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The Words War

Stas Olenchenko

A personal look at propaganda through the lens of the Russia-Ukraine war.

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I'm pausing The Words War

Hi friends,

I don’t like internet projects fading into nothingness without announcements. They look sad and abandoned, as if something went terribly wrong.

This is not how I want The Words War to look, so I decided to explain why I’m paus...

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A new kind of forever war?

The Northern Bridge in Kyiv.

About a week ago, I had a conversation with a Ukrainian friend that spiraled into a discussion about war and geopolitics (We always do that).

Kyiv was facing some of the worst aerial attacks since the beginnin...

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Russia's next big bet in Ukraine is not what you think

Kyiv’s legendary Independence Square, Maidan Nezalezhnosti.

It’s been a while since I last posted here. This was partly because of some life stuff, but also because I needed some distance from the nonstop drama of Trump-Putin (pseudo)neg...

a year ago
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Ceremonial sacrifice at the Oval Office

Temporary structures are never built to last. Photo by my friend Ivan. Kyiv, 2019.

As I was watching the Oval Office standoff between Trump/Vance and Zelenskyy unfolding on live television yesterday, many thoughts fired through my mind:

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a year ago
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Ukraine's last hope

An old castle in Porto, Portugal.

We are yet to see what kind of deal Donald Trump strikes with Putin.

But it’s increasingly clear what kind of strategy the US is pursuing. Trump wants to reach some form of ceasefire between Russia and Uk...

a year ago
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  • Stas Olenchenko

    Kyiv-bred, Berlin-based writer and media nerd. I do UX writing and content strategy for startups. Co-founded Ukraine Explainers, a media that, well, explains Ukraine.

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