genia and azamat. qazaqs, we see you

Ukrainian Spaces

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s3e9 (season finale): The triumph of colonialism is not just about the size of the conquered lands or looted wealth. It is about the success of identity confusion among the colonized people. People who do not know who they are, do not speak their own language, who look down on their own culture and feel embarrassed about their own roots. Ukrainians are not the only nation that can tell you a lot about the violence of Russian colonial assimilation. But the daily sacrifices of Ukrainians fighting off the empire inspire other survivor nations to speak up. For a very special and moving season three finale, we bring Qazaq democracy activist Yevgeniya Plakhina and Qazaq thinker Azamat Junisbai for an episode where we celebrate Qazaq culture, history and Ukrainian-Qazaq solidarity in a defiance to Russia that tried but failed to erase us.

The tracklist for this episode includes:

• Vesna by DakhaBrakha
• Щастя by Марія Квітка
• Кохала by Марія Квітка
• Qaishy (feat. Krechet) by dudeontheguitar
• Отбасы by G.H.A.D. Bari Biled by Ninety One
• Közimdi Aşam (feat. Steppe Sons) by jeltoksan.
• Байқа by Қайрат Нұртас

Check out our Patreon for the multimedia lists to decolonize your knowledge about Qazaq culture, history and identity, curated by Yevgeniya Plakhina and Azamat Junisbai for the #UkrainianSpaces family.

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