Ukrainian Spaces

s1e32: apparently, eight years of Ukrainians having the lowest levels of political representation of far-right forces in Europe is not self-evident. So we gathered Ukrainian journalists to fact-check all the stupid myths about far-rights in Ukraine. Our featured Ukrainians are prominent journalists with years of experience in investigating fascists, Nika Melkozerova of New Voices of Ukraine and Ka...

s1e31: this show will be claimed by Romani Ukrainians and the stories of their struggle and defiance amid genocide in Ukraine. Our featured Ukrainian is Natali Tomenko , a brilliant Romani activist behind @ArcaYngo , a movement uniting Roma youth in Ukraine. SUPPORT US: #UkrainianSpaces is a 100% independent, volunteer, and listener-supported initiative. Please, ensure we can amplify more Ukrainia...

s1e30: this is a tribute to Generation Freedom, young Ukrainians in their 20s and 30s tasked with defending Ukraine from russian aggression. Identically to folks of their age elsewhere, they love their flat-whites, avocado toasts, and oversharing on social media. But they also put their lives on the line for democracy, equality, and freedom. For this one, we keep it in the family and invite back M...

s1e29: there are over 60+ million Ukrainians globally. We speak different languages. We are of different religions, skin colors, and ethnicities. But for the first time, each and every one of us is working in unison to ensure our homeland stands, our shared values are defended, our diversity is preserved, and our voices are not silenced. To understand Ukraine is to learn why diversity is integral...

s1e28: in this one, we vent about the cruel, arrogant, and colonial treatment Ukrainians get from some foreign leftists. Our featured Ukrainian is Romeo Kokriatski , a journalist, podcaster, and proud Marxist. SUPPORT US: #UkrainianSpaces is a 100% independent, volunteer, and listener-supported initiative. Please, ensure we can amplify more Ukrainian voices and decolonize more Ukraine conversation...

s1e27: the Donbas mythology forms the ideological foundation of the Russian genocidal campaign in Ukraine. You won't understand Kremlin's obsession with eradicating Ukrainians without decolonizing your views about eastern Ukraine. This episode features Yevhenii Monastyrskyi , a brilliant young Ukrainian scholar from Luhansk. SUPPORT : #UkrainianSpaces is a 100% independent, volunteer, and...

s1e26: "Every photographer dreams of taking a photo that will stop the war." This is the quote by Maks Levin, a Ukrainian journalist executed by Russian terrorists for documenting their war crimes in Kyiv suburbs earlier this year. Freedom of speech is sacrosanct for Ukrainians. That's why fierce and fearless Ukrainian journalism became the backbone of Ukrainian democracy. Thousands...

s1e25: many around the world can namedrop Russian writers. Few can do the same when it comes to Ukrainian literature. Even though the Ukrainian literary tradition is more than half a millennia older than Russian. Even though there wouldn't be Russian literature without Ukraine. Even though many literary names that people abroad think are Russian are, in fact, Ukrainian writers whose work Russi...

s1e24: every fourth Ukrainian lives outside Ukraine. That's between 10 and 15 million of us who identify as Ukrainian or have Ukrainian ancestry. New genocide in our ancestral land activated Ukrainianness in so many from the diaspora. But for the first time in our history, Ukrainians abroad and at home are experiencing this awakening in sync. For this episode, we feature a Ukrainian-British journa...

S1E23: pride is something Ukrainians have been punished for, over and over again, for centuries. Pride in being who they are, the language they speak, the values they cherish, and the pride in who they love. In many ways, there's so much queerness in being a Ukrainian. And who are the best people to testify to that than queer Ukrainians? For this one, #UkrainianSpaces co-founder Maksym Eristav...

s1e22: Food is sacral for Ukrainians. Any rituals around growing, cooking, sharing, and eating foods are synonymous with persisting, surviving, thriving, and connecting with fellow Ukrainians — against all odds. That's why one of the nicest things you can do to show appreciation for a Ukrainian is to learn how to cook Ukrainian dishes. This episode is about nurturing all of us back to life — a...

s1e21: From frontlines and volunteering to the global campaign of informing and explaining Ukraine, the Ukrainian resistance to russian fascism is led by brilliant, defiant Ukrainians of a new generation. In this one, we feature a young Ukrainian journalist and rising star of Ukrainian journalism, Anastasiia Lapatina . SUPPORT: #UkrainianSpaces is a 100% independent, volunteer, and listener-suppor...

