This book is like a time capsule containing a selection of interviews that aired on Hromadske Radio’s Ukraine Calling show. They capture what people were thinking during a critical time in the country’s history, from the July 2016 NATO Summit through to Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s 2019 landslide election victories. Decision makers, opinion makers, and other interesting people commented on events of the day as well as larger issues. Topics range from politics to sports, religion, history, war, books, diplomacy, health, business, art, holidays, foreign policy, anniversaries, public opinion to freedom of speech. Interview guests include Canada’s then Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland, writer Andrey Kurkov, Crimean political prisoner Hennadii Afanasiev, who was tortured in 2014, Ukraine’s acting Health Minister Ulana Suprun, American analyst/journalist Brian Whitmore, UNHRC’s Pablo Mateu, ethnologist Ihor Poshyvailo, investment banker Olena Bilan, Tufts University’s Daniel Drezner, a cameo appearance by Boris Johnson, and many more. Together these interviews provide a unique, diverse, and kaleidoscopic perspective conveying the substance, atmosphere, and flavor of Ukraine while it was on the receiving end of a hybrid war from Russia.
Author(s): Marta Dyczok
Series: Ukrainian Voices
Publisher: ibidem Press
Year: 2021
Language: English
Pages: 340
City: Stuttgart
Foreword. This is the Book I Need
Introduction
“NATO’s Warsaw Summit and Ukraine”
“Canada and Ukraine: Shared Values and Real Economic Opportunities”
“The Killing of Journalist Pavel Sheremet in Kyiv: In-Depth Commentary”
“What Role Does Religion Play in a Hybrid War?”
“Is War the New Normal in Ukraine?”
“War, Sports and Politics”
“Shadow of the 1991 Moscow Coup Today”
“Ukraine: 25 Years of Independence, a Thousand Years of History”
“IMF Loans & Economic Challenges: Western Sunrise in Ukraine”
“Ukraine Commemorated the 75th Anniversary of the Babyn Yar tragedy”
“Ukraine, Canada & a Satellite Phone: How History Happened in 1991”
“Read This Book with a Martini. Shaken, Not Stirred”
“How Ukraine Was the Testing Lab for Russia’s Information War against the United States”
“What Can Ukraine Expect from Trump: Temporary Insanity or a Permanent Shift?”
“I Participated in a Pro-ukrainian Protest against Russian Occupation”
“Celebrating Ukrainian Easter: Not Rabbits and Chocolate but Paska and Pysanky”
“Laughter and Strength Featured at Kyiv’s Book Arsenal”
“Who Judges the Judges? Peter Solomon on Successes & Challenges of Legal Reform in Ukraine”
“Putting an End to the ‘Wild West Pharmo-Mafia’ in Ukraine”
“Assisting Ukraine’s Uprooted— UNHCR and Partners in Action”
“Wounded Warrior Now Competing in Invictus Games”
“Why All the Fuss? Ukraine’s New Education Law”
“We Don’t Need a New Maidan”
“Conflict Resolution in Donbas: No Magic Formula, Political Process Is Needed”
“There Has to Be an ‘or Else.’ Washington Analyst Whitmore on War, Ukraine, Russia, Hybrid Containment, and More”
“Was It All Worth It? Babchenko’s Case and the Credibility of Ukrainian Authorities”
“Everything Was Agreed in Advance”
“The Good, the Bad, and the Very Ugly. Michel Terestchenko on Ukraine Regional Politics“
“Resurrection of Christianity in Ukraine. Prof. Jaroslav Skira on Religion and Politics, and Newly Created Orthodox Church of Ukraine“
“Ukraine 2019 Rada Election. Olga Onuch on Results and Implications”
