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As a child fortunate enough to be able to travel a lot and even live abroad for a few years (shoutout to the lovely town of Guildford, Surrey!), I always loved trying to see my homeland through the eyes of non-Ukrainians. As a grown-up who's had time to reflect on the post-colonial legacy Ukraine is struggling with I'm starting to see that a lot of the questions I used to get about Ukraine as a ki...
Ukrainian cinema for beginners: where to start
Jan 11, 2024
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The surest way to learn what makes any given society really tick (except for, maybe, getting a one-way plane ticket and spending some time discovering the country for oneself) is through its storytelling. Just as Ukrainian society has spent far too many centuries in the shadow of Russian imperialism, Ukrainian literature has been hidden away from most of the outside world, overshadowed by the well...
Getting to know Ukrainian literature: part 1
Aug 28, 2023
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