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
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
A Thread of Memory (The Voices of Witnesses)	Kateryna Yehorushkina
Following the example of her grandmother, a Holodomor survivor, Yehorushkina preserves witness accounts to continue the thread of memory
Battle for Life: The Diary of 2023	Anatoliy Dnistrovyi
"Battle for Life: The Diary of 2023" is an essayistic diary chronicling the Russian invasion of Ukraine and its global repercussions
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
Creation of a Website for the Oral History Centre of the Taras Shevchenko National University in Kyiv	Tetiana Pastushenko
Creating a website hosting interviews from various projects for the Oral History Centre of the Taras Shevchenko National University in Kyiv
Diaries of War: Documenting Life Experiences in Spring 2022	Bohdan Shumylovych
Using methodologies of lived experience and embodiment, this project documents experiences of war through creative collaboration and social analysis.
Digital Archive of Ongoing Ukrainian Refugee Journeys: Exploring Influences and Integration	Nastasia Fomina
Project mapping the complex journeys and experiences of Ukrainian refugees, focusing on their resilience and adaptability
Dreamwork in the War	Yevhenii Poliakov
Audio collage about dreams Ukrainians have had during the war, with both cultural and therapeutic value
Elderly War-Affected People in Contemporary Ukraine	Hanna Bondarenko
Documenting the impact of war on Ukrainians aged 65-90, an oft-overlooked group many of whom are encountering war for the second time in their lives
Experiencing the War: Religious Dimension	Uliana Sevastianiv
Collecting and publishing interviews with Ukrainian religious figures on their experiences during the Russian-Ukrainian war
Forced to Start All Over Again: Places, Memories and Communities 50 Years after Kanivska HPP Construction and Displacement	Olena Denysenko
Documenting and interpreting stories of displaced families over 50 years in Ukraine, exploring place attachment and identity

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