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Why have two revolutions won in Ukraine but none in Russia or Belarus? Historian Hrytsak answers
[editorial]Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus are often perceived as similar post-Soviet Slavic states. And they indeed have a lot…
“I never actually learned Russian. I only learned Ukrainian” Harvard anthropologist on the new Harvard Ukrainian program
[editorial]Emily Channell-Justice, who heads one of the few Ukrainian academic programs in the world, the Temerty Contemporary Ukraine…
Why has Ukraine succeeded as a democracy, contrary to Russia and Belarus?
[editorial]Why has Ukraine succeeded in being a democracy contrary to Belarus, Russia, and the majority of post-Soviet states?…
37 unique photos to remember the Euromaidan Revolution
After the Euromaidan revolution, Ukrainian photographers united to create a photo project to remember the events of 2013-2014…
Keepers of Maidan. How Ukraine is preserving the memory of the Euromaidan Revolution
Olha is from Lviv, but she took part in the Euromaidan Revolution in Kyiv from the first to…
Euromaidan “key event of state-building,” states Ukrainian Parliament to repel Russian propagandists
The “Revolution of Dignity” is a common perception of 2014 events by most Ukrainians, who commemorate those killed…
ECtHR’s Euromaidan decision: Ukraine’s chance to redeem justice
[editorial]The recent decision of the European Court of Human Rights regarding the Yanukovych government’s violation of human rights…
ECtHR rules Yanukovych government responsible for crimes against Euromaidan, death of one protester
On Thursday, 21 January, the European Court on Human Rights (ECtHR) made a historical decision regarding the numerous…
Charge of Euromaidan activist with non-existent murder slammed as revanche of pro-Russian forces
[editorial]As the Ukrainian government’s crackdown on the Euromaidan Revolution was getting increasingly savage back in February 2014 and…
Former Berkut riot police from Ukraine now dispersing anti-Lukashenka protests in Belarus
In Belarus, protests against widespread election fraud are into their fifth month. Peaceful protesters have shown remarkable resilience…
Former Canadian Ambassador defines “top 10 mistakes” in Ukrainian reforms
“Western people often think that they understand everything about Ukraine… I do not rule out that the main…
The lessons of Euromaidan: why the Belarusian revolution is at a stalemate
[editorial]After nearly four months of protests, the Belarusian revolution is at a stalemate, one that Euromaidan managed to…
Seven years after Euromaidan: how much has Ukraine progressed?
The 16th annual conference by Kyiv Dialogue, an independent German-Ukrainian platform for intensified dialogue between the countries, was…
Why don’t Belarus protesters shun Russia?
With an astonishing 80.23% of votes in the recent Belarusian presidential elections, the incumbent president – Alyaksandr Lukashenka…
Police chief accused of mandating Euromaidan crackdown appointed to key post in Zelenskyy’s Office
In the latest appointment which brings closer the revenge of the pre-Euromaidan ancien regime, President Zelenskyy has appointed…
Ukrainian democratic forces under attack by pro-Russian revanchists
[editorial]After the Euromaidan revolution, which saw pro-Russian President Yanukovych flee to Russia, great hopes were placed on generation…
Vitaly Portnikov: Revanchism shows its ugly face
The alarm bells started ringing back in 2019, when Ukrainians voted for Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the Servant of…
What we know about the bloodiest days of Euromaidan
[editorial]Six years ago, in the culmination of three months of Euromaidan protests, Ukrainian riot police shot dead several…
Suspected Maidan killers return to Kyiv, say they will prove Russian propaganda “coup” narrative in court
Among the many controversial aspects of the exchange, the release of the Berkut officers was probably the most…
Maidan massacre probe to face even more threats in 2020
On 22 January film director and ex-political prisoner Oleg Sentsov commented on the news that runaway president Viktor…