s1e20: one of the biggest misconceptions about colonialism is that it must be exclusive to racial relations or maritime empires. Only white folks can colonize, and only folks of color can be colonized. But the history of Ukraine, most of Eastern Europe, as well as Scotland and Ireland, beg to differ. Our featured Ukrainian Nadia Dobrianska , an Ireland-based Ukrainian journalist, educates us about...

s1e19: We are always unfiltered, raw, and honest, so this episode is about what all Ukrainians are going through, but few admit it: burnout . How it manifests, and how you can help a Ukrainian next to you battle it. The featured Ukrainian is researcher and activist Kvitka Perehinets . SUPPORT : #UkrainianSpaces is a 100% independent, volunteer, and listener-supported initiative. If you like us, pl...

s1e18: Roses are red, violets are blue. Russian colonialism - we are coming for you. This episode is all about the historic moment of powerful self-decolonization most Ukrainians are going through. Our featured Ukrainian is Sasha Boychenko , a social justice researcher and advocate. SUPPORT: #UkrainianSpaces is a 100% independent, volunteer, and listener-supported initiative. If you like us, pleas...

s1e17: understanding Ukraine is understanding why Ukrainians are bilingual, why and how we choose what language to speak in everyday life, and why so many Ukrainians ended up speaking Russian in the first place. We won't say this issue is simple, but it is possible for a foreigner to grasp. Ukrainian social media influencer and Ukraine explainer Stas Olenchenko helps us out with this topic and...

s1e16: we need to talk about German obsession with 'good Russians.' Why is it for some easier to see 44 millions of Ukrainians being wiped out than making Moscow upset? Why it is so hard for some in the West to stand up to Russian colonialism? And how Ukrainians, nevertheless, successfully flipping yesterday's skeptics into today's friends? We thought that Nata Druhak , a prominent...

s1e15: have you noticed how uncomfortable some foreigners get around Ukrainians these days? Especially around those of us who speak out and unapologetically manifest our identities? Perhaps because Ukrainians are calling out the injustice of a genocide happening in the middle of Europe in 2022 and the 'never again' bs. Perhaps because we are pointing to problems with the international orde...

s1e14: watching your people perishing in genocide is another-level trauma. It is exceptionally traumatic if you are witnessing it in person. But it will leave you deeply traumatized if you are witnessing via screens and social media, too. A prominent Ukrainian journalist Jane Lytvynenko joins us to educate all of us about vicarious trauma, how to talk to your Ukrainian friends during the genocide,...

s1e13: This is the first genocide in human history that is being broadcasted live to the rest of the world 24/7. Tens of millions of Ukrainians are forced to defend their lives. And argue on behalf of their humanity daily online, too. This struggle brought to light a new generation of Ukrainian storytellers who educate the world and decolonize views of Ukraine in a powerful, impactful way. For thi...

s1e12: How many russian writers you know who are actually Ukrainian? Why so few people are familiar with one of the most ancient literature cultures in Europe? If I want to start exploring Ukrainian literature, where do i start? For this one, we invited K ate Tsurkan , a journalist and honorary Ukrainian, to decolonize foreign myths about Ukrainian literature and give you a crash-course to it. SUP...

s1e11: The role of women is so central to the Ukrainian identity that even the word 'Ukraine' is widely associated by Ukrainians with 'a woman.' The country has exceptionally ancient, pioneering, and strong matriarchal traditions that still manifest to this very day. For example, Europe's largest share of women on active military duty or women leading Ukrainian civil society. The strong female vib...

s1e10: The russian invasion of Ukraine did not start on February 24th, 2022. First russian tanks rolled over our borders in early 2014. But despite the war and constant annihilation attempts by moscow, in the last eight years, Ukraine turned into Europe's powerhouse of reforms. From radical economic, anti-corruption and energy transformations to human rights equality advances that left behind even...

s1e9: If only there was a collection of digestible, cool, smart mini-guides to Ukraine that we could all share to educate our foreign friends in foreign languages, right? S tas Olenchenko and M arichka Buchelnikova , the founders of Ukraine Explainers , are on a mission to do exactly that. We asked them how it happened that most foreign media systemically misrepresented Ukraine for decades and end...

s1e7: you won't understand the ongoing genocide in Ukraine if you haven't heard about russian colonialism. we recruit two brilliant Ukrainians to explain it: filmmaker  Oleksiy Radynski  and researcher/activist  Kvitka Perehinets . This episode includes such gems as: the biggest hole in the russian colonialism mythology, how russian colonialism manifests in the everyday lives of Ukr...