russian troops kidnapped Sasha and his mother from Mariupol. The boy was rescued by his grandmother. His mother is still being held in russian captivity. Sasha has only one dream — to return his mom home. This is his story👇 Source: DW

omg. es ist endlich da. vielen dank @correctiv.org für die veröffentlichung der übersetzung. shop.correctiv.org/Russischer-K...

Even well-meaning voices suggesting Ukraine "give up some land" reveal just how systematically the world has been conditioned to misunderstand what "territorial solutions" mean for human beings living under Russian imperial control open.substack.com/pub/maksymer...

boah ey! 😅 bald…

Ukrainian pride march just kilometers from invading russian troops. Kharkiv Pride is the most important civil rights march in Europe and these people are the pride of the free world. congrats my dears on another historic milestone of being badass, queer and Ukrainian

overnight in this Kyiv apartment building russians murdered a one-year-old toddler peacefully sleeping in their bed. child murdering is russian culture.

in 1854, russians landed on a Korean beach and started barging into local homes uninvited, comparing locals to animals, and renaming local geography because “no civilised person had ever discovered this land before.” sounds familiar? open.substack.com/pub/maksymer...

rest in power, david. open.substack.com/pub/maksymer...

i am incredibly blessed with so many good people and their working moral compasses surrounding me here.

Chornobyl was also a source of massive anti-colonial awakening for Ukrainians. In many ways, it paved the way for ending the russian occupation in 1991. the latest season of our @ukrainianspaces.bsky.social show devotes a powerful episode to this story creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...

as we mark 39 years since this worst nuclear disaster in history, two great films as a reminder that the Chornobyl catastrophe is the most harrowing monument to russian imperial incompetence and colonial disregard for nature maksymeristavi.substack.com/p/rc101-movi...

the full list of where to order Russian Colonialism 101 worldwide is here: russiancolonialism.net

at last, you can also get an English copy of Russian Colonialism 101 in Czechia. Megaknihy, one of the largest Czech bookstore chains, carries both English and Czech editions now 🪆🪓 www.megaknihy.cz/politologie/...

Zaporizhzhia 💔 this is who the world's second-largest nuclear power is at war with: the elderly and children—hunting them down as they sleep in their homes at night. the most pathetic empire to ever exist

a night of russian peace offerings in Zaporizhzhia, a European city of one million. the utter evil of bombing another block of flats late at night 🤯

She exposed Russia’s cruelty in occupied Ukraine. Russia killed her for it. 🧵 1/12

It's even better when you scroll down their timeline to 2022 and find a singular "no war👉👈🥺" post

No like this isn’t an exaggeration

russian culture is to return the body of kidnapped Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna missing the brain, eyes, and larynx. journalists also report a broken hip, electric shock burns to the feet, and strangulation. these people are pure evil www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

🔴 Russia returned the body of Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna without internal organs, nearly two years after her disappearance. united24media.com/latest-news/...

Russia has returned the body of Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna. Her body showed clear signs of torture: broken ribs, bruises, injuries from electric shocks. Some of her internal organs, including her eyeballs, brain and trachea, had been removed. Viktoria was 27 years old.

Monsters. russians are monsters. This is the real face of russian occupation. forbiddenstories.org/russia-detai...

"The unlabelled remains were those of a woman. Not a soldier, either, but one of the most high-profile civilians detained since the full-scale invasion"

You know, Russians torture journalists, return their bodies without eyeballs, bomb children's cancer centers and hospitals - and then put on Italian suits, speak in English from the UN podium, passing themselves off as civilized people with whom you can do gas business and discuss Dostoevsky... 1/2

Russian occupation is not peace, but torture, murder, and oppression. « However, the exact cause of death may never be known because when her body was returned during the exchange on 14 February, certain parts were missing, namely the brain, eyes and larynx. » www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

russian culture is to return the body of kidnapped Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna missing the brain, eyes, and larynx. journalists also report a broken hip, electric shock burns to the feet, and strangulation. these people are pure evil www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

-Maksym Eristavi's book "Russian Colonialism 101" should be on the mandatory reading list of schools in every country- Agree 💯%

"I believe Maksym Eristavi's book "Russian Colonialism 101" should be on the mandatory reading list of schools in every country in the world. And mandatory for every politician sworn to defend democracy in their country and around the world" 🥹😭 www.facebook.com/dagne.vildzi...

