Voices of Ukraine, Episode 10: How Many Letters to You. On Ukrainian Composer Ivan Nebesnyy
Ivan Nebesnyy is a renowned Ukrainian composer whose music we've been using throughout the series. In this episode you'll get an introduction to Ivan and listen to some of his work.
2 Jun 202223min
Voices of Ukraine, Episode 9: In Conversation With The Kyiv Independent's Lili Bivings
The Kyiv Independent's Contributing Editor Lili Bivings talks about the state of journalism in Ukraine, the implosion of the Kyiv Post, the founding of the Kyiv Independent, and the publication's cove...
31 Mai 202226min
Voices of Ukraine, Episode 8: In Conversation With The Kyiv Independent's Toma Istomina
The Kyiv Independent’s Deputy Chief Editor Toma Istomina talks with the site’s contributing editor Lili Bivings about being included on Forbes 30 under 30 in Europe list, leaving war-torn Ukraine to a...
19 Mai 202220min
Voices of Ukraine, Episode 7: In Conversation with the Kyiv Independent's Olga Rudenko
The Kyiv Independent's editor-in-chief Olga Rudenko talks with the site's contributing editor Lili Bivings about her reaction to the Pulitzer citation for Ukrainian journalists and what it's like to c...
12 Mai 202220min
Voices of Ukraine, Episode 6: Pronouncing Kyiv and the Politics of Speaking Ukrainian
Many listeners have asked Masha about her pronunciation of Kyiv (it sounds like Cave). She turned to linguist Yuri Shevchuk for a breakdown of the pronunciation and, in the process, ended up getting a...
5 Mai 202219min
Voices of Ukraine, Episode 5: Dissolved and Absorbed
Olena Martynyuk was seven months pregnant and living in the U.S. when Russia invaded Ukraine. Her parents are in Ukraine and refuse to evacuate.
28 Apr 202213min
Voices of Ukraine, Episode 4: Will this Be the Parting, Goodbye?
Peter Zalmayev grew up in Donetsk in Eastern Ukraine and immigrated to the United States, where he got citizenship. His parents stayed in Ukraine and, in 2014, after Russia invaded Donbas, he had to e...
21 Apr 202216min
Voices of Ukraine, Episode 3: Time Stops During War
After Russia invaded Ukraine, Antonina Berezovenko stayed in Kyiv in spite of the constant shelling. She is one of the few people left in her building, sheltering in the basement during air raids.
14 Apr 202213min
