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Explaining Ukraine

A podcast by UkraineWorld.org, a multimedia project about Ukraine run by Internews Ukraine. Explaini

Episodes

Total: 374

This is a new kind of war. Drones have fundamentally changed its nature—and continue to do so every

Why is Georgia drifting toward authoritarianism? Why is its current government aligning more closely

Some might argue that the concept of evil is outdated in our relativistic age. And yet—how can we sp

We need a fresh perspective on propaganda. The old strategies for combating misinformation are no lo

Terrell Jermaine Starr is a Black American journalist who spends much of his time in Ukraine. He kno

Democracy is fragile today. Yet it is not confined to a single place, a specific country, or a parti

Does Ukraine have freedom of speech during the war? How are the media surviving under such harsh con

Does Ukraine have freedom of speech during the war? How are the media surviving under such harsh con

We had a conversation with Anne Applebaum a few months ago on this podcast about her book "Autocracy

Ukrainian resistance to the Russian invasion has once again brought to light an old topic: the cruel

In this episode, we will explore the life and works of Oleksandra Ekster, a prominent Ukrainian avan

What lessons can we draw from the Ukrainian experience? Why is Ukraine not only a place of suffering

We should look at wars not to build hierarchies but to understand something important about humans.

Do dictators rule by death and nihilism? Do they want to make us powerless - and do they succeed? Is

Why is Russia using World War II as its major historical anchor? Why is the end of World War II seen

Margaret Atwood is perhaps one of the greatest living writers today. Her novel "The Handmaid’s Tale"

We have a lot to share with each other. We won’t agree on everything. Often, what is “good” for one

Ukrainian modernist literature is one of the golden ages of Ukrainian cultural history. In this epis

They have already become our friends: Jaap Scholten and a group of courageous Dutch writers, photogr

You probably all know the Black Square, a famous avant-garde painting that has radically changed the