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Worldcrunch » Olena Starik
Olena Starik

Olena Starik

Olena Starik, 25, was born in Torez, Ukraine. She is currently living and working Istanbul, Turkey. She graduated from V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University with a bachelor degree in International Information. An interpreter and translator (Ukrainian, Russian, English, Turkish and French), she also works as International Sales Specialist in a Turkısh manufacturing company.

"My Soul Felt At Peace" — Why Some Ukrainian Refugees Are Returning Home
Russia-Ukraine Warukraine

“My Soul Felt At Peace” — Why Some Ukrainian Refugees Are Returning Home

by Margarita Sytnyk and Valentina Mereshchuk December 15, 2025December 15, 2025
A serviceman of a Russian Army 6th Guards Lisichansk Brigade assault team undergoes firearm training.
Russia-Ukraine Warmigration

Disappearing Data: How Russia Has Buried Key Wartime Statistics

by Rina Nikolaeva August 18, 2025August 18, 2025
Photo of an an Afghan displaced child holding her baby sister in Kabul, Afghanistan in 2017.
Societygender roles

Bacha Posh, When Afghan Girls Are Raised As Boys

by Marina Kiryunina August 18, 2025August 18, 2025
Servicemen march in formation during a Victory Day military parade in Red Square marking the 78th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War II, in Moscow, Russia on May 9, 2023.
Russia-Ukraine Warukraine

Kyrgyz Arrests, Uzbek Rebukes: Cracks In Russia’s Post-Soviet Grip?

by Kloop August 7, 2025August 7, 2025
Russia-Ukraine Wardonald trump

Will Washington Send The Patriot Missiles Ukraine Needs In Time?

by Kirill Danilchenko July 31, 2025July 31, 2025
Geopoliticsputin

Good v. Bad Terrorists: Unpacking Russia’s Surprise Recognition Of Taliban Rule In Afghanistan

by Vasily Zagorsky July 14, 2025July 15, 2025
Russia-Ukraine Warvladimir putin

Why Putin Still Tolerates The “Z” Critics — And Why It Won’t Last

by Ivan Philippov July 9, 2025July 9, 2025
Russia-Ukraine Warmilitary

Soldier Or Convict? Russian Veterans Are Choosing Prison Over A Return To War

by Alexander Atasuntsev June 25, 2025June 25, 2025
Russia-Ukraine Warmilitary

Corrupt Army Officers And “Black Widows” Are Scamming Russian Soldiers Out Of Their Combat Pay

by Important Stories staff June 10, 2025June 10, 2025
Photo of Russian soldiers during a military parade in Moscow.
Russia-Ukraine Warcrimea

Ukraine Wants Peace, Russia Wants An Empire — It’s That Simple

by Kyrylo Danylchenko May 25, 2025May 26, 2025
Russia-Ukraine War

Zelensky Forever? Scouting New Leaders For A Post-War Ukraine

by Vladyslav Vasyl May 14, 2025May 14, 2025
Russia-Ukraine Warukraine

Putin’s Real Summer Plans: A New Offensive With Motorcycle Units For Dodging Drones

by Kyrylo Danylchenko April 29, 2025May 5, 2025
Russia-Ukraine Wardrones

How The Russian Military Is Rebuilding For Its Forever War — Europe Take Note

by Kyrylo Danylchenko April 10, 2025April 10, 2025
Russia-Ukraine War

Lost In Russia — Why The Kidnapped Ukrainian Orphans Are Being Forgotten

by Katya Bonch-Osmolovskaya April 8, 2025April 9, 2025
The Contours Of Putin's Ambitions Have Never Been Clearer
Geopoliticssociety

The Contours Of Putin’s Ambitions Have Never Been Clearer

by Petro Andryushchenko and Olena Starik February 24, 2025May 24, 2025
However The Ukraine War Ends, A New Cold War Will Be Needed To Contain Russia
Russia-Ukraine Warrussia ukraine war

However The Ukraine War Ends, A New Cold War Will Be Needed To Contain Russia

by Vazhnyye Istorii and Olena Starik February 20, 2025May 24, 2025
Photo of Ukrainian soldiers training in trenches in September.
Russia-Ukraine Warukraine

Before The Drones? Why The Ukraine-Russia War Looks So Much Like A 20th-Century Affair

by Vazhnyye Istorii and Olena Starik January 9, 2025May 24, 2025
Russia's Plans To Kick Migrant Children Out Of School Is Immoral — And Stupid
Societymigration

Russia’s Plans To Kick Migrant Children Out Of School Is Immoral — And Stupid

by Olga Nikolaenko and Olena Starik December 20, 2024May 24, 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump meeting in New York City on Sept. 27.
Russia-Ukraine Warukraine

Trump Boasts “Peace Through Strength” On Ukraine — But What’s His Actual Leverage?

by Olena Starik December 7, 2024May 24, 2025
Photo of ​Former Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu's son-in-law (and influencer) Alexey Stolyarov
Russia-Ukraine Warukraine war

Privilege v. Patriotism: How Russia’s Nepo Babies Dodge War Mobilization

by Olena Starik October 14, 2024May 24, 2025
photo of a sign of navalny
Geopoliticsrussia

