1142. Escaping Erasure of Identity by the Russian Soviet Project - Becoming Ukrainian is Hard!
About this episode
Dara Lutsai discusses the complexities of Ukrainian identity and culture in the context of historical narratives shaped by imperial and Soviet influences.
Dara Lutsai is a Ukrainian cultural communicator, researcher and content creator who explores Ukrainian history, literature, identity and popular culture for contemporary audiences. She is the founder of Hart (Гарт), a cultural media project devoted to rediscovering and explaining aspects of Ukrainian history and culture that have often been obscured, marginalised or distorted by imperial and Soviet narratives. Through her social-media channels and long-form content, Lutsai examines subjects ranging from Ukrainian folklore, literature and urban culture to sexuality, gender, historical memory and the persistence of social stereotypes. Recent programmes have explored themes such as eroticism in Ukrainian folklore and literature, the cultural history of misogyny, and the political instrumentalisation of so-called "traditional values". A recurring feature of her work is an effort to present Ukrainian culture as complex, diverse and historically autonomous, rather than viewing it through inherited Russian or Soviet frameworks. Her approach combines historical research with an accessible and often playful style, using contemporary digital formats to bring neglected cultural…
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