Ukraine tributes torn down outside Russian consulate in Edinburgh
As hundreds of people gathered outside the Russian consulate building on Melville Terrace to mark two years since Russia invaded Ukraine, onlookers watched as two unidentified individuals emerged from a…
Kyiv and Edinburgh students discuss Ukraine war in joint forum
Students from the University of Edinburgh and Kyiv National University’s Institute of International Relations met virtually on Wednesday afternoon as part of a Kyiv-Edinburgh student forum. The forum aimed to…
The reintroduction of Russian athletes into global sports competition
Earlier this month, UEFA sparked controversy with its chaotic back-and-forth over Russia’s return to European football. Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, their national squad was banned from…
The War in Ukraine: One Year One
On the 24th of February 2022 belligerent Russian forces advanced towards Kyiv in an attempt to seize Ukraine. The US offered Volodymyr Zelensky a plane out of the country. However,…
“Don’t panic, the war has started.”
When I woke up on the morning of Feb. 24, 2022, and saw my homescreen flooded with notifications, I knew. Three days earlier, when Russian President Vladimir Putin made a…
LGBT Books Banned in Russia
Censorship abounds as a theme in literature. George Orwell’s 1984 and Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale are classic examples. In a now chilling turn of reality, Putin has banned what…
Will tanks change the course of the war in Ukraine?
The US and Germany agreed late last month to send main battle tanks to Ukraine, marking a watershed moment in NATO’s efforts to support Ukraine against the Russian invasion. The…
Ukrainian Society criticises “one-sided” Edinburgh Tab article about anti-Russian sentiment on campus
Update, 9:55pm, 3 December: This story has been updated with statements by The Edinburgh Tab and the Russian Speaking Society. They can be viewed at the bottom of this article.…