“Destroy The Regime, Save The Nation”: A Call To Rebuild The Russian Opposition

by Timofey Martynenko and Olena Starik August 2, 2024May 23, 2025
Photo of Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Phoenix, Arizona on June 6
Eyes on the U.S.ukraine

What The Return Of Trump Would Mean For Ukraine, And Beyond

by Vazhnyye Istorii and Olena Starik June 16, 2024May 23, 2025
Photo of Russian President Vladimir Putin attending a military parade in Moscow.
Russia-Ukraine Warukraine

What If Putin Really Was Ready To Negotiate With Ukraine?

by Olena Starik June 5, 2024May 23, 2025
photo of soldiers lined up
Russia-Ukraine Warukraine war

Ukraine Lowers Its Draft Age — But Is It Enough For An Army That’s Far Too Old?

by Mykhailo Dubynianskyi and Olena Starik April 5, 2024May 24, 2025
Photo of a woman walking past destroyed buildings in Borodyanka near Kyiv
Economyukraine

Rebuilding Ukraine: Lessons From Nations That Rose From The Ashes Of War

by Olena Starik January 4, 2024
Photo of flags in Donetsk
In The Newsukraine

In Wartime Ukraine, That Fine Line Between Surviving And Collaborating With The Enemy

by Olena Starik September 6, 2023May 24, 2025
Mapaganda: How The World Falls For Russia's Bogus Maps — National Geographic And All
Russia-Ukraine Warukraine

Mapaganda: How The World Falls For Russia’s Bogus Maps — National Geographic And All

by Olena Starik August 21, 2023May 24, 2025
Image of Kai Wegner, Berlin's Governing Mayor, Olekseii Makelev, Ambassador of Ukraine to Germany, and Tobias Linder, Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office, laying flowers in commemoration of the end of World War II.
Russia-Ukraine Warukraine

What Will Justice For Ukraine Look Like? The Nazi Demise Offers A Clue

by Olena Starik May 9, 2023May 21, 2025
Image of A serviceman is seen during a combat mission involving the use of a 240mm 2S4 Tyulpan self-propelled heavy mortar in Russia's special military operation in Donetsk
Russia-Ukraine Warukraine

Why Russia Is Now Betting On A Long War In Ukraine

by Olena Starik May 4, 2023May 21, 2025
Image of Mikhail Bykov (L), director of Gazprom's Kasimovskoye Management of Underground Gas Storage, at the Kasimovskoye Underground Gas Storage Facility
Economyrussia

Why Gazprom Is Still Russia’s Single Greatest Weapon

by Olena Starik April 14, 2023May 24, 2025
Photo of Ukraine soldiers patroling at Avdiivka city of Donetsk
In The Newsukraine war

From The Trenches Of Avdiivka, Ukraine’s Hell On Earth

by Olena Starik March 28, 2023May 21, 2025
Photo of Vladimir Putin making remarks during a Victory Day military parade marking the 76th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War II, in Moscow's Red Square
Russia-Ukraine Warukraine war

The Tyrant’s Solitude: How Dictators Lose Touch With Reality

by Olena Starik March 5, 2023May 22, 2025
How Crimea Was Carved Up And Sold At Auction To Putin's Oligarch Pals
Russia-Ukraine Warukraine

How Crimea Was Carved Up And Sold At Auction To Putin’s Oligarch Pals

by Olena Starik February 9, 2023May 21, 2025
Photo of Ukrainian writer, Volodymyr Vakulenko
Russia-Ukraine Warukraine

Despair, Love, Betrayal — Then Death: A Ukrainian War Diary

by Olena Starik December 11, 2022May 23, 2025
Photo of a Russian flag during Unity Day celebrations
In The Newsukraine

No Putin, No Russia? Why Losing The War Wouldn’t Destroy The Russian Federation

by Olena Starik December 1, 2022May 21, 2025
Photo of a Russian Army reservist​ in western Russia
In The Newsukraine war

One Russian Mother’s Plea To Putin To Find Her Soldier Son

by Olena Starik October 25, 2022May 21, 2025
Belarus To Kazakhstan: Russia's Weakness Is A Powder Keg In Ex-Soviet Lands
Russia-Ukraine Warukraine war

Belarus To Kazakhstan: Russia’s Weakness Is A Powder Keg In Ex-Soviet Lands

by Olena Starik October 20, 2022May 19, 2025
Russian traditional matryoshka nesting dolls depicting first Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of the Soviet Union Vladimir Lenin, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Joseph Stalin, first President of USSR Mikhail Gorbachev, and first President of Russia Boris Yeltsin, and Russian President Vladimir Putin
In The Newsukraine war

The ‘Union State’ — Inside Putin’s Plans To Rebuild The USSR With A 1990s Treaty

by Olena Starik October 17, 2022May 21, 2025
a man stand in the middle of the crater left by a russian rocket on a kids' playground in Kyiv
Geopoliticsukraine

Terror As Strategy: Is There A Method To Putin’s Vengeance?

by Olena Starik October 11, 2022May 21, 2025
Time's Up, Lukashenko: Belarus Prepares To Join The War Against Ukraine
In The Newsrussia ukraine war

Time’s Up, Lukashenko: Belarus Prepares To Join The War Against Ukraine

by Olena Starik October 10, 2022May 19, 2025

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