Marta Haiduchok

Marta Haiduchok

Master Student in Comparative History at Central European University.

Her research interests encompass the cultural and social history of the Cold War. In her current project, she focuses on the development of the youth musical countercultures in the Soviet Union and countries of the Socialist Bloc in the 1960s-80s. Her interests also cover the history of the youth protests and students’ activism in the second half of the twentieth century.

Stories

Ukrainians Started as the Scots and Ended Up as the Irish

Ukrainians Started as the Scots and Ended Up as the Irish

Nov 24, 2023

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…

Cover of the vinyl «Kiev Underground 1986-1995 — Part 1», created by Aby Sho Music.

Sounds like Decolonization: Vopli Vidopliassova and Alternative Ukrainian Music in the 1980s

Nov 21, 2023

Inspired by the talk with Maria Sonevytsky on the release of her new book Tantsi, this article offers reflections on the ways and opportunities to apply decolonization to the field of Soviet cultural history and anthropology through the case of…

Voices of IUfU: Memories from the Past Semesters

Voices of IUfU: Memories from the Past Semesters

Sep 7, 2023

Before the beginning of the new fall semester of the Invisible University for Ukraine, editors of Visible Ukraine share their memories and experiences from the previous semesters. Fall is coming, and for the coordinators of the Invisible University of Ukraine…

A Savage War of Russian Decline

A Savage War of Russian Decline

Jun 29, 2023

In this conversation co-hosted by Marta Haiduchok (Visible Ukraine) and Ferenc Laczó (the Review of Democracy), Serhii Plokhy – author of the new book The Russo-Ukrainian War – discusses why Ukraine was so crucial to the Soviet collapse and how…