Explaining Ukraine

How can we rethink cultural imperialism and colonialism today? How can Russian imperialism be described? Is the Ukrainian culture part of the European heritage? Volodymyr Yermolenko, chief editor of UkraineWorld.org, spoke to Olesia Ostrovska-Liuta, director of Mystetskyi Arsenal (Art Arsenal), one of the most reputable Ukrainian cultural institutions. This episode is made with support of the Delegation of the European Union to Ukraine. UkraineWorld.org is brought to you by Internews Ukraine. Support us at patreon.com/ukraineworld

We traveled in the villages near Kyiv, which were occupied by the Russian forces in March: Ploske, Bobryk, Velyka Dymerka and others. We have talked to local residents including those who stayed under the Russian occupation. In our new episode of the “Explaining Ukraine” podcast we tell you what we have heard and seen. Hosts: Volodymyr Yermolenko, Ukrainian philosopher and journalist, chief editor at UkraineWorld.org, and Tetyana Ogarkova, Ukrainian scholar and journalist who is in charge of international outreach at the Ukraine Crisis Media Centre. UkraineWorld.org is brought to you by Internews Ukraine. Support us at patreon.com/ukraineworld

Can geopolitics explain Russia’s war against Ukraine? Does the idea of “great powers’ struggle” help us understand its nature and causes? Is this war about the confrontation of values, interests, civilizations or something else? In the new episode of “Explaining Ukraine” podcast Volodymyr Yermolenko, chief editor at UkraineWorld.org, talks with Danylo Lubkivsky, a Ukrainian diplomat, director of the Kyiv Security Forum. UkraineWorld.org is brought to you by Internews Ukraine. Support us at patreon.com/ukraineworld

Ukrainian culture is deeply rooted in the European cultural and intellectual traditions. In this episode of our “Explaining Ukraine” podcast, we are highlighting the most important of them: from Antiquity and Middle ages, through the Baroque and Romanticism, to the avant-garde art and contemporary culture. This episode is made with support of the Delegation of the European Union to Ukraine. Hosts: Volodymyr Yermolenko, Ukrainian philosopher and journalist, chief editor at UkraineWorld.org, and Tetyana Ogarkova, Ukrainian scholar and journalist who is in charge of international outreach at the Ukraine Crisis Media Centre. UkraineWorld.org is brought to you by Internews Ukraine. Support us at patreon.com/ukraineworld

We visited Bucha a few days ago and will tell you stories of the Russian occupation in this Kyiv suburb which became a symbol of massacres committed by the Russian army. This episode will also cover latest news from the frontline, as well as our continuing analysis of Russian propaganda. -- We continue our “Explaining Ukraine” podcast. Hosts: Volodymyr Yermolenko, Ukrainian philosopher and journalist, chief editor at UkraineWorld.org, and Tetyana Ogarkova, Ukrainian scholar and journalist who is in charge of international outreach at the Ukraine Crisis Media Centre. UkraineWorld.org is brought to you by Internews Ukraine. Support us at patreon.com/ukraineworld

Russian authorities ordered to “expropriate” harvests, seeds and equipment from Ukrainian farmers in the occupied Kherson region. These orders remind of Stalin’s “requisitions” of food from Ukrainian peasants in early 1930s. This led to Holodomor, Stalin’s artificial famine in which at least 4 million of Ukrainian peasants died in 1932-1933. – We continue our “Explaining Ukraine” podcast. Hosts: Volodymyr Yermolenko, Ukrainian philosopher and journalist, chief editor at UkraineWorld.org, and Tetyana Ogarkova, Ukrainian scholar and journalist who is in charge of international outreach at the Ukraine Crisis Media Centre. UkraineWorld.org is brought to you by Internews Ukraine. Support us at patreon.com/ukraineworld

Two months have passed since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. We’re drawing some key conclusions: failure of the Russia’s initial plans; Ukraine’s remarkable resistance; Russian army’s immense cruelty; changes of Russian discourse about the war; some forecasts about the future. We also analyze new trends in the Russian propaganda, and give you testimonies of the war witnesses. Hosts: Volodymyr Yermolenko, Ukrainian philosopher and journalist, chief editor at UkraineWorld.org, and Tetyana Ogarkova, Ukrainian scholar and journalist who is in charge of international outreach at the Ukraine Crisis Media Centre. The “Explaining Ukraine” podcast and UkraineWorld.org is brought to you by Internews Ukraine. Support us at patreon.com/ukraineworld

How can we describe Putinism? Is it closer to far-right totalitarianisms like fascism/Nazism, or to far-left system like Stalinism? What is the nature of Russian imperialism? Is Stalinism’s heritage still alive? Our “Explaining Ukraine” podcast. Hosts: Volodymyr Yermolenko, Ukrainian philosopher and journalist, chief editor at UkraineWorld.org, and Tetyana Ogarkova, Ukrainian scholar and journalist who is in charge of international outreach at the Ukraine Crisis Media Centre. The “Explaining Ukraine” podcast is a product by UkraineWorld.org and Internews Ukraine. Support us at patreon.com/ukraineworld

Russian warship “Moskva” (Moscow) has sunk hit by Ukrainian “Neptun” missile; homes of hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians (millions of m2) are destroyed; testimonials from this war by people having first-hand experience – in our new “Explaining Ukraine” podcast. Hosts: Volodymyr Yermolenko, Ukrainian philosopher and journalist, chief editor at UkraineWorld.org, and Tetyana Ogarkova, Ukrainian scholar and journalist who is in charge of international outreach at the Ukraine Crisis Media Centre. The “Explaining Ukraine” podcast is a product by UkraineWorld.org and Internews Ukraine. Support us at patreon.com/ukraineworld

A mysterious “Russian soul” has been an object of international admiration for centuries. We explain why this admiration is naïve. Russia's love for “wide” horizons, “borderless” thinking and “extreme” emotions has deprived it of key elements of Western civilization: the idea of balance and proportions. In the Russian culture, the distinctions between good and evil are difficult to draw. -- Hosts: Volodymyr Yermolenko, Ukrainian philosopher and journalist, chief editor at UkraineWorld.org, and Tetyana Ogarkova, Ukrainian scholar and journalist who is in charge of international outreach at the Ukraine Crisis Media Centre. The “Explaining Ukraine” podcast is a product by UkraineWorld.org and Internews Ukraine. Support us at patreon.com/ukraineworld