Ukraine - History in the Making
When I started the conversation series ”Ukraine - History in the Making” I could have never imagined where this journey would lead me. It all started in March 2023 after I got home from an exchange stay in Chile and felt, that I had to do more for Ukraine, than what I did on my social media accounts and on the streets in the spring and summer of 2022. I think most of us remember that initial period after Ruzzia’s the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Speaking from a European/Danish point of view it was a time of big fear, desperation and uncertainty, but also a time of high hopes, energy and big solidarity. In the very first conversation of the show with Veronika Netrebenko, she says the following about the feelings of Ukrainians during the Maidan Revolution: ”We understood we gotta fight for it, and it was something totally different, we felt different, we felt that we need to fight for it”. To a certain degree I believe you can say the same about what happened within the hearts and minds of Europeans after Ruzzia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. We also felt different, and I also thinkt that we immediately understood that the time of ”peace” was over, but our problem is, that we still dont want to accept it. I realised when I got home from Chile before the spring of 2023, just how far we were from accepting the fact, that we have to stand up, both for Ukraine and for ourselves, much more than what we like to make ourselves believe we are doing and have done. The energy from 2022 was already gone the following year, solidarity declarations towards Ukraine went from many to few and the war became much less prevalent in news headlines. Because of this development concerning our collective sentiment towards Ukraine, I decided that the best way to help Ukraine would be to start a conversation series in which I spoke with Ukrainians, experts or politicians in English and Danish. I wanted Ukranians to have a platform from which they could tell their story, I wanted experts to come on and explain my listeners and I why Ukraine is existentially important. And I wanted politicians to come on, because they have the power to do things and the freedom to speak much more clearly about the subject than what many experts can do. All this took me on a journey I could have never imagined. I could highlight almost all conversations and experiences, but let me share two things: I’ll NEVER(!!!) forget the Ukrainians I spoke with, whose families had to stay in now temporarily occupied parts of Ukraine, where they are, in some cases subject to brutal oppression and torture, and I will also NEVER forget my own trip to Ukraine in February 2024, that came about after I spoke with Jens Alstrup, Chairman of the Danish Organisation, Freedom for Ukraine. The last thing I started with the podcast was a specific ”Ukraine History Series” within the broader show in which me and the team i gathered present the history of Ukraine over 10-15 episodes. We well get back to that as soon as I, the host Emil, have figured out my general professional situation after finishing my education in February 2025.
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Episodes
Friday Jan 03, 2025
Friday Jan 03, 2025
In this episode I explain why and how I did everything I did for Ukraine. I allude to a video and a page sometimes and also talk as if I´m making a video. That´s because just like the last episodes, I initially planned for this to be a shorter video, but ended up doing something that works as an episode for itself as well. You can find the video on this page:
https://www.instagram.com/ukraine_history_in_the_making/
Sunday Dec 29, 2024
Sunday Dec 29, 2024
This was initially ment "just" to be a video for Instagram, but things got out of hand and I started doing some serious thinking and reflection. So it works as its own episode as well. Things get pretty abstract and complicated so dont mind asking me directly on the Ukraine - History in the Making Instagram page, if you have questions:
https://www.instagram.com/ukraine_history_in_the_making/
Tuesday Oct 22, 2024
Tuesday Oct 22, 2024
In this episode Yevheniia Fedotova takes us through the period from the 1860's to the immediate aftermath of World War I. In the years between the Crimean War and WW1 we start to see the political signs of a Ukrainian state rising in the horizon, which is a natural development of the ideas and visions that were shaped prior to this period.
We have to stop a bid abruptly, because we realised after getting to the events taking place in Ukraine after WW1, that we wouldn't be able to cover them comprehensively because of time limits. Therefore, the next episode will begin with covering what took place (which is a lot) in Ukraine in the years following WW1.
If you have any questions or suggestions for things we could talk about please tell us on our Instagram platforms. We really want your feedback!
Emil Juhler: https://www.instagram.com/ukraine_history_in_the_making/
Yevheniia Fedotova: https://www.instagram.com/yevgenia_shulga/
Olena Dudko: https://www.instagram.com/helen.d9/
Elizabeth Pulvas: https://www.instagram.com/esilep/
Tuesday Oct 22, 2024
Tuesday Oct 22, 2024
If you have a Russian friend always keep an axe in your backpocket!
On September 20 I spoke with the amazing Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar, Zakhida Adylova. Zakhida is a teacher, interpreter, an NGO project coordinator, a civil activist and just in general a dedicated volunteer for Ukraine. In the conversation we dwelwe into the historical, political and cultural ties between Ukraine and the Crimean Tatars and talk about Zakhidas story of growing up in Crimea before fleeing to Ukraine when Crimea was annexed in 2014.
Personally i learned a lot, but what really struck me was the Crimean Tatar saying "If you have a Russian friend always keep an axe in your backpocket". It may appear a bit aggresive, but if you listen to the conversation, you will know why it more than makes sense!
