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Ukraine Diaries: Donbas, where volunteers pray that fate will spare them

In his Ukraine Diaries, researcher Romain Huët chronicles the way war has changed the daily lives of an entire population. After reporting for The Conversation from the field in April and May 2022, he now provides us with a first-hand look at the conflict. This entry is the last in the diary…

The Conversation · Jun 30, 2022

Ukraine diaries: art in the face of the war

Lviv, 18–20 April 2022. The city is calm. The streets are full of onlookers, sauntering under the intermittent sunshine. At first glance, life looks normal. In reality, the changes are profound.

The Conversation · Jun 5, 2022

Ukraine diaries: our ethnographic correspondent documents the war

On 15 April 2022, I travelled to Ukraine, intending to stay there for a month. A simple question underpins my research trip: how do we behave when the world collapses around us? We oppose it with weapons, mutual help, aid, and humanitarian work. We watch it in disbelief. We flee it.…

The Conversation · May 31, 2022