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Category: Prisma Ukraïna

Ukrainian Migrants’ Digital Connections to Family and Homeland during the War

By Taisiia Ratushna. Social media and digital platforms have considerably facilitated access to information for Ukrainian migrants. They actively use messengers and thematic groups to keep in touch with relatives, receive news, and discuss issues related to migration and integration in a new environment. Constantly monitoring news on social media allows Ukrainian migrants not only to stay informed about events in the country but also to maintain an emotional connection with home. However, constant engagement with Ukrainian news and communities may slow integration into host societies, as it reinforces emotional ties to their homeland.

Why Ukrainians Return: Motivations of Return Migration and its Implications

By Alexander Sicheneder. The decision to return for many Ukrainians is driven by a combination of emotional-political, social, and economic factors. To fully harness the potential of its diaspora for post-war recovery, Ukraine must adopt a holistic approach that addresses the economic and social needs of its returnees while cultivating a shared sense of purpose in the country’s reconstruction efforts. By doing so, Ukraine can turn the tragedy of displacement into an opportunity for renewal and growth.

Living in War: Why Ukrainian Women are Willing to Live in a Country With a Risk to their Lives

By Natalia Zaitseva-Chipak. Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, European countries have become home to millions of Ukrainians who have been forced to migrate because of the war. Some countries, in particular Germany, have launched unprecedented support and social protection programmes for internally displaced persons, offering housing, social benefits, language courses. Yet, a significant number of Ukrainian women choose to live in Ukraine. Some of them become internally displaced, while others live (and even return from abroad) in the frontline regions, which are constantly hit by missiles and drones.

Fragmented Lives: 10 Pieces of the Ukrainian Displacement Puzzle

By Lidia Kuzemska. We are quickly approaching the third anniversary of forced displacement from Ukraine due to the Russian full-scale invasion – a tragic benchmark no one wanted to believe in, let alone reach. I think it is time to reflect on how the situation related to the displacement of Ukrainians abroad has evolved during this period, and what trends can be expected in the near future. With this introductory post, I invite you to a conversation about the complex and entangled puzzle of Ukrainian displacement. At the heart of it are fragmented lives of 6.7mln Ukrainians currently displaced abroad and 3.7mln inside the country. Their lives are punctuated not only by the fact of displacement per se, but also by the changing policies and attitudes of their host and home countries and societies, by strained cross-border family dynamics and blurred future aspirations.

The Bells of Klevan′: Was the Polish-Lithuanian Rule in Rus′ a Form of Colonial Oppression?

By Tomasz Hen-Konarski. In the late eighteenth century, the small town of Klevan′ lay within the borders of the Volhynian Palatinate in Poland-Lithuania. It was a private property of the Princes Chortoryis′kyi (Czartoryski in Polish), an old Lithuanian-Ruthenian family that had become one of the most powerful houses of the Commonwealth. Spending most of their time in Warsaw or in countryside palaces, the owners of Klevan′ were absentee lords. By the 1780s, the Chortoryis′kyi were indistinguishable from other magnates of the Commonwealth: Polish- and French-speaking Latin Catholics who looked to West European capitals for cultural and intellectual inspiration. The petty burghers of Klevan, however, remained mostly Ruthenian-speaking Uniates, although Latin Catholics and Jews were also present.

Радянська зброя на п’єдесталі. Військова техніка-пам’ятники під час російської війни в Україні – Частина 2

Денис Шаталов та Микола Гоманюк. В есе досліджується роль пам’ятників військовій техніці в Україні, особливо після повномасштабного вторгнення у 2022 році. Пам’ятники, такі як танки та бронемашини, розміщені на п’єдесталах, часто встановлені для вшанування радянських військових зусиль або демонстрації радянської влади, були перепрофільовані або зазнали впливу конфлікту, що триває. Автори досліджують, як ця радянська традиція меморіалізації переплелася з сучасною війною, використовуючи як історичний аналіз, так і польові спостереження, зосереджуючись на впливі війни на ці символічні структури.

Soviet Weaponry on a Pedestal: Military Equipment Monuments in the Time of the Russian War in Ukraine – Part 2

By Denys Shatalov and Mykola Homanyuk. The essay examines the role of military equipment monuments in Ukraine, particularly after the Full-Scale Invasion in 2022. Monuments, such as tanks and armored vehicles placed on pedestals, often erected to honor Soviet war efforts or display Soviet power, have been repurposed or impacted by the ongoing conflict. The authors explore how this Soviet tradition of memorialization has been intertwined with modern warfare, using both historical analysis and field observations, focusing on the war’s influence on these symbolic structures.

Радянська зброя на п’єдесталі. Військова техніка-пам’ятники під час російської війни в Україні – Частина 1

Денис Шаталов та Микола Гоманюк. В есе досліджується роль пам’ятників військовій техніці в Україні, зокрема під час російсько-української війни. Пам’ятники, такі як танки та бронемашини, розміщені на п’єдесталах, часто встановлені для вшанування радянських військових зусиль або демонстрації радянської влади, були перепрофільовані або зазнали впливу поточного конфлікту. Автори досліджують, як ця радянська традиція меморіалізації переплелася з сучасною війною, використовуючи як історичний аналіз, так і польові спостереження, зосереджуючись на впливі війни на ці символічні структури.

Soviet Weaponry on a Pedestal: Military Equipment Monuments in the Time of the Russian War in Ukraine – Part 1

By Denys Shatalov and Mykola Homanyuk. The essay examines the role of military equipment monuments in Ukraine, particularly during the Russo-Ukrainian war. Monuments, such as tanks and armored vehicles placed on pedestals, often erected to honor Soviet war efforts or display Soviet power, have been repurposed or impacted by the ongoing conflict. The authors explore how this Soviet tradition of memorialization has been intertwined with modern warfare, using both historical analysis and field observations, focusing on the war’s influence on these symbolic structures.

An Angry Ukrainian Syndrome: Stereotypes About War, Peace, and Injustice

By Olena Komar. In this article, the author aims to demonstrate that a set of prejudices exists in Western countries against Ukrainians, which she terms the “Angry Ukrainian Syndrome” (similar to the “North African Syndrome”). This is a set of biases that have emerged through the way Ukrainians communicate about the war and how they meet the stereotypical expectations of Westerners. Furthermore, these prejudices are colonial, stemming from an inability to see Ukrainians as independent people, distinct from Russians.