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July 07, 2019 | The Times
Soviet Nostalgia Hunters Flock to Transnistria Nuclear Bunker
A forgotten nuclear bunker in a remote corner of Moldova is the latest must-see attraction on the Soviet nostalgia trail.
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Eastern Europe
June 26, 2019 | The New York Times
What Does Putin Really Want?
Russia is dead set on being a global power. But what looks like grand strategy is often improvisation — amid America’s retreat.
June 19, 2019 | The Times
Crimean Tatars Feel Familiar Threat of Persecution
A crackdown against Muslims with links to an Islamist organization has parallels to a Stalinist purge in the 1940s, writes Hannah Lucinda Smith in Simferopol.
June 19, 2019 | The Times
Graves of Britain’s Crimean War Dead Are Desecrated, Exploited and Forgotten
Tensions between Russia and the West mean both sides have let the memories of Crimean War dead fade.
June 19, 2019 | The Times
Crimean Camp for Young Communists Reopens With £160m Facelift
This summer, 45,000 children from 57 countries will visit the Artek centre near Yalta. For three weeks, they will live the lifestyle once considered the model for young communists, sleeping in dorms and eating meals in huge canteens while wearing color-coded uniforms.
May 17, 2019 | Politico
Facebook's Regulation Fail in Ukraine Should Worry Europe
Facebook’s enforcement of its own rules during the Ukrainian election was a Potemkin village of regulations riddled with cracks and loopholes that were easily exploited, writes grantee Nina Jankowicz.
May 04, 2019 | Columbia Journalism Review
Ukraine Made a Comedian its President. Here's what US Media Can Learn.
Ukraine's recent election was driven by the same media impulses as the 2016 US election; now it's up to the media to stop producing infotainment and start producing content for the public good.
April 24, 2019 | The Takeaway
The New President of Ukraine Plays the President of Ukraine on TV
Volodymyr Zelensky is a comedic actor with no government or military experience who will now preside over a country in conflict with Russia.
April 20, 2019 | PRI's GlobalPost Investigations
This Ukrainian Presidential Candidate Is Challenging Language Divisions With a Message of Unity
A Russian-speaking presidential candidate is challenging myths about linguistic divisions in Ukraine.
April 17, 2019 | The Atlantic
Ukraine’s Election Is an All-Out Disinformation Battle
Ukraine is walking the fine line between protecting democratic discourse and trampling free speech during a divisive presidential election season.
March 31, 2019 | PBS NewsHour
In Ukraine’s Presidential Race, an Actor Leads the Field
Actor Volodymyr Zelensky was the most popular candidate for Ukraine's presidency in the polls taken just before the election.
March 29, 2019 | The Washington Post
The Unexpected Spaces Inside Ukrainian Prisons
Photographer Misha Friedman says his study of Ukrainian prisons is about the traces that a society leaves behind. At the root of his work, though, are the people left behind.
Femme Force: Women’s Contributions to Ukraine’s War
When war came to eastern Ukraine, an unsuspecting population raced to action. Whether it be in the military, as a volunteer, or simply as a resident of an occupied town, women’s experiences do not reflect those of their brethren.
Turkey: Women in IT
New research shows that participation of women in the computer industry labor force creates significant economic growth for Turkey and the world.
Ukraine's 2019 Elections: Disinformation and Divides
Ukraine—the home of Europe’s hot war, and the Petri dish where Russian information operations are tested—holds a consequential presidential election in spring 2019.
Fight the Patriarchy: Ukraine's Church Exits Moscow's Shadow
Church parishes throughout Ukraine are voting to no longer recognize Moscow's authority as Russia blames the U.S. for meddling in Orthodox affairs, raising tensions ahead of elections.
World War 501(c)(3)
With the war in Ukraine at a standstill, will crowd-funded military support break the deadlock?
Foreign Influence in the Balkans
Krithika Varagur reports on foreign religious and political investment in the Balkans, focusing on Bosnia and Kosovo, which have been affected by both rising extremism and populism.
Kosovo at the Precipice: Combating Jihadism in a Euro-Muslim Society
Kosovo has been one of the largest per-capita contributors of European jihadists to the wars in Syria and Iraq. Now many fighters are returning home. How is the state handling them?
