What to watch to better understand the history of Ukraine
The full-scale invasion gave rise to a demand among Ukrainians to learn about real history. But how to remember so much information? Modern multimedia formats such as websites and YouTube videos can help.
Anton Drobovych, head of the Ukrainian Institute of National Memory, shared his top sources for learning history.
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“Historical Truth”
Facts, biographies, research by historians. You can also get acquainted with such special projects as “World War II”, “Katyn”, the “Holodomor”, and others. The materials are available in English, Polish, and Russian.
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“Likbez. Historical Front”
A team of historians debunks myths and stereotypes based on facts and documents.
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YouTube channel of the Ukrainian Institute of National Remembrance
https://www.youtube.com/c/UINPofficial
A multimedia project about historical resistance, the Ukrainian South, de-Russification and decommunisation, and debunking myths.
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“History without Myths”. A YouTube channel by professional historians
https://www.youtube.com/c/ІсторіяБезМіфів
The project debunks myths about the history of Ukraine and tells the story of the past without sugarcoating. Every week, two videos are published, prepared by a team of historians, each of whom is responsible for a different topic.
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Collapse. How Ukrainians destroyed an empire
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2VN9n1HbSI&list=PL9aDK_7u4r7d2wDCTEFSgY5VB0AqEUJjm
A documentary series by Suspilne. In seven episodes, the authors describe how Ukraine made its way to independence step by step.
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History of Ukraine in 10 minutes (by the Kapranov brothers)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNFUqradyV4
The history of Ukraine, along with dates and names, can be fit into 10 minutes! This is what the Kapranov brothers, Ukrainian writers and public figures, prove in their video.
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History of Ukraine in 5 minutes (from TNMK)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhuWhgS_HlA
In their video, TNMK tells the story from the big bang to the present day. The video can also be shown to preschoolers.
