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Author Archives: Natalia Antonova
Ukraine election: Yulia Tymoshenko is NOT the Ukrainian Sarah Palin
Ukraine, lately, has not seemed to be particularly hospitable to actual people.
Posted in Columnist, Current Affairs, east asia, europe, politics Tagged sarah palin, ukraine, victor yanukovich, yulia tymoshenko 4 Comments
Ukrainian feminism: from Yulia Tymoshenko to making babies in a crisis
"A feminist woman doesn't need a superhero."
Posted in Columnist, Society, europe, family, feminism, politics, women Tagged maria dmytrieva, nationalism, ukraine, yulia tymoshenko 10 Comments
Vlad Troitsky: Gogolfest creator, savior of Ukrainian theater, troublemaker
"The boys and girls who are getting drunk on the sidewalk in the morning, they're not the marginalized ones."
Posted in Arts & Literature, Columnist, Society, europe Tagged britain, russia, theater, ukraine, vlad troitsky Leave a comment
“Love Against Homosexuality”: Ruslan Kukharchuk on sex and politics
"I'm curious, what do you make of straight men who get turned on by the sight of two attractive women kissing?"
FEMEN’s Anna Gutsol on sex tourism and short skirts in Ukraine
"Showing off your boobs and getting a free drink is promoted as the pinnacle of womanly achievement."
From gift-shaped bruises to Alina Shaternikova: highlighting domestic abuse in Ukraine
"We're also trying to change the famous stereotype of 'if he hits you, he loves you.' Abuse is not an expression of love."
Posted in Columnist, Society, europe, family, women Tagged alina shaternikova, domestic violence, ukraine 2 Comments
Do Natalia Estemirova’s killers feel like big, strong men?
What I keep coming back to, however, isn't the mystery of Estemirova's death, but that which is most obvious about it.
Posted in Current Affairs, crime, europe, politics, women Tagged chechnya, russia, violence 7 Comments
Michael Jackson: of mortal coils and music
While the news of Michael Jackson's death has already caused an explosion of Twitter, I was tempted to go back to a June 5th advice column by Salon's Cary Tennis.
Yulia Tymoshenko’s candidacy: looking beyond the dichotomy
Relations with Russia, the EU and the United States take a backseat to the more immediate problems facing Ukraine at this juncture.
Ukraine’s election: the appeal of Victor Yanukovych