Olesya Khromeychuk
@OKhromeychuk
Historian and writer, PhD. Author of The Death of a Soldier Told by His Sister (2022), ‘Undetermined’ Ukrainians (2013). Director of @Ukr_Institute.
'What better way to disguise a lack of courage than to frame it as the pursuit of peace?' I wrote about the cost of abstract pacifism, and why choosing comfort over courage comes at the expense of real lives. Free to read via @BylineTimes (no paywall). Link below.
Very much looking forward to being in conversation with @MelSimmonsFCDO today at #iccees2025, hosted at @UCLSSEES. We'll be talking Ukraine, Poland, the Russian threat, and more iccees2025.org/keynote-speake…
It’s critically important that western intelligencia understand the colonial reasons for Ukrainian voices being submerged by Russia for so long. It resulted in a highly polished + sophisticated culture-identity of resistance and strength through love and independence. Watch ⬇️
I had the real pleasure of speaking at European Literature Night recently, in a thought-provoking discussion about the role of culture in resisting indifference. Here’s a short clip of me reflecting on why culture is always political. 1/2
Two years ago today, a Russian missile killed Vika. She said that as long as a writer is read, they are alive. Read her. Remember her.
Victoria Amelina, killed by a Russian bomb in Ukraine on 1 July 2023, has posthumously won the 2025 Orwell Prize for Political Writing for Looking at Women, Looking at War. "An unforgettable picture of the human consequences of war." Kim Darroch, Chair of Judges @WmCollinsBooks