Thursday Sep 19, 2024
Thursday Sep 19, 2024
In this episode Olena Dudko presents the story of Ukraine in the aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars and up until the Valuev Circular of 1863. With the Valuev Circular the use of Ukrainian language was practically banned within the Russian Empire, which at that time also included Ukraine. The law was passed because Russia felt threatened by the rise of Ukrainian identity and culture in the 19th century. In the episode Olena tells the story about how Ukrainian societies led by legendary figures such as Tarás Shevchenko, paved the way for the flourisment and development of Ukrainian identity.
If you have any questions or suggestions for things we could talk about please tell us on our Instagram platforms. We really want your feedback!
Emil Juhler: https://www.instagram.com/ukraine_history_in_the_making/
Yevheniia Fedotova: https://www.instagram.com/yevgenia_shulga/
Olena Dudko: https://www.instagram.com/helen.d9/
Elizabeth Pulvas: https://www.instagram.com/esilep/
Tuesday Sep 10, 2024
Tuesday Sep 10, 2024
In the 6th episode of the History Series we talk about what happened between the Pereislav Treaty of 1654 and the Congress of Vienna in 1815. The story about Ukraine in the end of the 17th century, during the 18th century and all the way up until the Napoleonic Wars, which is where we end, really is the story about how different empires fought for control over Ukrainian lands. We talk about how the Swedish Empire, the Ottoman Empire, the Austrian-Habsburg Empire and of course the Russian Empire as well all tried to conquer and control Ukranian lands. Elizabeth Pulvas is today's presenter.
If you have any questions or suggestions for things we could talk about please tell us on our Instagram platforms. We really want your feedback!
Emil Juhler: https://www.instagram.com/ukraine_history_in_the_making/
Yevheniia Fedotova: https://www.instagram.com/yevgenia_shulga/
Olena Dudko: https://www.instagram.com/helen.d9/
Elizabeth Pulvas: https://www.instagram.com/esilep/
Tuesday Sep 03, 2024
Tuesday Sep 03, 2024
In this week’s episode we arrive at a very important point in the history of Ukraine: The formation and evolution of the Cossack State - a story that Yevheniia Fedotova takes us through. We talk about the role of different Cossack leaders such as Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytsky and Ivan Mazepa. The episode covers a period in which Ukraine underwent many territorial changes as the Cossacks found themselves in conflicts with many belligerents having different ideas about what to do with the territory of Ukraine. We see once again how culture, religion and alliances have shaped Ukraine’s history, and we see once again how perennial the struggle for independence has been for Ukraine throughout all its history. An especially important takeaway from the episode is The Pereialsav Treaty of 1654 between the Ukrainian Cossacks and the Tsardom of Muscovy.
If you have any questions or suggestions for things we could talk about please tell us on our Instagram platforms. We really want your feedback!
Emil Juhler: https://www.instagram.com/ukraine_history_in_the_making/
Yevheniia Fedotova: https://www.instagram.com/yevgenia_shulga/
Olena Dudko: https://www.instagram.com/helen.d9/
Elizabeth Pulvas: https://www.instagram.com/esilep/
Wednesday Jun 12, 2024
Wednesday Jun 12, 2024
On Friday February 16 this year, while I was in Ukraine, I spoke with the soldier, Sergey Vishnevsky. Sergey has been a part of the Ukrainian army since 2014 when he first fought in the east. The conversation is very short, but sometimes clarity and not time is what is needed to get across the most important messages.
Enjoy the episode and Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦
Tuesday Apr 23, 2024
Tuesday Apr 23, 2024
From 1361 and more than two centuries onwards Ukraine was under Polish-Lithuanian influence. Back then the power of The Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth spanned all the way from the Baltic Sea above Lithuania to the Black Sea beneath Ukraine. In the episode we talk about the period and about how this influence on Ukraine is expressed, both historically and in our current time.
If you have any questions or suggestions for things we could talk about please tell us on our Instagram platforms. We really want your feedback!
Emil Juhler: https://www.instagram.com/ukrainefluencing/
Yevheniia Fedotova: https://www.instagram.com/yevgenia_shulga/
Olena Dudko: https://www.instagram.com/helen.d9/
Elizabeth Pulvas: https://www.instagram.com/esilep/
Thursday Apr 11, 2024
Thursday Apr 11, 2024
Den 26. marts slog Ukraine Island 2-1 i den afgørende kvalifikationskamp om at komme til EM til sommer. Det er en kæmpe ting for Ukraine og ukrainerne, at deres landshold nu har muligheden for at repræsentere nationen ved sommerens EM. I den anledning tog jeg en snak med min gode og enormt fodboldkyndige ven, Lasse Krarup Jørgensen, om Ukraines hold og Ukraines chancer. Det blev til en meget spændende snak, der først og fremmest handler om det sportslige. Lyt med, Slava!