Ukraine Calling: A Kaleidoscope from Hromadske Radio 2016-2019

by Marta Dyczok, Andreas Umland (Editor), Andriy Kulykov (Foreword by)

Overview

This book is like a time capsule containing a selection of interviews that aired on Hromadske Radio’s Ukraine Calling show. They capture what people were thinking during a critical time in the country’s history, from the July 2016 NATO Summit through to Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s 2019 landslide election victories. Decision makers, opinion makers, and other interesting people commented on events of the day as well as larger issues. Topics range from politics to sports, religion, history, war, books, diplomacy, health, business, art, holidays, foreign policy, anniversaries, public opinion to freedom of speech. Interview guests include Canada’s then Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland, writer Andrey Kurkov, Crimean political prisoner Hennadii Afanasiev, who was tortured in 2014, Ukraine’s acting Health Minister Ulana Suprun, American analyst/journalist Brian Whitmore, UNHRC’s Pablo Mateu, ethnologist Ihor Poshyvailo, investment banker Olena Bilan, Tufts University’s Daniel Drezner, a cameo appearance by Boris Johnson, and many more. Together these interviews provide a unique, diverse, and kaleidoscopic perspective conveying the substance, atmosphere, and flavor of Ukraine while it was on the receiving end of a hybrid war from Russia.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783838274720
Publisher:	ibidem
Publication date:	05/11/2021
Series:	Ukrainian Voices , #6
Sold by:	Libreka GmbH
Format:	eBook
Pages:	340
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

The editor: Marta Dyczok, D. Phil. (Oxford), is an Associate Professor at the Departments of History and Political Science, Western University, Canada, Fellow at the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs, and Adjunct Professor at the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy. Her books include Ukraine’s Euromaidan: Broadcasting through Information Wars with Hromadske Radio (E-IR 2016) Ukraine Twenty Years After Independence: Assessments, Perspectives, Challenges (Aracne editrice 2015), Media, Democracy and Freedom: The Post-Communist Experience (Peter Lang 2009), and The Grand Alliance and Ukrainian Refugees (Palgrave Macmillan 2000). Her papers have been published in, among others, Europe-Asia Studies, Demokratizatsiya, and Canadian Slavonic Papers. The author of the foreword: Andriy Kulykov is co-founder and Chairperson of Hromadske Radio (Community Radio Ukraine).

Table of Contents

Foreword. This is the Book I Need Andriy Kulykov 9

Introduction Marta Dyczok 11

"NATO's Warsaw Summit and Ukraine" Mykhailo Samus Hanna Hopko Andreas Umland 17

"Canada and Ukraine: Shared Values and Real Economic Opportunities" Chrystia Freeland Volodymyr Groysman Andriy Shevchenko Mychailo Wynnyckyi 29

"The Killing of Journalist Pavel Sheremet in Kyiv: In-Depth Commentary" Andriy Kulykov Kateryna Smagliy Paul Niland 39

"What Role Does Religion Play in a Hybrid War?" Dennis Lozinsky Daniel Bilak Frank Sysyn 53

"Is War the New Normal in Ukraine?" Olexiy Haran Brian Whitmore 65

"War, Sports and Politics" Volodymyr Ohryzko Brian Mefford Michael Getto Jairo O. Nascimento 75

"Shadow of the 1991 Moscow Coup Today" Oleksander Tkachenko Serhii Plohkii 83

"Ukraine: 25 Years of Independence, a Thousand Years of History" Serhiy Holovatyj Bohdan Nahaylo 91

"IMF Loans & Economic Challenges: Western Sunrise in Ukraine" Olena Bilan Cameo by Boris Johnson 105

"Ukraine Commemorated the 75th Anniversary of the Babyn Yar Tragedy" Timothy Snyder 113

"Ukraine, Canada & a Satellite Phone: How History Happened in 1991" Nestor Gayowsky 121

"Read This Book with a Martini. Shaken, Not Stirred" Serhii Plohkii 131

"How Ukraine Was the Testing Lab for Russia's Information War against the United States" Yevhen Fedchenko 139

"What Can Ukraine Expect from Trump: Temporary Insanity or a Permanent Shift?" Daniel Drezner 145

"I Participated in a Pro-ukrainian Protest against Russian Occupation" Hennadiy Afanasiev 153

"Celebrating Ukrainian Easter: Not Rabbits and Chocolate but Paska and Pysanky" Ihor Poshyvailo 161

"Laughter and Strength Featured at Kyiv's Book Arsenal" Olesia Ostrovska-Liuta 171

