Iryna Bekeshkina: “We’ve never had this kind of existential political crisis before”

Sociologist Iryna Bekeshkina tells The Ukrainian Week why populism is on the rise in Ukraine and what is influencing Ukrainian voters most of all

A Pass to Corruption

Why Ukrainian sport did not become part of the legal economy

War and Memes

How to overcome Russian cultural domination

A call for fire

How the media helped pave the way for Russkiy Mir in the independent Ukraine

The mood of the Donbas

At the end of April, the Ministry of Information Policy published results of polls from Donetsk Oblast. According to organizers, they were conducted on both sides of the conflict line

The power of human rights

The appointment of a new ombudswoman revealed that the law on this representative figure needs to be changed to protect the post from political influence

Oleh Sentsov’s lawyer: We have seen some reasons for optimism about the ongoing work that might lead to Oleh’s release

On May 16, Ukrainian filmmaker currently jailed in Russia as a political prisoner went on a hunger strike. In a public letter he wrote that he would only stop the strike if all 64 Ukrainian prisoners jailed in Russia for politically-motivated grounds are released

One-sided bans

Why are Ukrainian users more and more often finding themselves banned by Facebook?

The Olympic cash flow

How Russian lobbyism works in sports

Civic passivity

The volunteer movement and civic activists have won the trust of most Ukrainians. Still, the number of people in Ukraine that join their initiatives remains small

Ukraine, like you’ve never seen it before

How a volunteer project explores and transforms the country

Gerold Stucki: “The most important thing in rehabilitation is to not treat the body but to comprehensively address the needs of the person”

Chair of the Seminar of Health Sciences and Health Policy at the University of Lucerne and Director of Swiss Paraplegic Research about why rehabilitation will take a crucial place in modern societies and healthcare, how it helps national economies and how long a healthcare reform takes

Disaster in the making

The "DPR government" has announced its intention to flood the closed Young Communard mine in Yenakiyeve. 40 years ago, nuclear tests were carried out in it, and nobody knows today what the consequences would be if groundwater erodes the radioactive rock

Shades of the Fourth Republic

What threats face Ukraine if a fragmented Verkhovna Rada is elected that does not represent the interests of the majority of Ukrainians?

The other side of the fence

The good, the bad and the ugly about emigration from Ukraine—and some surprising numbers

Priests and politicians

Compared to many other countries in Europe, Ukraine’s religious life is very active, although there is no state religion. So how do politics and religion work together here?

When church and country clash

The Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate is expanding its influence and propaganda in Donbas

The pursuit of happiness

Why migration from Ukraine rises and won’t stop any time soon

Studio sleight of hand

How Ukraine’s talk shows work

A wolf in sheep’s clothing

In a recent poll, Razumkov Center, a sociology group, has found that 73% of Ukrainians fully or partly agree with the statement that political parties which spend a long time in power always have tainted reputation. So they only believe new political forces and their leaders

Curiouser and curiouser

Trends in Donbas given the whirlwind of socio-economic changes and the background of permanent conflict on the front

Frustrated and optimistic

2017 was not exceptional nor a turning point in Ukrainian politics. However, it exposed the threats behind the bustle of its main players much more clearly

Kremlin Hostages: The key is not with Putin

For Ukrainians incarcerated in the occupied territories and in the Russian Federation itself, things could get much worse in 2018. Only serious international pressure is likely to make Moscow release these political prisoners

Education as part of national security

What will change for teachers and students in 2018

The language of instruction as a key to unity and security

Why Ukraine cannot yield to the pressure from its neighbors and how it can protect the state language

Moving right along

What exactly is being produced in Ukraine today, what does the army still need, and how much of this can be provided by the domestic defense industry?