Leonid Maslov gives Portlanders a glimpse into war In the backyard of a spacious, upscale home tucked away in Portland’s rolling West Hills, an outfitted soldier showed a small gathering of local Slavs snapshots of army life in war-ravaged regions of thei ...
18 Aug 2016 - Emily Green
Just 10 years ago, many Europeans would have had trouble finding Ukraine on a map. Now practically everyone knows where it is, but no one can predict the country’s future: How and when will the Russia-Ukraine conflict end? To clarify, this “conflict” refe ...
21 Apr 2015 - Andrey Kurkov
The first refugees or so-called internally displaced persons appeared in Ukraine a year ago after the annexation of the Crimea in March 2014. These were mainly Ukrainians and Crimean Tatars. The next wave followed after the events in the east of the count ...
18 Apr 2015 - Ludmila Aliyeva
People in Ukraine are finding unexpected support from around the globe — including Portland’s Slavic community In a thick Russian accent, Mikhail Mitkov-Baklanovsky explains how the round adhesive bandage he’s just pulled from a cardboard box will keep a ...
18 Apr 2015 - Emily Green