English language insights from a British-Ukrainian journalist raised in London. A blog by Julia Lasica.
Monocle's Julia Lasica explores how activism in Ukraine and the legacy of Roman Ratushnyi are helping to ensure that the country’s rebuilding efforts benefit all citizens. Click here to listen.
Historian and BBC Panorama Taras Shumeyko writes about returning to his family home in Bucha outside Ukraine's capital Kyiv after it was de-occupied and Russian troops retreated in April 2022. He describes the journey that no war correspondent ever wants to make: back to cover a tragedy in their own home town.
Translated by Julia Lasica. First published in the London Ukrainian Review.
The Idler's Julia Lasica visits her family in Ukraine and finds love, beauty, hope and resilience among the devastation. As seen on the Idler blog. To read the full article, please click here.
Kazymyr Malevych's revolutionary art was formed in Ukraine: to understand him as an artist, we have to understand him as a Ukrainian artist
“With centuries of potent symbolism to draw strength from, Ukraine's designers are crafting the resistance to russia in heroic style.” My piece for Issue 88 of the Idler on the cultural and historical influences behind contemporary Ukrainian fashion.
BBC Panorama journalist Taras Shumeyko visited the frontline between Russia and Ukraine in the days leading up to 24th February 2022. Translated by Julia Lasica and first published in Friends On the Shelf magazine.
The aftermath of shelling in Mariinka. Credit: Taras Shumeyko.
An ordinary Ukrainian's story that reveals much about the deep historical roots of russia's invasion of Ukraine. Svitlana Lychkovska tells the story of her life. As told to and translated by Julia Lasica. First published in Friends On the Shelf magazine.
Until February 2022, my hometown was one of the most vibrant in Ukraine. As seen on UnHerd. To read the full article, please click here
A walk around a newly opened display in Kyiv's Museum of the Second World War that beckons us to think about the past, the present and on to the future
On Iranian and russian drone attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure
