On 24 February 2026, Ukraine entered its fifth year of war. At the start of the conflict, Géopolis launched a digital platform chronicling the history of Ukraine.
With a passion for Eastern Europe, and specifically the former USSR, some members of the Géopolis Centre team know this region very well, particularly Ukraine. A few days before the war began, the centre’s coordinators – former editors-in-chief of the magazine Gare de l’Est – were in fact producing a radio report across the length and breadth of Ukraine to mark the 30th anniversary of the collapse of the USSR.
With a passion for Eastern Europe, and specifically the former USSR, some members of the Géopolis Centre team know this region very well, particularly Ukraine. A few days before the war began, the centre’s coordinators – former editors-in-chief of the magazine Gare de l’Est – were in fact producing a radio report across the length and breadth of Ukraine to mark the 30th anniversary of the collapse of the USSR.
Géopolis also supported the establishment of the 24 February Group, which brings together researchers, diplomats and community leaders who took action following the outbreak of the conflict.
Building on these various initiatives, Géopolis has decided to launch an educational platform dedicated to the history of Ukraine. This platform, aimed at teachers, pupils and the general public, features, amongst other things, short video clips from the RTBF archives and interviews with researchers specialising in Ukraine.
With the support of the ‘Democracy or Barbarism’ working group of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation.
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