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Olena Makarenko

Olena Makarenko is a journalist and an activist. She has studied editing and has more than 7 years experience in writing for different outlets, where her interested topics include international affairs, social issues, sports, advertising and marketing. In 2014, Olena started to work as a volunteer with public initiatives which focus on building civil society and promoting dialog between people from different regions of Ukraine.

Articles by Olena Makarenko

Olena Makarenko: Centuries-deep roots of Ukrainian-Lithuanian friendship

Olena Makarenko: When will non-oligarchic political parties flourish in Ukraine?

Olena Makarenko: Here is how the US can truly help Ukraine move forward

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Olena Makarenko: Long-awaited judicial reform at risk again

Olena Makarenko: How Ukraine’s political landscape changed

Olena Makarenko: Avakov leaves. Ukraine’s police problems stay

Olena Makarenko: Ukraine finally adopts all legislation for judicial reform

Olena Makarenko: Why oligarchs are not only Ukraine’s problem

Olena Makarenko: Ukrainian parliament puts wind in sails of judicial reform

Olena Makarenko: Ukraine eyes a second Big Privatization of state enterprises

Olena Makarenko: Dreaming up a future for teens in war-torn Donbas

Olena Makarenko: Meet the activists leading Ukraine’s battle for recycling

Olena Makarenko: Videos of Chornobyl’s secret history go viral

Olena Makarenko: Zelensky accused of usurping power following sanctions streak

Olena Makarenko: Zelensky dismisses 2 Constitutional Court judges

Olena Makarenko: Ukraine’s cinematic renaissance keeps delivering despite the pandemic

Olena Makarenko: Attempts to stymie Ukraine’s ‘anti-corruption champion’ accelerate

Olena Makarenko: Phenomenon of Ukraine’s hodgepodge balconies

Olena Makarenko: Protests sweep Ukraine as Odesa court jails civic activist

Olena Makarenko: How Ukraine is preserving the memory of EuroMaidan Revolution

Olena Makarenko: Doctors also cry

Olena Makarenko: How Ukraine can tame its ‘judicial mafia’

Olena Makarenko: Ukraine sanctions TV channels of Putin’s top-tier ally

Olena Makarenko: Ukrainian MPs endanger independence of key anti-corruption body

Olena Makarenko: Why anti-corruption reform is still a success

Olena Makarenko: Ukrainian command’s responsibility in Ilovaisk hushed up

Olena Makarenko: The biggest scandal in Ukraine’s judiciary

Olena Makarenko: Story of Marta, one of 150 observers arrested in Belarus

Olena Makarenko: Lessons from the Syrian conflict

Olena Makarenko: Journalist threatened after uncovering pro-Russian Telegram channels

Olena Makarenko: NGOs demand proper investigation into fire of Shabunin’s house

Olena Makarenko: Activist receives death threats while standing up to construction mafia

Olena Makarenko: Making Kyiv clean again

Olena Makarenko: Backstage deals between Klitschko and Zelensky

Olena Makarenko: Local ‘feudal lord’ suspected of murder taken into custody

Olena Makarenko: Ukraine’s courts are trying to jail a corruption fighter

Olena Makarenko: Odesa activist charged with murder for defending himself

Olena Makarenko: Saving culture or president’s image?

Olena Makarenko: Avakov’s dodging responsibility for police crimes

Olena Makarenko: Prosecutors blamed for juggling facts in Sheremet case

Olena Makarenko: Ukrainian TV channel cries political pressure

Olena Makarenko: What Zelensky tells on his first year work anniversary

Olena Makarenko: Erasing Crimean Tatars from history in Crimea

Olena Makarenko: Prosecutor general turns the tables on corruption fighter

Olena Makarenko: Operation Saakashvili

Olena Makarenko: Procurement scandal hits Ukraine’s Health Ministry

Olena Makarenko: A ‘litmus case’ for new prosecutor general

Olena Makarenko: Ukraine is gathering personal data. How safe is that?

Olena Makarenko: Volunteers protect medical workers where state fails

Olena Makarenko: Why can’t Ukraine just get rid of its oligarchs?

Olena Makarenko: Donbas peace negotiators avert highly criticized agreement

Olena Makarenko: Ukrainians launch online protest

Olena Makarenko: No coronavirus testing in Russia-occupied Ukraine

Olena Makarenko: Agreements legitimize Russia’s puppet ‘republics’

Olena Makarenko: Lustration challenged after 5 years

Olena Makarenko: Ukrainian public broadcaster risks going off-air

Olena Makarenko: Ukraine’s judicial reform stumbles

Olena Makarenko: Timeline of Maidan massacre

Olena Makarenko: Fears of a pro-Russian turn after appointment of Yermak

Olena Makarenko: 2 ex-Berkuts are back to prove Russian propaganda

Olena Makarenko: New legislation on media may impede freedom of speech

Olena Makarenko: Maidan massacre probe to face more threats in 2020

Olena Makarenko: Political decisions still rule Ukrainian courts

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