Ukrainian Spaces

s1e6: 101 on the real roots of Ukrainian culture and identity. Language, ethnicity, race, nationalism, cultural appropriation and colonialism - all the things you wanted to ask about Ukrainian identity but never knew how. Our featured Ukrainians: researcher and artist Mariam Naiem and a prominent YouTuber and movie critic Alina Nikulina . SUPPORT: #UkrainianSpaces is 100% independent, volunteer an...

s1e5: In this one, we decolonize all the stupid things foreigners think or say about Ukraine with the help of Julia Tymoshenko , Ukraine explainer-in-chief on insta. SUPPORT: #UkrainianSpaces is 100% independent, volunteer and listener-supported initiative. If you like us, please become our Patreon sponsor and help us to amplify more Ukrainian voices GET FEATURED: you can also send us a voicemail...

s1e4: since the genocide started, Ukraine has been the focus of the most intense foreign news coverage ever. yet, it has also never been so wrong and distorted. seen through the western gaze, Ukraine is often covered and explained without zero Ukrainian voices. and when they are included, they are labeled too emotional or too biased to take seriously. in this one, we decolonize foreign news covera...

s1e3: Ukraine has seen an unprecedented wave of global solidarity since russians launched the genocide of Ukrainians. hundreds of millions fundraised, billions sent in various types of aid. millions of people around the world volunteer for the cause of Ukraine's freedom. however, in the end, foreign humanitarian aid to the country is a mess. Ukraine receives tons of stuff she doesn't need...

s1e2: most are familiar with russian culture. as a culture-colonizer it thrived globally at the expense of colonized voices that were silenced, repressed, and appropriated. that's exactly the reason why centuries of kickass anti-colonial art done by Ukrainians remains mainly unknown to the rest of the world. especially the names of Ukrainian women who have been leading it with powerful messages of...