Bitter Legacy

Philippe de Lara: “Totalitarian regimes are dead, but they continue to exert a strong influence on many countries and their cultures”

Kyivan Rus' as an Ancient Ukrainian State

From the viewpoint of contemporary European ethnology, the people who inhabited Southern Rus' in the 10th through the 13th century A.D. and were governed by the principalities of Kyiv, Pereiaslav and Halych had proto-Ukrainian ethnolinguistic traits

To Marry or not to Marry

The evolution of marriage from forced to voluntary, from church to civil, and from convenience to love

The Battle of Batih Won Independence for Cossack Ukraine in 1652

The union between Bohdan Khmelnytsky and the Tatars, signed in early 1648, was intended to secure significant military successes, but relationships between the parties were far from straitforward

Cossack Battle of Cannae

The formidable talent of Bohdan Khmelnytsky and the helplessness of the Polish troops at the time led to an outstanding Cossack victory in the Battle of Batih

Turning a Blind Eye

Some renowned Western intellectuals thought of the Famine as a justified step to the Soviet Union’s radiant future

Terra Sudorum

At one time scattered between the Neman and Western Bug Rivers, the Yotvingians contributed to the development of several Eastern European nations

The Courageous

The peaceful and military roles women played in the UPA

Intellectual Resistance

Despite its image as an entrenched military-political entity, the UPA included a number of intellectuals and talented artists who remain little known today

A Collective Portrait of UPA Fighters

4 myths about UPA Fighters

An Alien Invasion

The sovietization of Western Ukraine in 1939-41 was a triumph of Bolshevik barbarity over the more cultured “liberated” population

Freeing Ukraine from Spiritual Dependence

The creation of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Kyiv Patriarchate) 20 years ago was as resolute a step as proclaiming the independence of the Ukrainian state

The Life of the Rebels

The absence of elementary living conditions and a regular supply system in the UPA was offset by active assistance from the local population

A Sweet Lure

Monopolization, dictated by the imperial economic model, already hurt Ukraine back in the 19th century as clearly evidenced by sugar production, one of its most developed industries at that time

Europe in Communism's Crosshairs

The activity of communist parties in Europe was not only part of the Kremlin’s foreign policy tactics but also an additional polarising factor in European society

Urbanization According to Plan

Most flaws of modern Ukrainian cities stem from the soviet construction boom of the 1950s-1970s

The Battle for Crimea

Federalization in the absence of a rule-of-law state degrades regions

How Political Ukrainians Were Born

Having courageously chosen to be Ukrainian, representatives of national minorities essentially activated the Ukrainian national movement of the 19th and early 20th centuries.

The People of the “Golden Man”

Scattered across the vast Eurasian steppes, throughout their history, the Saka were inseparably linked with the population living north of the Black Sea

Divided Between Two Motherlands

Jerzy Nowosielski as a mediator in Polish-Ukrainian intercultural dialogue

Fast Down the Rails. The Turbulent History of Electric Trams

The Ukrainian Week offers a series of articles about technological inventions which have changed human history and induced civilizational progress and modernization of the economic, social and cultural landscape. This week’s story tells about trams, the first urban means of transport.

Stalin’s “Surgery”

Several operations against national minorities were carried out alongside class-based persecutions and purges among ranking party members in Ukraine

Firsthand Experience of the KGB’s “Refinement”

The Ukrainian Week presents Vasyl Lisoviy’s investigative memoirs about the repressive techniques used by the KGB against the activists of the 1960-1980s dissident movement in Ukraine.

The Khersones Betrayal

In July 1942, the soviet command shamefully retreated from Sevastopol, leaving its defenders to the mercy of fate

The Predecessors of European Knights

On their long way from the North Caucasus to Africa, Alans laid the foundation of medieval military tradition in Europe and inspired British mythology

Symbols of Independence

Ukraine’s national flag, emblem and anthem have a long history and national status but have yet to become true national symbols