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Media Coverage of the Ukrainian ‘crisis’ in Britain and France from 2014 to 2017
The Ukrainian Revolution followed by Russian aggression was in part analyzed in the French and British press with some scepticism, although the great majority of newspapers and the governments of these two countries firmly condemned the annexation of Crimea by Russia as well as Russian military support for the Donbas rebels.
The Eurovision: a diplomatic row
Jamala’s Eurovision win and Ukraine’s ban on a Russian contestant reveal how the song contest became a stage for geopolitical conflict. This chapter explores media coverage, cultural diplomacy, and the ongoing struggle over Crimea through the lens of Eurovision.
The annexation of Crimea – media coverage in Britain and France
This chapter explores how British and French media portrayed the annexation of Crimea between 2013 and 2017, focusing on the narrative frameworks employed by The Economist, Le Figaro, and Causeur. It highlights the ideological divides, political implications, and differing representations of sovereignty, legitimacy, and resistance in European media discourse.
Odessa, Ukrainian Hedoism… and Russia’s failure
Once downtown, my first impression is that Odessa has regained a certain pre-war joie de vivre, the one of the early 2000s. European, Turkish, Georgian, Israeli and even Belarusian tourists are already present in large numbers even this early in the season. The cafes and restaurants are full and the Ukrainian flag, blue and yellow, floats peacefully everywhere. There are no longer soldiers on the streets, roadblocks or pro-Russian graffiti. The s
LA AMNESIA DE LA MEMORIA COLECTIVA EN RUSIA
Detrás del conflicto entre Rusia y Ucrania se oculta otro, el del cisma dentro de la propia sociedad rusa: un abismo de identidades que parece ensanchado por la amnesia de la memoria colectiva. A la vez que se alza como potencia, Rusia se enfrenta a su pasado —al olvido, a los silencios, al peso de lo no resuelto— y ese vacío histórico se convierte en un factor clave de su presente turbulento.
Odesa: El nuevo punto neurálgico de Ucrania
El puerto de Odessa reviste de una importancia estratégica considerable, tanto política como económicamente hablando.