In this episode, we will talk about “Ukraïner”: a great initiative that has done a great deal to help rediscover Ukraine — both from within and from abroad.

“Ukraïner” launched expeditions to villages and towns across the country, researched the lifestyles and cultures of Ukraine’s diverse communities, and created outstanding textual and visual projects that help us better understand our own land. It has also done much to tell the Ukrainian story to the world.

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Host: Host: Volodymyr Yermolenko, a Ukrainian philosopher, editor-in-chief of UkraineWorld, and president of PEN Ukraine.

Guest: Julia Tymoshenko, head of Ukraïner.

Ukraïner website: https://www.ukrainer.net/en/

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Explaining Ukraine is produced by UkraineWorld, an English-language media outlet about Ukraine run by Internews Ukraine.

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The podcast episode is produced by UkraineWorld with the support of the Askold and Dir Fund as a part of the Strong Civil Society of Ukraine - a Driver towards Reforms and Democracy project, implemented by ISAR Ednannia, funded by Norway and Sweden. The contents of this publication are the sole responsibility of UkraineWorld and can in no way be taken to reflect the views the Government of Norway, the Government of Sweden and ISAR

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CONTENTS:

00:00 - Intro

01:43 - The phenomenon of the Ukraїner project

15:13 - How did the full-scale invasion reshape the project

22:13 - Challenges of spreading Ukraine’s voice abroad

27:57 - Seeking stories that resonate with foreign audiences

33:48 - Shoving Ukrainians the world's perspectives

42:53 - Communication strategy of building a mutual understanding

48:51 - Outro

49:22 - Support us