Mending the divide: intellectuals and intelligentsia in Ukrainian scholarly discourse

Contemporary crisis management in Ukraine's higher education system: a case study from the crises of the pandemic and the invasion

“…Going forwards, for the Institute, for TNU and for all of Ukraine's higher education institutions there is a reckoning as the full-scale invasion continues: Ukraine, as yet, has not fully come to terms with the Soviet legacy in terms of how it creates biases that impact decision-making processes—both in the crisis management context and looking ahead to a peaceful future. As Shchepetylnykova (2023) argues, “[i]ndependence [in 1991] did not erase the Soviet legacy in Ukraine”. In particular the Soviet legacy has left Ukraine with what Kulyk (2022) refers to as “rather strong institutionalization”, thus affirming in the Ukrainian context Kowalczuk-Walędziak et al.…”

Unlocking the hidden realms: analysing the Ukrainian journal landscape with Ulrichsweb

“…In contrast, for Ukrainian journals, we see such spikes in the 1960s and 1990s, which is more in line with the socio‐political situation in the country. The increase in the 1990s, in particular, may reflect a need for change in the research environment and indicate that both Ukrainian academic institutions and individual researchers gained greater autonomy and freedom from ideological constraints after the country gained independence (Shchepetylnykova, 2023). Wang et al (2017) also note these spikes in the emergence of Ukrainian‐language journals in these years, describing the growth dynamics of non‐English‐language journals in the world.…”

“…The epoch during which Ukraine was absorbed by the Soviet Union had a profound influence on the research landscape of the nation. This impact was discernible primarily due to the alignment of research endeavours with the imperatives of the communist production system, characterized by centralized planning, state‐sponsored financial backing, regional specialization, ideological predisposition (Shchepetylnykova, 2023), and deliberate isolation from the outside world (Kuzhabekova, 2020). The Soviet academy played a crucial role in the country's political and economic system, especially after the Second World War.…”

A case study of an English teacher in Ukraine: Where gender and national identity intersect

“…However, the role of English will likely increase as Ukraine moves toward the West and further from Russian expansion. Therefore, I echo Shchepetylnykova's (2023) sentiments to bring Ukrainian intellectual ideas to the core of worldwide science and humanities as the country moves away from the decolonized history of Russian oppression through many centuries. Considering this shift, Sánchez-Martín (2022) asserts that "If we guide teachers to understand the changing conditions under which they live and teach, we can alleviate some of the obstacles they experience in terms of their gender and language identities, and perhaps transcend them" (p. 574).…”

“…The war in Ukraine has profoundly impacted all aspects of society, including education. Shchepetylnykova (2023) notes that Ukrainian scholarship is scarce globally because most scholars write in Ukrainian rather than in English. However, the war brought Ukraine to the forefront of the international political scene.…”