East European music expert David Junk examines Ukrainian culture in his new podcast

East European music expert David Junk examines Ukrainian culture in his new podcast

David Junk focused for many years on the music scene in Eastern Europe and in particular on Ukraine. He was a Vice President for PolyGram N.V., a multinational entertainment company and major music record label formerly based in the Netherlands and subsequently for the Universal Music Publishing Group which acquired PolyGram. After leaving the company and seeing the ravages of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, he decided to launch the "Art During Wartime" podcast to promote modern Ukrainian culture around the world. In this interview Mr. Junk talks about the podcast and his plans for the future. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/art-during-wartime/id1716447606 https://odessa-journal.com/public/an-american-producer-has-launched-a-podcast-about-ukrainian-culture-during-the-war

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East European analyst Andreas Umland offers insight on Ukraine's incursion in Kursk

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Well-known journalist in Ukraine Brian Bonner reviews his career with insights about the country

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Lina Ngo reflects on her experiences as a Vietnamese Ukrainian refugee and her activism

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Minefields Honey Project seeks to raise public awareness for critical demining need in Ukraine

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Highlights of the Ukrainian Museum-Archives in Cleveland, Ohio

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The Ukrainian Museum-Archives in Cleveland was first established in 1952 by displaced scholars who took on the mission of collecting and preserving items from Ukrainian history and culture. Dr. Taras...

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Myroslav Shkandrij is Professor Emeritus at the University of Manitoba. He is an expert on modern Ukrainian and Russian cultural history, including the avant-garde, Soviet literary politics, national...

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Ukrainian activist Marta Barandiy shares her experiences promoting Ukraine in Belgium

Ukrainian activist Marta Barandiy shares her experiences promoting Ukraine in Belgium

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