Depressionism

A social order with limited access to political and economic activity is taking shape in Ukraine

Is There a Need to Apologize?

The communists and Nazis – not Jews, Ukrainians, Germans or Russians – were the criminals in the 1930s and the 1940s. Each of these nations lost millions, so any expiation is out of the question.

To Kyiv With Love

What surprises a Belarusian journalist in Ukraine

Primates and People

From now on, Yulia Tymoshenko is a political prisoner regardless of how soon subsequent scenarios of pardon or acquittal by a court of higher instance will be implemented to please Europe, if at all.

The Green Mile

Passport-based currency exchange is a threat only to some businessmen and politicians and not to regular citizens

Is It Ukraine's Fate To Be Ruled By the Law of the Jungle?

It takes time and dedication to break bad habits and build new norms. Building a free and democratic society starts with trustworthy institutions and the rule of law.

Human Rights and Multiculturalism in Our Troubled World

Human rights and multiculturalism are no longer values in the world today. They have turned into words opening the door to politics

Drop Poems, Not Bombs

Thomas Wohlfahrt: “Poetry can affect collective consciousness enough to inspire a protest”

Orange Italy in Three Episodes

There is a strong sense these days that any monopoly government will inevitably fail

A Fish Out of Water

Britain's Muslims are poorer, less well educated, have a higher unemployment rate and feel more alienated from the mainstream than almost any other ethnic or minority group.