Russia’s aggression against Ukraine has been ongoing for 10 years. It started with the occupation of Crimea and parts of the Donbas in 2014 and culminated in the full-scale invasion in 2022. Various domestic and international justice initiatives to ensure…
In this conversation at Visible Ukraine and Review of Democracy, Diana Dumitru—co-editor, with Dirk Moses, of the new collection The Russian Invasion of Ukraine. Victims, Perpetrators, Justice, and the Question of Genocide—discusses the motives of various Russian perpetrators in Ukraine…
In September 2024 the project “The Dynamics of the Judiciary in Ukraine in the Context of the Rule of Law and the EU Accession Aspirations” commenced. The project is hosted by the British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL)…
As of February, 2024, the Russo-Ukrainian war is starting again for the third time, the synchronicity and asynchronicity of communication for people living in/with/between war(s) has been changing. The truth and lies we encounter and articulate get different weight, the…
Here is an interview with Oksana Kuzmenko, a researcher of Ukrainian folklore, in which she is discussing authentic folklore as opposed to fakelore in the context of emerging national imagination. Here, Kuzmenko touches upon various topics: authenticity and invention in…
In this conversation with Visible Ukraine editor Marta Haiduchok and RevDem editor Ferenc Laczó, Yaroslav Hrytsak—author of the new book Ukraine: The Forging of a Nation—explains what makes Ukraine a geopolitically crucial borderland and why the Ukrainian question has become…
With the full-scale war, the roles within the public sphere change, and academia is no exception. We have talked with Oleksand Ivashyna about the decolonization and marketing of Ukrainian academia, researchers’ responsibility, and transformation of the role of intellectuals. Kateryna…
Amidst the backdrop of Russia’s invasion, the fabric of the world order finds itself being tested. The strategic geography of Europe has shifted, prompting the world to question the preparedness and intent of international alliances. Paul D’Anieri, a leading expert…
As Ukraine continues to fight the full-scale Russian invasion, the resilience of its people stands in stark contrast to the forces arrayed against them. Emily Channell-Justice, Director of the Temerty Contemporary Ukraine Program at Harvard University, delves into the underpinnings…
In this interview, Ukrainian sociologists Viktoriya Sereda and Oksana Mikheieva shed light on the often overlooked power of civil society in times of crisis. Focused on the Russo-Ukrainian war, they highlight the active role of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), challenging…