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Ukraine’s Distinctive Russian-Language Culture: An Evening with Andrei Kurkov at the Ukrainian Institute, London
by Maria Montague The place of the Russian language in Ukraine has long been a source of politic
Kyiv's cultural renaissance
Marina Pesenti describes how Ukraine is reclaiming its art scene after years of Russian dominance.
When marking the Russian Revolution of 1917, let’s not forget it was a re-incarnation of an empire
By Marina Pesenti, Director of Ukrainian Institute London Images of the 1917 Russian Revolution h
Beyond the Bolsheviks: Ukraine’s 1917 Revolution Remains Geopolitically Relevant.
by Marina Pesenti Images of the 1917 Russian Revolution have flooded the London of 2017. Marching
Time travelling with the Ukrainian Institute: back to 1929 Kyiv in Kaufman's 'In Spring'
Text and photos by Anna Morgan, Ukrainian Institute in London On 7 June 2017, for just one hour
Who will benefit from Brexit?
This opinion piece by Marina Pesenti, Director of the Ukrainian Institute, appeared in the Ukrainian weekly “Novoye vremya” March 13, 2016.
A New Generation for a New Ukraine
Black-tie fundraising dinner to be held at the Houses of Parliament on 19 June “You probably haven’t heard of the Ukrainian Catholic University – but I suspect that is going...
Vladimir Putin's image of a macho bare-chested man riding a horse
[vd]"Vladimir Putin has brought on this image of a macho bare-chested man riding a horse, and he wan
Ukraine’s forbidden Church marks 25 years of freedom
25 years ago I belonged to the single largest banned religious community in the world. The Ukrainian Greco-Catholic Church was, until December 1989, the most sizeable officially banned religious organisation,...
Russia’s Orthodox Church must not follow Putin’s rhetoric of inciting hatred towards Ukrainians
Last week’s synod of bishops at the Vatican has been making headlines across international media concentrating on issues of homosexuality and divorce. One incident that the media has widely omitted...
Britain and the US must now act on the nuclear weapons assurances given to Ukraine
Two decades ago Ukraine was the world’s third largest nuclear super-power. The east European nation inherited a nuclear arsenal bigger than that of the UK, China and France combined, when...
Hand back Donetsk its original British name
“Donetsk is a British city! God Save the Queen!” – so an online social media referendum campaign, slightly tongue-in-cheek, promulgated earlier this year. The link with Britain comes from John...
"Petro Poroshenko isn't coming to power to make money - he has come to make history"
Here’s an MP3 file of my interview on BBC World Service on Monday, June 9, 2014, two days after Ukraine’s new President was sworn into office Speaking on the BBC...
In memory of Anastasia Shkilnyk, Supporter of Moral Leadership
Anastasia Shkilnyk, Supporter of Moral Leadership, died on May 13th, aged 68 Extraordinary people have always inspired me. One can be extraordinary in many ways – I was greatly inspired...
London’s rich Ukrainians can influence events at home
Andy Hunder: London’s rich Ukrainians can influence events at home Protests in London are of concern to Ukraine’s elite because of the risk of losses to their assets and reputation...
A Revolution of Human Dignity
Andy Hunder: London’s rich Ukrainians can influence events at home Protests in London are of concern to Ukraine’s elite because of the risk of losses to their assets and reputation...
Days of Ukraine in London. Post-Event Blog
Ukrainians are generally a miserable bunch, according to the latest research presented in London on Thursday, which verifies previous studies showing that Ukraine is the unhappiest nation in Europe. National...
The country that wasn’t on the map. Days of Ukraine to be held in London
When I was an eight year old boy growing up in London in the late 1970’s, my school teacher one day asked our class to show on the wall map...