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Tag Archives: ukraine
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 Also tagged maria dmytrieva, nationalism, 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 Also tagged britain, russia, theater, vlad troitsky Leave a comment
“Genocide Before the Holocaust” doesn’t deliver
Ukraine's Great Famine in particular deserved a closer look here.
Posted in Arts & Literature, Society, academia, book reviews Also tagged armenia, germany, turkey 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."
Posted in Columnist, Society, europe, fashion, feminism, sex, women Also tagged anna gutsol, sex-work 27 Comments
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 Also tagged alina shaternikova, domestic violence 2 Comments
Inside Chernobyl: those who stayed
"I had studied previous photographic work on Chernobyl, and so I was prepared to see mutations."
Posted in Arts & Literature, Columnist, Society, europe Also tagged chernobyl, disaster, environment, former ussr, photography 1 Comment
The politics of “Taras Bulba”: do they matter?
Imagine, for example, a retelling of The Lord of the Rings that portrays, in excruciating detail, how Sam shouts "Me go and see Elves and all! Hooray!" and proceeds to burst into tears.
Posted in Arts & Literature, Columnist, Entertainment, europe, movies, politics Also tagged nikolai gogol, russia 2 Comments
Gazprom and Naftogaz: a cold, bitter winter
Although the Chernovetsky/Tymoshenko incident is small when compared with the present energy scandal, it illustrates an important point: the political crisis in Ukraine is having very real repercussions.
Posted in Columnist, Current Affairs, Science & Technology, europe, politics Also tagged energy, russia 1 Comment
Ukraine election: Yulia Tymoshenko is NOT the Ukrainian Sarah Palin