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Malevych: a symbol of the Ukrainian avant-garde art | Discovering Ukrainian culture # 3
Kazymyr Malevych was one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. His Black Square and other paintings revolutionized the avant garde art…
3 years, 5 months ago
36 hours without electricity, water, connection, and heating - what does it look like? | Ep. 168
What does it look like to spend 36 hours without electricity, water, mobile connection, and heating? We, along with so many other Ukrainians, are exp…
3 years, 5 months ago
Ukraine in wartime - Volodymyr Yermolenko with the International School for Philosophy | Ep. 167
What can philosophy and literature contribute during wartime? How do we shape our relationship with the past? How do we assess our identities? Moreov…
3 years, 5 months ago
Lesya Ukrainka: perhaps the greatest Ukrainian writer in history | Discovering Ukrainian culture # 2
A feminist, environmentalist, and one of the greatest dramatists in European literature, Lesya Ukrainka’s works are now getting new attention from Uk…
3 years, 5 months ago
Why is Russia so hostile to the “West”? An attempt at a cultural history. - Ep. 165
Russian hostile propaganda against the “West” and the democratic world has been getting ever more insane over the past years. But the “anti-Western” …
3 years, 5 months ago
Villages that no longer exist. Stories from our trip to the frontline. - Ep. 164
We visited villages between Izyum and Slovyansk which were wiped off the face of the Earth in the spring. We talked to people still living there. The…
3 years, 5 months ago
Skovoroda, a Ukrainian wiseman. - Discovering Ukrainian culture # 1
Discovering Ukrainian Culture is a new series of episodes of the Explaining Ukraine podcast. In our first episode, we discuss Hryhoriy Skovoroda, the…
3 years, 5 months ago
Ukraine renews railway connection with de-occupied Kherson - Weekly, 13-20 Nov, 2022 | Ep. 162
One week after Ukraine liberated Kherson, it renewed the train connection with the city. Ukraine’s president Zelensky visited Kherson only a few days…
3 years, 6 months ago
Odesa in search of security and identity | Ep. 161
Odesa, a city on the Black Sea. One of the most beautiful Ukrainian cities. Always in danger of Russian strikes from the sea. And a key place for glo…
3 years, 6 months ago
Ukrainian students and professors going abroad: is it good or bad? | Ep. 160
The war has made Ukrainian universities much more international than they used to be. Many students and professors are on the frontline, but many hav…
3 years, 6 months ago