💔 Russia is reducing Pokrovsk to rubble. Despite the terrible living conditions, as of early April 2025, about 2,300 people remained in the city. Every day, police and volunteers evacuate those who have finally decided to leave. 📷 Operatyvnyi_Donbas/Telegram

at last, you can also get an English copy of Russian Colonialism 101 in Czechia. Megaknihy, one of the largest Czech bookstore chains, carries both English and Czech editions now 🪆🪓 www.megaknihy.cz/politologie/...

I just had a professor decline my suggestion that we discuss Russo-Centrism in our field at their institute because it might hurt the feelings of a Russian colleague there. At the same time, they denied that we have a problem with privileging Russian perspectives. Ok... 3/3

This sounds all too familiar. Some scholars limit their support for Ukraine to spheres in which they feel comfortable. But they are not prepared to face the colonial legacies of their field, where they perhaps even (God forbid!) would have to admit mistakes and their own blind spots. 2/3

the russian colonialism thread also exists here: threadreaderapp.com/thread/14953... and also as a website: russiancolonialism.com

as we mark 39 years since this worst nuclear disaster in history, two great films as a reminder that the Chornobyl catastrophe is the most harrowing monument to russian imperial incompetence and colonial disregard for nature maksymeristavi.substack.com/p/rc101-movi...

“a neighbor girl, a ray of sunshine, got burned alive, together with her father. they were refugees. she was playing with her dog. now she is gone, her dad is gone. everything was on fire” Valentyna survived russian attack on Pavlohrad, her neighbors did not

A fake empire, constructed on the blood and bones of all it has consumed. It is as if it is offended by pure, unbounded joy. Of all it devours it is the one thing it cannot ever describe nor make of its own, joy and the complex cultural expressions at its source.

Beautifully said. Ukrainians seem apologetic as if they're not good enough. In fact, they are outstanding in every field, just crushed underfoot by russian colonialism. The very best amongst us.

Every time I watch video from a strike on Zaporizhzhia city I realize I am holding my breath, hoping not to recognize anyone...

like in Kyiv tonight, burning kids alive in their beds at night with missiles is russian culture and every piece of literature, ballet and music they produced has built up to this. remember that.

peace and the russian empire are two impossible things to co-exist. that’s just not how empires work and anyone can easily see it if you look at russia’s history. partitioned, disarmed and decolonized russia is the only peace plan that will ever work russiancolonialism.net

Don't look away.

the only truly anti-imperial russians are fighting in Ukraine’s Armed Forces and there is plenty of Ukrainian coverage about it while mentioning them in russian “opposition” media (funded by western tax payers) is a taboo because they “kill our boys”

🚨 BREAKING: Death toll in Kyiv climbs to 9 after massive Russian strike—63 injured, including 6 kids, according to Ukraine’s emergency service. Search operations for people under the rubble are still ongoing.

🔴 Russian forces targeted Kyiv with missiles and drones during a massive attack overnight. As of now, nine people are reported killed, 70 others were injured. Nine regions of Ukraine were attacked, the State Emergency Service reports.

like in Kyiv tonight, burning kids alive in their beds at night with missiles is russian culture and every piece of literature, ballet and music they produced has built up to this. remember that.

🚨Kherson, an update: A Russian FPV drone hit a hearse leaving the hospital to bury a victim of another Russian FPV drone. The doors of the ER are destroyed. 4 injured. Human safari at its lowest.

“i started screaming because it was very scary, looked at my grandpa — his eye was missing, our balcony was gone, my grandma was also injured. she was cooking a dinner at the kitchen” Kyrylo, a kid from Zaporizhzhia survived todays russian bombing by pure luck

Zaporizhzhia 💔 russians hit a residential building, killing one, injuring 20+, including four kids. this is what real russian culture looks like. don’t look away

Europe hasn't seen war crimes on such a harrowing scale since the Holocaust. that's why this is the most important play you must see this year. please ensure you do. please ensure your theatre hosts it www.dasharts.org.uk/the-reckoning

🚨 Russian forces strike apartment building in Zaporizhzhia—69-year-old woman killed, two others wounded, local officials say.