Volodymyr Vyatrovych

Ukrainian historian, MP

Volodymyr Vyatrovych

Ukraine’s 100-year long struggle for independence

We have a thousand-year old tradition of statehood – from Rus, the Galicia-Volyn Principality, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, the Cossack State and the state formations of the 20th century.

23 September 2022, 01:47 PM 319

Nuclear Disarmament of Ukraine

Our state does not need an army: in 1917, many Ukrainian politicians were convinced of this. The world is tired of a long and terrible world war, and in the end, everyone will refuse to solve their problems by force of arms. And Ukraine can be an example.

7 September 2022, 03:15 PM 382

History textbook in the war for the future

Last summer, the Russian president published an article “On the Historical Unity of Russians and Ukrainians” on the Kremlin’s official website.

31 August 2022, 12:23 PM 397

When did Russia take a wrong turn?

More and more people in the world now understand that Russia is not like everyone else.

18 August 2022, 02:41 PM 878

People vs. Dictators. How dissidents can destroy regimes

Total control of the authorities over information. Special services closely monitor public sentiment. Security forces stopping the smallest manifestations of anti-regime actions. Most publicly support the government.

13 August 2022, 10:21 AM 445

With Lithuania, against Moscow

Among the allies that have supported Ukraine since the beginning of the war with Russia, Lithuania is one of the most consistent and active.

4 August 2022, 02:54 AM 1066

“Black Infantry” is going into battle again

The “Black Infantry”, the black shirts, or the black jackets – these terms are little known to us.

27 July 2022, 12:40 PM 3030

Denazification of Russia

In the first days of the new stage of the war against Ukraine, the Kremlin used the term “denazification”.

27 July 2022, 04:29 AM 1014

Heroes also use terror to fight the occupiers

In this “Vortex of History” series, I mostly try to explain the present through the prism of the past. But now, I will try to do the opposite – to use current events to better understand history.

14 July 2022, 10:11 AM 321

Our Frankenstein’s Monster – Russia

For some Ukrainians, Ukraine is not enough to realize our big ambitions. “Little Ukrainian culture” is too narrow for those people.

6 July 2022, 09:07 PM 960

Terror bombing from Hitler to Putin

One of the pillars of rashism – the ideology underlying Russian aggression against Ukraine – is Nazism.

1 July 2022, 11:52 AM 343

The End of Finlandization

A large and strong neighbor has the right to limit the sovereignty of a smaller one, to interfere in its foreign and even domestic policies.

26 June 2022, 01:57 PM 601

Hybrid war from Lenin to Putin

Putin’s speech announcing the start of hostilities, shortly after the bombing of Ukrainian cities including the capital and an offensive of large groups of Russian troops along the northern, eastern and southern borders was on Feb. 24 2022.

23 June 2022, 01:35 PM 800

Why is Ukrainian nationalism needed for Ukraine and the World?

The current war with Russia is not only for territory as much as for an idea, a worldview that will prevail in these territories.

20 June 2022, 12:41 PM 245

How did Ukrainians win in 1991?

The 20th century is full of our mistakes, which resulted in the suffering and death of millions of Ukrainians. But in the end, we achieved our main victory – an independent Ukrainian state, which emerged in 1991.

16 June 2022, 01:10 PM 227

Why Ukraine lost a hundred years ago and why It can and should win today

I always add to the well-known saying: “History is the teacher of life”:  a strict teacher who repeats unlearned lessons to inattentive students.

13 June 2022, 10:41 AM 1086

“Zuzana” from Zuzana. Howitzers and other cooperation from Slovakia today and in the past

Since the large-scale Russian invasion, more and more democratic leaders have been visiting Ukraine to show their solidarity with our people. Boris Johnson met Zelensky in Kyiv and walked around the city with him.

8 June 2022, 12:16 PM 892

Putin's Russia might repeat the fate of the USSR

The war of aggression, which was supposed to be a piece of cake, turned into a real hell for both parties.

29 May 2022, 11:39 AM 2587

What is Rashism and how it is aimed to remake Ukraine according to the Kremlin's ideas?

The worst wars in the history of mankind are those that are fought not for territory but for ideas.

26 May 2022, 11:46 AM 704

What will Ukraine take from the lend-lease?

US President Biden signing the lend-lease act for Ukraine draws historical parallels. 

23 May 2022, 10:57 AM 3202