.
Ukraine war: Vladimir Putin is struggling to convince people why history is on his side – both internationally and at home.
Ukrainians believe they have an identity separate from Russia. Russia, on the other hand, believes that Ukraine and Russia share the same history.
Many Ukrainian Americans feel connected to Ukraine’s history and independence, including scholar Katja Kolcio. She writes about her family’s work preserving Ukrainian culture as immigrants in the US.
As Ukraine wrestles with the latest threat from its larger neighbor, two scholars explain how the independent country is often viewed as part of a greater Russia – and why that inflames tensions.
The emergence of a democratic and independent Ukraine is transforming the geo-strategic landscape of Central Europe. In the past three years, the 2013/2014 Euromaidan protests, the annexation of Crimea…
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Associate Professor of Dance, Environmental Studies and Education Studies, Wesleyan University
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Director of the Temerty Contemporary Ukraine Program, Harvard University
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Professor Emeritus of Geography, Florida International University
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Professor of History and Political Science, University of Michigan
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Senior Researcher at the Centre for East European and International Studies and Associate Member of Nuffield College, University of Oxford
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Professor and holder of the Chair of Ukrainian Studies, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Postdoctoral Research Scholar in Russian and East European Studies, Arizona State University
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Associate Professor of History and Political Science, Specializing in Ukraine, Western University
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Lecturer on Government and Assistant Director of Undergraduate Studies, Harvard University
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Athabasca University
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Associate Professor of Migration and Director of Global Institute of Emerging Human Mobilities (GIEHM), University of Technology Sydney
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Associate Professor, Sociology; Kule Chair of Ukrainian Community and International Development, MacEwan University
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Gad Rausing Associate Professor of Viking Age Archaeology, University of Oxford
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Professor of Political Science, West Virginia University
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PhD, Department of Government and International Relations, Sessional Teacher and Student Writing Fellow, University of Sydney