Kyiv as a Function: Ukraine’s Capital in the Photographic Narratives of the Russian Empire and the USSR Analysis Historian Gennady Kazakevych tells how Russian imperialism has shaped the image of Kyiv and its status as the "mother of Russian cities" for decades. By Gennadii Kazakevych
The Road to Change: Ukrainian Entrepreneurship between Imperial Pressure and Independence Analysis Historian Tatiana Vodotika explains the role of the Russian state in entrepreneurship and how the artificial pressure on resources has created a "culture of poverty." By Tetiana Vodotyka
Soviet Mass Deportations: Guidelines for Assimilation for the Russian Authorities Analysis Memorial culture researcher Anna Yatsenko explains how the Soviet regime tried to assimilate Ukrainians through deportations, and the Russian government is now doing the same. By Anna Yatsenko
War for the sake of peace Analysis How did the Soviet Union plan to seize Finland 80 years ago by the same methods as Russia use in the war against Ukraine today? By Oleksandra Kotliar and Illia Levchenko
Ethical Paradoxes of Russian Utopia in European Museums Analysis Philosopher and art critic Maria Nazarenko explains how Russia has built an aggressive policy in culture, and European curators and intellectuals have helped it. By Maria Nazarenko
Breaking the Atomic Embrace Analysis Environmental journalist Alexey Ovchinnikov tells how RES will help Ukraine overcome the colonial legacy of the energy sector for the first time in many years. By Alexej Ovchinnikov
“Third Rome” or The story about the Russian Orthodox Church as a weapon of “Russian world” and its love of nuclear bomb Analysis Theologian Anna Melnychenko analyzes how the Russian Orthodox Church has justified the killings and torture by Russian soldiers for years. By Anna Melnychenko
Fifty Shades of (Neo)Colonialism in Russian Filmmaking Analysis Yulia Kovalenko, a film critic and a Docudays UA programmer explains Russia's centuries-old neo-colonial policy in the field of cinema. By Yulia Kovalenko
The Russian Myth of the “Great Victory” and Ukraine Analysis Art historian Illia Levchenko explains how music, painting, literature and history poetized the war and secured the status of victors for the USSR. By Illia Levchenko
Decolonizing the Mysterious Soul of the Great Russian Novel Analysis Why, in the eyes of Western intellectuals, does Russian literature have an indulgence in moral purity and aesthetic inviolability, while imperial discourse is tolerated? By Lyubov Terekhova and Natalia Slipenko (translation)