This issue of Porohy is published at a time when we commemorate the anniversary of the Maidan events that transformed us as a community. The Revolution of Dignity became the moment when Ukrainians openly asserted their right to their own vision of the future. The “Leninfall” depicted on our cover was a symbolic step — a gesture of liberation from a foreign lens imposed on us for generations. Yet the fall of monuments does not equal the fall of colonial imaginaries. This path continues, and it must be walked consciously.
In this issue, we reflect on what it means to be Ukrainian today. The question resonates sharply, because in times of war the choice of identity becomes a daily act rather than a declaration. We return to stories that were long pushed out of our collective memory, including the figure of Nil Khasevych. This year marks the 120th anniversary of the birth of the artist who shaped the visual language of the UPA and turned graphic art into a formula of resistance. His life and work remind us that culture cannot exist outside politics.
You will also find reflections on the continuity of the Ukrainian political tradition and an analysis of nation-building processes presented by Doctor of Historical Sciences Nataliia Starchenko. Her arguments help us see our history as a coherent whole — an unbroken line that we continue to shape every day.
Thank you for walking this path with us.
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Publisher: “Ukrainian Initiative in the Czech Republic”, NGO Perekotipoly Vocelova 3, Prague 2, ID number: 60448296;