Europe's New Nationalisms
In the last two years, voters across Europe have elected new governments whose platforms rest, in more or less explicit ways, on the politics of "identitarianism."
Losing Earth
Thirty years ago, we could have saved the planet. The world was ready to act. But we failed to do what was necessary to avoid a catastrophe.
Life Without Sunlight: Ukraine's Female and Child Prisoners
Women and children spend months in Ukrainian prisons in torturous conditions. What is being done to change that?
Obstacles to Balkans Peace
Russian meddling, nationalist rhetoric, and lingering hatred block Balkan conflict zones' progress.
Women's Rights in Poland
After a failed attempt to completely ban abortion, a look at the ongoing reality of women's rights in Poland.
August 22, 2019 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Simon Ostrovsky
Simon Ostrovsky gets one of the few interviews given to the foreign media by actor and comedian Volodymyr Zelensky, the winner of the Ukrainian presidency.
October 04, 2018 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Misha Friedman
Journalist and photographer Misha Friedman discusses his reporting on incarceration and prison reform in Ukraine.
July 06, 2018 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Malcolm Brabant
Grantee Malcolm Brabant reports on obstacles blocking the path to peace in Bosnia and Kosovo.
February 07, 2018 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Alex Cocotas
Alex Cocotas, a freelance journalist based in Berlin, reports on women's rights in Poland.
September 11, 2017 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Oliver Bullough
Following one Ukrainian oligarch’s money trail helps to expose flaws in our global financial system. Oliver Bullough discusses what happened to him when he did so.
August 29, 2017 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Dimiter Kenarov
Circumnavigating and sometimes crisscrossing the sea by ferry, visiting settlements and protected sites, Dimiter Kenarov draws a new environmental map of the Black Sea and its coastal area.
February 06, 2017 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Rachel Oswald
CQ Roll Call foreign policy reporter Rachel Oswald discusses her summer 2015 Pulitzer Center reporting trip to Moscow where she focused on the breakdown in U.S.-Russia nuclear confidence.
July 15, 2016 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalists: Julia Barton and Misha Friedman
Julia Barton and Misha Friedman traveled to Ukraine in May 2016 to report on the country's internally displaced people. The government has registered 1.7 million IDPs, but the true number could be higher.
July 05, 2016 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalists: Nick Schifrin and Zach Fannin
On the front lines in eastern Ukraine, where Ukrainian soldiers face off against the self-declared Donetsk People's Republic, the war is being fought like it was a century ago: in trenches.
January 21, 2016 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Elisabeth Zerofsky
Pulitzer Center grantee Elisabeth Zerofsky talks about her work in Sarajevo, Bosnia, and the Nasa Stranka political party.
June 30, 2015 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Sarah Topol
What does it mean to be a Ukrainian? Journalist Sarah Topol spent five weeks in Ukraine looking for an answer.
June 29, 2015 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Beth Gardiner
Beth Gardiner discusses her reporting from Poland, a country with among the worst coal-driven health problems in Europe.
September 05, 2019 | General news, Project news
Grantee Paula Bronstein's New Project Documents Ukraine's Vulnerable Elderly Population
Paula Bronstein documents how war in Ukraine impacts the nation's most vulnerable population, the elderly. These silent victims of war age into unlivable conditions exacerbated by poverty and violence.
September 24, 2018 | General news, Project news
Nathaniel Rich Speaks with Nieman Storyboard
Nathaniel Rich discusses “Losing Earth,” human inertia, and storytelling as “a moral act” in an interview with Nieman Storyboard.
August 29, 2018 | Newsletter
This Week: Child Labor and Your Smartphone
This week: cobalt mining comes from one of the planet's poorest countries and all too often it is mined by children, skepticism about Kosovo's deradicalization and rehabilitation programs for returning jihadists, and Pulitzer Center welcomes new Executive Editor, Indira Lakshmanan.
July 31, 2018 | Education news
Education Resources for The New York Times Magazine's 'Losing Earth'
Here you will find reading comprehension tools, activities and other resources to bring "Losing Earth," The New York Times Magazine's special issue on climate change, into the classroom and beyond.
