Marina Slivenko

Marina Slivenko

Culture and Society Columnist
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Covers culture and society. She received her higher education in foreign languages, so she willingly works with foreign sources and tracks how the same events are presented in different countries.

She writes about cinema, music, books, exhibitions, fashion, and social trends. Sometimes she takes on international politics — where the event concerns people and culture, not just diplomacy.

Articles

A Ukrainian family with a suitcase and shopping bags on a city street: illustrating that Ukrainians keep living and moving within the country rather than leaving en masse

"There will be no mass exodus like in 2022": Demography Institute expert explains why Ukrainians are not leaving the country despite the shelling

Politics 09/09/2026, 11:43
Oleksiy Pozniak, an expert at the Institute of Demography of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, stated that current statistics do not record a mass exodus of Ukrainians abroad against the backdrop of the escalation of shelling. According to his data, the most mobile citizens left the country in 2022, while the summer increase in border crossings is explained by seasonal vacation.
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Andrii Sybiyk, official spokesperson of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, during a press briefing with the Ukrainian flag in the background

“The Most Critical Moment Is Behind Us”: Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry Assesses the Dynamics of Relations with Poland Amid Attacks on Ukrainians

Politics 09/08/2026, 23:38
Georgiy Tikhyy, the press secretary of Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry, stated that the most critical moment in relations with Poland, triggered by attacks on Ukrainians, is already behind us. Kyiv notes the correct response of the Polish police and calls for fighting the political rhetoric that incites aggression.
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