Projects Funded

The projects listed below have been supported by Documenting Ukraine. This is not a complete list; other grantees have opted not to publish information about their projects, and new projects are being added to the site on an ongoing basis.

Project	Grantee
"Is Pushkin to Blame for Birth of Putin?": Problem of Decolonization/Derussification of Public Spaces in Kharkiv	Yevhen Zakharchenko
Analysis of Kharkiv's cultural decolonization and derussification, focusing on toponymy and monument changes from 2014-2022
"Lost Home": Social Discourse on the Impact of War on the Sense of Home	Alla Petrenko-Lysak
Exploring the profound meanings of 'home' and its transformation due to war, focusing on identity, culture, and the refugee experience
(Not)Collaboration: Educators’ Survival Strategies in the Conditions of Kherson Region Occupation	Mykhailo Honchar
Characterizing survival strategies of Ukrainian school teachers in occupied Kherson contending with the imposition of Russian educational standards
A Collection of Testimonies from Ukrainian Teachers	Nadia Ufimtseva
Collecting testimonies from Ukrainian teachers – often persecuted as ‘agents of influence’ – in particular alumni of the Center for Holocaust Studies
Beyond the News Images / Interviews of Documentary Photographers	Max Gorbatskyi
A series of publications featuring interviews with Ukrainian photographers, offering personal insights documenting war
Bykivnia as a Place of Memory	Svitlana Osipchuk
A book exploring the history of Bykivnia as a place of memory, including familial accounts, journalistic revelations, and its physical transformation
Caring for the Future: Lviv as a Rehabilitation Center	Valentyna Shevchenko
Documenting the processes and results of those involved in the medical and psychological rehabilitation of the war’s victims in Lviv
Childbirth Experiences of Ukrainian Women During the Russo-Ukrainian War	Mariia Shvab
What does it mean to give birth during war? This project will collect interviews and accounts from women who have given birth since February 24th 2022
Chornobyl At War	Valeriy Korshunov
A project to collect evidence and information about the occupation of Chornobyl and the shelling of nuclear facilities
Cultural Heritage Objects of the South of Ukraine during Russia’s War against Ukraine: Documentation, Significance, Future	Yuliia Manukian
Covering territory that historically formed the Crimean Khanate, this study will analyse events in southern Ukraine through the lens of cultural heritage
Darkest before the Dawn: Gratuitous Gore in Ukrainian War-Related Humor	Andrii Dostliev
Analyzing the evolution of gratuitous gore in Ukrainian online vernacular humor since the 2022 invasion.
Diagnosis. The War	Anna Prokhorova
Using in-depth interviews to publish a manuscript capturing oral histories of military medicine during the eight year conflict prior to the full-scale escalation of 2022

Civil Society
Daily Life
Destruction & Reconstruction
Displacement
Environment
Health
Heritage
Human Rights
Identity & Culture
Information & Disinformation
Language & Symbols
Memory
Military
Occupation & Atrocity
Public Opinion
Religion
Resilience & Solidarity
Rural
Science & Education
Trauma & Rehabilitation
Urban
Vulnerable Groups
Women