UKRAINE EXPLAINERS

Mini-guides to Ukraine and the Russian invasion. fact-checked, bite-sized, easy to share.

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Why Russia’s Victory Day is a cult of war and how the “anti-nazi” narrative is used today to kill Ukrainians
Victory Day in the Soviet Union commemorated the Soviet victory in the Great Patriotic War
Since 1991, Russia has gradually made Victory Day its main identity-building celebration.
What does May 9 look like in Russia? The parade has become a grandiose nostalgic expression of Russia’s victorious past
What’s wrong with Russia’s Victory Day? Russia monopolized the fight and victory against Nazism, banned any honest WWII conversation
Victory Day in modern Ukraine. since 2014, WWII has gained additional meanings in Ukraine. Ukraine has distanced itself from Russia’s militarized glorification of the Soviet Union.
Why do Ukrainians have mixed feelings about Victory Day? It was a victory against Nazism, but it also marked the return of another totalitarian rule over Ukraine.
Victory Day and the 2022. Russia used Victory Day’s rhetorics as its main ideological framework for the invasion invasion.
Why the Z-symbol is the new swastika. ussia is already using Z and V in its official propaganda and Victory Day communications.
Instead of simply repeating “Never again” this year, please make sure your country does everything it can to defeat Russia.
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