'So what was it like?'
Eva Peek, Victoria Amelina Fellow 2025 at INDEX and Dutch journalist, writes about the emotional and existential complexity of her time in Ukraine.
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15.12.2025
Narysy
Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2014, keeping diaries has become an essential way of documenting wartime experiences and witnessing the historical rupture. This monthly project collects sketches from the INDEX community members (or “narysy” in Ukrainian) from their time in Lviv, their observations during fieldwork across the country, memories, and reflections that offer a glimpse into daily life in Ukraine.
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Raphael Lemkin: the loneliness of a person fighting for justice
A text by the Raphael Lemkin Society, dedicated to the jurist who coined the term genocide — a reminder of why naming and recognising mass crimes remains essential for justice today.
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17.11.2025
Speaking on behalf of fallen soldiers: a right or a duty?
INDEX’s Veteran Fellow Yevhen Shybalov argues that only honest, uncensored testimonies of those who fought can prevent future generations from inheriting dangerous myths instead of real knowledge.
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17.11.2025
(Non-)Theatrical Diaries
Oleksii (Nemo) Palyanychka keeps diaries between theatre criticism and army service, searching for words amidst chaos and silence.
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15.10.2025
Collecting recipes
Maria Banko collects recipes and air-raid siren recordings, turning ordinary actions into a way to endure constant tension.
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15.09.2025
Sketches from a Battlefield Notebook
The battlefield sketches of Ukrainian serviceman and artist Ivan Hubenko, whose upcoming exhibition will soon be presented at INDEX space.
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15.09.2025
The Cultural Work of Ukrainian Resistance
How Ukrainian literature serves as resistance to Russian “natiocide”
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15.09.2025
Documentary poetry by Aneta Kamińska
Documentary poetry, written during the Residency in Lviv by Polish poet, and INDEX’s Scholar in Residence in July, Aneta Kamińska
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15.09.2025
Notes from the Field: Entangled History-Writing in Wartime Ukraine
This piece offer a nuanced reflection on roots and rootlessness, relationship between Ukrainian diaspora and Ukrainians in Ukraine, and how a historian of the post-WWII Soviet Union contributes to the mission of the institution which documents the ongoing Russia’s war against Ukraine.
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18.08.2025
7 notes from the diary of Kateryna Iakovlenko
In a series of diary entries, Kateryna Iakovlenko captures the atmosphere of wartime — from fleeting images and weather patterns to funerals, street scenes, and moments of quiet resistance.
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15.07.2025
A DNA match
Photojournalist Diana Deliurman's essay documents the painful search for the missing soldiers. Through the story of one woman’s year-long quest to confirm her husband’s fate, she reflects on the emotional side of reporting, the limits of distance, and the rituals of hope and grief.
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15.07.2025
Embodied Luxuries, Interrupted
In her piece, Kotišová reflects on the privileges and luxuries interrupted by the war. She writes about the deeply embodied experience of living in Lviv, hence being a little closer to the war zone — feelings and reactions one cannot access without being physically present—and the importance of self-care as a form of resistance.
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18.06.2025
