History
Holodomor
The great nephew of Gareth Jones, the Welsh investigative journalist, who was one of the first to report on the 1932-33 man-made, artificial famine in Ukraine, known as the Holodomor, has said he was
Nov. 6, 2022
Russia
Let me start with a few quotes from “Letters from Muscovy,” a little-known book by a little-known author, which appeared on the European book market back in 1735 and was translated into many languages
Oct. 30, 2022
Six years ago, when I was one of the hosts and interviewers for Hromadske Radio’s weekly Ukraine Calling program, I had the privilege of having the distinguished scholar, writer and thinker, Yale hist
Oct. 30, 2022
60 years ago this month the world held its breath as what became known as the Cuban Missile Crisis unfolded. The Scottish weekly newspaper the Sunday Post asked the eminent British military historian
Oct. 22, 2022
War in Ukraine
On Sep. 8, 1944, a V-2 ballistic missile carrying 910 kilos of hatred, landed in Staveley Road in West London, killing three people and injuring 17 others. Among them was Rosemary Clarke, aged three,
Oct. 14, 2022
War in Ukraine
The Ukrainian Center for Museum Development reported that Russia’s massive missile strike on Oct.10 caused serious damage to cultural and academic buildings in downtown Kyiv, namely: Taras Shevchenko
Oct. 12, 2022
The idea that history has a predetermined destiny has been responsible for some of humankind’s most destructive ideologies. But despite the failure of many of these schemes, there is such a thing as t
Sep. 19, 2022
One of the greatest modern Ukrainians, poet, writer and political activist, Ivan Franko, was born on Aug. 27, 1856. He was an exemplary European democrat and one of the first advocates of universal hu
Aug. 27, 2022
“Why is loving Ukraine a guilt? Why am I guilty of being inspired by the idea of Ukrainian independence… so much so that I was ready to stand up against the Soviet Union and the whole world, had I onl
Aug. 8, 2022
The heroine of my story has been described by one of her contemporaries as “the greatest female figure in Ukrainian literature after Lesia Ukrainka.” Another considered that: “with her creative life a
Jul. 30, 2022
War in Ukraine
“The Prison on Striyska Street” is a short documentary produced by the Kyiv-based DocNoteFilms studios. It premiered on state-owned Suspilne regional channels and YouTube in late January 2022. Directo
Jul. 9, 2022
You may ask me why I gave such an odd title to this particular piece. The answer is very simple: the protagonist of my story, a cultured, well-to-do and very pragmatic man, once expressed himself quit
Jun. 28, 2022
From the Editors The UN has designated Jan. 27 — the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau — as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. On this annual day of commemoration, we honor th
Jan. 27, 2022
Origins of the CIA Clandestine Radio Station Nova Ukraina, 1955-1959 (I) In 1948, the CIA’s Office of Policy Coordination (OPC) selected the émigré organization Ukrainian Supreme Liberation Council (
Dec. 21, 2021
Honest History
Editor’s Note: This is the 12th story in the Kyiv Post’s Honest History series, which aims to debunk myths about Ukrainian history. The series is supported by the Black Sea Trust, a project of the Ger
Jul. 13, 2018
Honest History
Editor’s Note: This is the 11th story in the Kyiv Post’s Honest History series, which aims to debunk myths about Ukrainian history often exploited by Kremlin and other propaganda. The series is suppor
Jul. 6, 2018
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Ukraine’s armed resistance to foreign rule in the 1940-50s has long been a heated topic subject to disinformation, speculation and strong bias. A new study aims to finally set the record straight.
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