April 24, 2018 | Awards
'Inside Putin's Russia' Wins Peabody Award
Pulitzer Center grantees win Peabody Award for PBS NewsHour series on Putin's Russia.
October 31, 2017 | Newsletter
This Week: Where Domestic Abuse Is Tolerated
This week: a harrowing look into Russian domestic violence, a special investigation into how Jewish Federations spend their money, and how Qatar is jailing new mothers and their babies.
October 09, 2017 | General news
Marvin Kalb Publishes First Memoir: "The Year I Was Peter the Great"
Our resident senior advisor documents his time in Moscow during the Cold War.
July 11, 2017 | Newsletter
This Week: Russia in the Age of Putin
This week: Russian identity and the use of propaganda, Venezuelans fleeing to Columbia, and a 14-year-old's journey to Germany.
May 15, 2017 | General news, Project news
George Butler Takes Over @PulitzerCenter Instagram With Illustrations of Balkan Migrant Route
Artist George Butler takes over the Pulitzer Center Instagram account with his evocative illustrations of the refugee crisis.
April 13, 2017 | General news
National Geographic Your Shot 'Strong Women' Finalists Selected
National Geographic photographer, Amy Toensing and Deputy Director of Photography, Whitney Johnson, select the final photographs for Your Shot assignment.
January 18, 2017 | Education news
Pulitzer Center Visits West Coast
Pulitzer Center journalists Misha Friedman, Jon Cohen and Amy Maxmen spoke to 425 people about their work featured in the e-book "To End AIDS" at different events in the San Francisco area last week.
August 30, 2016 | Newsletter
This Week: A Culture of Corruption?
Reforming Ukraine's health system, cleaning up fashion's supply chain, and seeking relief from sanctions in this week's newsletter.
July 31, 2018 | All Grades
'Losing Earth' Curricular Materials
Reading comprehension tools, activities and other resources to bring "Losing Earth," The New York Times Magazine's special issue on climate change, into the classroom and beyond.
July 26, 2018 | All Grades, Elementary, Middle School, High School, College
Introducing the Story of 'Losing Earth'
In this printable PDF, you will find text summaries, discussion and comprehension questions, and other useful materials for students and teachers navigating "Losing Earth."
July 25, 2018 | All Grades, Elementary, Middle School, High School, College
Writing & Communication Activities
Guide your students in creative, expository, and persuasive writing, class debates, and science communications exercises designed for any subject area.
July 24, 2018 | All Grades, Elementary, Middle School, High School, College
Visualizing Climate Change
Activities encouraging students to create and evaluate visual representations of climate change in order to interpret and share environmental knowledge effectively.
July 23, 2018 | All Grades, Elementary, Middle School, High School, College
Taking Action: Activities for Students, Schools, and Communities
What could you and your students do to fight climate change? This resource outlines letter-writing campaigns, research projects and school-wide event ideas for students.
July 22, 2018 | All Grades, Elementary, Middle School, High School, College
Digging Deeper: Background Materials & Primary Sources
Find all the context you need to teach "Losing Earth," including historical timelines and original transcripts from Senate hearings on climate change.
July 21, 2018 | All Grades, Elementary, Middle School, High School, College
Skype a Journalist into Your Classroom
Want a journalist to speak with your class about their environmental reporting? Our grantees have expertise ranging from ocean health to pollution. Learn more about how to schedule a free visit.
June 20, 2018 | Middle School, High School
What Is Home?
Students explore ideas of “home” in connection to refugees worldwide and homelessness locally by analyzing images and text from Finding Home and creating their own photo stories that reflect their...
March 07, 2018 | All Grades
5 Lesson Plans to Celebrate Women's History Month
In celebration of Women's History Month, we've compiled our top five lesson plans that feature reporting on women's rights and the ways women are fighting for them.
March 03, 2018 | Elementary
Finding Home: A Year in the Life of Syrian Refugee Families
Students explore how their image of the word "home" compares with how three Syrian women imagine their future homes through close analysis of the multimedia project "Finding Home" from TIME Magazine.
June 19, 2017 | All Grades
Resources for the University of Chicago Summer Institute for Educators 2017
This plan includes lessons connected to the work of journalists that presented at the University of Chicago Summer Teacher Institute in June 2017.