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Culture, democracy, and sovereignty: Andriy Lyubka’s War from the Rear explores what is at stake in the war in Ukraine

The role of culture is pivotal to Ukraine’s ongoing resistance against Russian aggression. This is the key theme that emerges in Andriy Lyubka’s new work, which reveals stories from across a Ukrainian society now shaped by war.

April 24, 2026 - Nicole Yurcaba

How much fascism is there in Putin’s regime? 

A review of Russia and Modern Fascism: New Perspectives on the Kremlin’s War Against Ukraine. Edited by Ian Garner and Taras Kuzio.

March 20, 2026 - Matthias Vetter

The women of war: a review of Yuliia Iliukha’s My Women

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has led to a spirited response particularly from the country’s women. Exposing the shared and distinct realities facing this group, Yuliia Iliukha’s new book offers insight into a plethora of experiences shaped by the war.

May 28, 2025 - Nicole Yurcaba

“War is always somewhere around”: a review of Jen Stout’s Night Train to Odesa

International coverage of Ukraine has often focused on high politics, with little in the way of discussion about its society. Despite this, Jen Stout’s recent work has challenged this issue in a creative way. Bringing to life the experiences of Ukrainians across the country, the journalist sheds light on the emotional toll of the ongoing war.

March 21, 2025 - Nicole Yurcaba

Orwell’s warning of totalitarianism for today

A review of George Orwell and Russia. By: Masha Karp, published by Bloomsbury Academic

September 11, 2023 - Luke Harding

Alexei Navalny and the collective portrait of Russia

A book review of Navalny: Putin’s Nemesis, Russia’s Future? By: Jan Matti Dollbaum, Morvan Lallouet, Ben Noble. Publisher: C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd, 2021

February 15, 2022 - Maria Domańska

The origins of modern political thinking

A review of Confronting Leviathan: A History of Ideas . By: David Runciman. Publisher: Profile Books, London, 2021.

February 15, 2022 - Simona Merkinaite

Deconstruction on the (semi)periphery

A review of Postkolonialne historiografie. Casus jednego średniowiecza (Postcolonial historiographies. The case of a certain medieval period). By: Anton Saifullayeu. Publisher: Oficyna Wydawnicza ASPRA-JR, Warsaw, 2020.

November 30, 2021 - Michał Przeperski

Happiness in small doses

A review of Moments of Happiness. By: Alex Dubas. Publisher: Academic Studies Press, Brookline (United States), 2021.

November 30, 2021 - Adam Reichardt

Life as a Moscow correspondent

A review of Assignment Russia. By: Marvin Kalb. Publisher: Brookings Institution Press, Washington DC, 2021.

September 12, 2021 - Luke Harding

A gripping tale of business and politics

A reivew of The Ark. By: John Lynch. Publisher: Ringier Axel Springer Polska (Polish edition), 2021.

September 12, 2021 - Adam Reichardt

A post-mortem monument

A review of Wrócę przed nocą. Reportaż o przemilczanym (I will come back before dusk. A reportage on the unspoken) By: Jerzy Szperkowicz. Publisher: Wydawnictwo Znak, Kraków, Poland, 2021.

September 12, 2021 - Paulina Małochleb

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