What matters during dark times?

Do dictators rule by death and nihilism?

Do they want to make us powerless - and do they succeed?

Is today’s crisis also our chance?

• This is an online conversation between Polish philosopher Krzysztof Czyzewski, American historian Marci Shore, Georgian writer Iva Pezuashvili, and Ukrainian philosopher Volodymyr Yermolenko.

The event was held under the aegis of Dilemma project implemented by the Institute for Central European Strategy with the support of the European Commission.

Explaining Ukraine is a podcast by UkraineWorld, an English-language media outlet about Ukraine run by Internews Ukraine.

You can support our work at https://www.patreon.com/c/ukraineworld. Your support is crucial as our media increasingly relies on crowdfunding.

You can also support our volunteer trips to the front-line areas, where we provide assistance to both soldiers and civilians - mainly by bringing cars for soldiers and books for civilians. You can support our trips via PayPal at ukraine.resisting@gmail.com.

This is podcast is made with support from the International Renaissance Foundation.