Ukraine
Aug. 20, 2020
For centuries, Ukraine has been a crossroads where Europe met the Middle East and Asia. It has been inhabited by different peoples, controlled by different states and experienced horrendous cataclysms
Turkey
Aug. 20, 2020
If you’ve spent any time in Ukraine, you’ve likely heard their names, seen monuments to them or even encountered their portraits on the Ukrainian national currency, the hryvnia. They are historical fi
May. 26, 2020
Six Ukrainian universities are included in the list of the best in the world, according to the European integration portal. “Six Ukrainian higher education institutions are included in the ranking of
May. 12, 2020
NEW YORK — An American professor dismissing Ukrainian history as told by Ukrainians jolted Matej Silecky when he was a student at the University of California-Berkeley. One of his teachers rejected an
Sep. 24, 2019
William Green Miller, who served as U.S. ambassador to Ukraine in the 1990s as the euphoria of national independence gave way to the misery of economic destitution for many Ukrainians, died in his hom
Honest History
Jul. 13, 2018
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
Top 30 Under 30
Dec. 1, 2016
Name: Yulia Marushevska Age: 27 Education: historian, linguist; Taras Shevchenko National University, Stanford University Profession: Ex-head of Odesa Customs Service Did you know? Her motto is “Never
Books
May. 9, 2015
Ukraine’s history in World War II was often in the shadows. But after the collapse of the Soviet Union, when many archives were opened for the first time, historians gained an opportunity to learn the
Nov. 26, 2014
A month after the parliamentary election, Ukrainians are still watching the same political soap opera unravel in grinding coalition talks.
Books
Oct. 24, 2013
For best-selling author Oksana Zabuzhko, winning a prestigious Polish book prize was not completely unexpected.
Aug. 7, 2013
In late
April the Kyiv Post newsroom stopped receiving print editions of the influential
British magazine The Economist.
Sep. 24, 2010
The University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom has launched apermanent program in Ukrainian studies, mostly courtesy of Ukrainian gas-trading billionaire Dmytro Firtash, a co-owner of the controver
Jun. 4, 2006
The historian and linguist maintained that the study of Ukraine was crucial because the country straddled the boundary between western and eastern cultures