Colonialism

Culturologist Mariam Naiem explains why so many people in the West consider it the norm to invite Ukrainians and Russians to joint venues. And why does this cause outrage among Ukrainians?

Higher education plays a major role in the formation of this political nation, but Russian colonial influences inhibit its European modernization. That is why the decolonization of higher education in Ukraine is an important aspect of its integration into the global educational space.

Russia has deliberately and skillfully instrumentalized language in the war against Ukraine.

How did the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate monopolize the Lavra, and why is it not about religion, but about political influence?

Inna Bilonozhko, book analyst and auditor, MA in Finance and International Publishing talks about the decolonization of book publishing.  

Iryna Lishchynska, sports director of Run Ukraine, explains how Russia promotes propaganda narratives through sports and how international competitions influence politics.

Historian Nazar Horin explains how Russia used Ukraine for three centuries to strengthen and build its empire.

When Russia razed Mariupol to the ground, they decided to stage a variety show in the theatre where they killed over 600 people. Oksana Dovgopolova, curator of the Past / Future / Art memory culture platform and Doctor of Philosophy, explains how Russian culture kills. 

Art historian Illia Levchenko talks about how colonial Russia unified local culture by destroying it.

Svitlana Shlipchenko, director of the Urban Studies Center, talks about the colonial policy of the Soviet Union in architecture.