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Iryna Tsilyk
WIFF Review: Rock. Paper. Grenade
Following the collapse of the USSR, Ukraine regained its independence in 1991. While it was seen as a fresh new beginning, declaring itself politically neutral, as with many of the former Soviet states it struggled to adapt to capitalism. The transition to a market economy has been a bumpy one and, even before Putin’s invasion …
IDFA Review: The Earth is Blue as an Orange
In the aftermath of pro-European Union demonstrations which resulted in the Ukrainian Revolution of 2014 and the ousting of the government, there has been continued tensions on the eastern border. Fighting broke out with Russian-backed anti-government separatists in the Donbass (Donetsk and Luhansk regions). This conflict still rages today with the Kremlin looking to flex …