Photo Credit: “Oldham’s Veterans Oral Histories - Oldham County History Center,” January 14, 2020. https://oldhamkyhistory.com/projects/veterans-oral-histories/.
This is the website created by the University of Kentucky's Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History to catalog and make accessible the interviews compiled as a result of the week-long study abroad intensive. While not all interviews fit this project's thesis, they all share valuable stories of the experiences of those during the Russo-Ukrainian War.
Photo Credit: UN Women – Europe and Central Asia. “In the Words of Yuliia Kirillova: ‘At War, There Is No Place for Stereotypes,’” May 9, 2023. https://eca.unwomen.org/en/stories/in-the-words-of/2023/05/in-the-words-of-yuliia-kirillova-at-war-there-is-no-place-for-stereotypes.
This short article, cited in the Historical Analysis essay, shows a peek into the thoughts and feelings of female veterans from Ukraine. Since we were unable to contact any female veterans ourselves, this article helps to fill in our research gaps.
Oksana Markarova, the Ukrainian ambassador to the U.S., center, is recognized by President Biden during the State of the Union address in Washington February 7. (© Patrick Semansky/AP)
Photo Credit: “Ukrainian Women Fight for Their Country’s Future.” U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Italy, March 5, 2023. https://it.usembassy.gov/ukrainian-women-fight-for-their-countrys-future/.
This short article, cited in the Historical Analysis essay, discusses how Ukrainian women contribute to the war effort in various ways, whether that be on the front lines or back in their communities.
Photo Credit: Global Center on Cooperative Security. “The Impact of Gendered Narratives in the Conflict in Ukraine - Global Center on Cooperative Security,” August 8, 2023. https://www.globalcenter.org/resource/the-impact-of-gendered-narratives-in-the-conflict-in-ukraine/.
This open access research report written by Emily Winterbotham and published by the Global Center on Cooperative Security provides a deeper analysis of gendered narratives of the Russo-Ukrainian War overall. While this article touches on women, it also discusses the narratives surrounding other marginalized groups, such as the LGBT community or those with disabilities. Winterbotham discusses the shortcomings and consequences of traditional gender narratives during wartime, such as the view that men are solely violent soldiers and women are passive civilians. This report touches on many of our research gaps as well as deepens our historical analysis.
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Photo Credit: Mankoff, Jeffrey. “Russia’s War in Ukraine: Identity, History, and Conflict,” April 22, 2022. https://www.csis.org/analysis/russias-war-ukraine-identity-history-and-conflict.
This report written by Jeffrey Mankoff for the Center for Strategic and International Studies examines how history culminated into the current Russo-Ukrainian War that began in February, 2022. Mankoff touches on the Russian justification for the invasion, the issues of identity in the war, and the event leading up to the full-scale invasion, such as the Euromaidan protests and the Russian annexation of Crimea. This provides the historical context for our analysis of the narratives collected.
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Photo Credit: Amnesty International. “Women in Ukraine Face Grave Risks as Russia’s Full-Scale Invasion Enters Its Second Year,” March 8, 2023. https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2023/03/ukraine-women-face-grave-risks-as-russias-full-scale-invasion-enters-its-second-year/.
This article, which also utilizes oral histories, discusses specific issues Ukrainian women face during the current Russian invasion. While some issues touched on are found in our analysis, Amnesty International also touches on the lack of healthcare as well as the increase in sexual and gender-based violence following the invasion.