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
Beyond the News Images / Interviews of Documentary Photographers	Max Gorbatskyi
A series of publications featuring interviews with Ukrainian photographers, offering personal insights documenting war
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.
Documenting and Reflecting Upon the Destruction of Heritage within the Historic Center of Kharkiv	Ievgeniia Gubkina
Researching and documenting the impact of war on Kharkiv's cultural heritage and architecture.
Documenting Religious Transformations as Mirror of Social Changes after Large-Scale Invasion into Ukraine	Tetiana Kalenychenko, Denys Brylov
Studying the formation and activity of informal networks of religious actors in Ukraine as they provide active responses to socio-economic challenges
Documenting Ukrainian Wartime Humor: A Linguocultural Analysis	Alla Bondarenko
Systematising collected materials documenting the resilience of the Ukrainian people as expressed in humour – jokes, memes, poems and songs
Fast Track Colonization: Russia’s Passportization Policy in the Old and New Occupied Territories of Ukraine	Tetiana Maliarenko
Research on Russia's passportization policy in Ukrainian territories, analyzing citizenship awarding and assimilation measures.
Food and Nutrition During the War in Ukraine	Olena Braichenko
Using in-depth interviews, this research project will look at issues surrounding food and culinary practices and how they have changed in wartime
I Am Here and You Are Gone: The stories of Transition to Adulthood in the Times of War in Ukraine	Tina Polek
This project explores the divergent paths of young Ukrainians during the war, examining their beliefs, experiences and resilience
Language and War in Ukraine: The Vocabulary of Everyday Life in 2022	Halyna Matsyuk
A project to systematize lexical units that entered public life and trace the interaction of language and war through the changing semantics of words

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