"Who Judges the Judges? Peter Solomon on Successes & Challenges of Legal Reform in Ukraine" Peter Solomon 181

"Putting an End to the 'Wild West Pharmo-Mafia' in Ukraine" Ulana Suprun 193

"Assisting Ukraine's Uprooted -UNHCR and Partners in Action" Pablo Mateu 207

"Wounded Warrior Now Competing in Invictus Games" Pavlo Mamontov 217

"Why All the Fuss? Ukraine's New Education Law" Volodymyr Kulyk 223

"We Don't Need a New Maidan" Andrey Kurkov 233

"Conflict Resolution in Donbas: No Magic Formula, Political Process Is Needed" General Sir Rupert Smith Sir William Jeffrey George Anderson 245

"There Has to Be an 'or Else.' Washington Analyst Whitmore on War, Ukraine, Russia, Hybrid Containment, and More" Brian Whitmore 261

"Was It All Worth It? Babchenko's Case and the Credibility of Ukrainian Authorities" Michael Bociurkiw Kateryna Kruk 275

"Everything Was Agreed in Advance" Oleksandr Danyliuk 289

"The Good, the Bad, and the Very Ugly. Michel Terestchenko on Ukraine Regional Politics" Michel Terestchenko 301

"Resurrection of Christianity in Ukraine. Prof. Jaroslav Skira on Religion and Politics, and Newly Created Orthodox Church of Ukraine" Jaroslav Skira 311

"Ukraine 2019 Rada Election. Olga Onuch on Results and Implications" Olga Onuch 325

Editorial Reviews

This is really live history. These stories and discussions were recorded during the dramatic years when Ukraine was fighting on two fronts: defending itself from Russian aggression in the war zone, and domestically against corruption. They reflect facts and the spirit of the time and thus are unique materials which enable an English-language audience to better understand Ukraine and also how the West needs to uphold their own European values. Compiled by Marta Dyczok, one of the most knowledgeable Western scholars on Ukraine, with huge experience of living in Ukraine, travels to all the corners of the country, connections to Ukrainian VIPs but also to ordinary Ukrainian people who are struggling for freedom.

Olexiy Haran

Ukraine Calling is a wide-ranging and captivating collection of key thinkers’ and policymakers’ takes on the current state of affairs in Ukraine and beyond. The interviews provide a time-capsule like snapshot of the most newsworthy events in recent years through thought-provoking and in-depth analysis by highly respected international experts and insiders. Not only will the content fascinate its readers in its own right, it will also provide a treasure trove of data resources for scholars and students of Ukrainian politics and society.

Olga Onuch

If you’re looking for thoughtful treatment of contemporary events in post-Maidan Ukraine by empathetic experts, Ukraine Calling—the book of the podcast—is for you. As the years 2014–2018 recede into history, the voices of lived and reflected experience become all the more valuable.

Roman Waschuk

Why is Ukraine in the news? What is so special about the country? Are they really out to get Mr. Trump? Who is Mr. Zelenskyy? These and many other questions are answered in this collection of interviews with the people who know the country inside out. A must read for everyone who is interested in the country, the region, and the international politics of today.

Serhii Plokhy

Why is Ukraine in the news? What is so special about the country? Are they really out to get Mr. Trump? Who is Mr. Zelenskyy? These and many other questions are answered in this collection of interviews with the people who know the country inside out. A must read for everyone who is interested in the country, the region, and the international politics of today.

This is really live history. These stories and discussions were recorded during the dramatic years when Ukraine was fighting on two fronts: defending itself from Russian aggression in the war zone, and domestically against corruption. They reflect facts and the spirit of the time and thus are unique materials which enable an English-language audience to better understand Ukraine and also how the West needs to uphold their own European values. Compiled by Marta Dyczok, one of the most knowledgeable Western scholars on Ukraine, with huge experience of living in Ukraine, travels to all the corners of the country, connections to Ukrainian VIPs but also to ordinary Ukrainian people who are struggling for freedom.

If you’re looking for thoughtful treatment of contemporary events in post-Maidan Ukraine by empathetic experts, Ukraine Calling—the book of the podcast—is for you. As the years 2014–2018 recede into history, the voices of lived and reflected experience become all the more valuable.

Ukraine Calling is a wide-ranging and captivating collection of key thinkers’ and policymakers’ takes on the current state of affairs in Ukraine and beyond. The interviews provide a time-capsule like snapshot of the most newsworthy events in recent years through thought-provoking and in-depth analysis by highly respected international experts and insiders. Not only will the content fascinate its readers in its own right, it will also provide a treasure trove of data resources for scholars and students of Ukrainian politics and society.

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