Cover Image for Editorial Policy

Editorial Policy

The London Ukrainian Review values accuracy, fairness, and independence. We commission authors to write original pieces that are free of prejudice, bias, or external influence.

Racial discrimination, xenophobia, anti-semitism, discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity, as well as colonial narratives that denigrate the culture or historical heritage of any people, race, or other community are prohibited on the pages of the London Ukrainian Review.

We apply a zero-tolerance policy for any justifications of Russian aggression against Ukraine or other countries. We refrain from spreading misinformation, including but not limited to that produced by Russia.

Whether covering the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine or other sensitive topics, the London Ukrainian Review contributors must exercise consideration and care when approaching survivors, victims, or their relatives, and refrain from intruding on private grief.

Children and adolescents must not be involved in the London Ukrainian Review materials without the consent of their parents or guardians.

Prioritising readability, we reduce footnotes in essays to the bare minimum. Authors are responsible for fact-checking their essays. They should identify their sources of information transparently in the body of the piece and not plagiarise.

The London Ukrainian Review is open to publishing opinions that differ from the editorial position. The opinions expressed in the publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the editorial board or affiliated institutions.

Unsolicited submissions to the London Ukrainian Review are not accepted.

 


Image: Manuscript fragment of Lesia Ukrainka’s poem ‘To be or not to be?’ Source: lesyaukrainka.com.


Cover Image for Legacies of Chornobyl

Legacies of Chornobyl

Issue 6 (March 2026)

The explosion that destroyed the Chornobyl nuclear power plant on 26 April 1986 also reshaped political, ecological, and cultural landscapes around the world. This issue of the London Ukrainian Review marks the fortieth anniversary of the disaster and examines its evolving global impacts.

Sasha Dovzhyk
Cover Image for Nuclear Roulette: Serhii Plokhy in Conversation

Nuclear Roulette: Serhii Plokhy in Conversation

Issue 6 (March 2026)

Author of The Nuclear Age, historian Serhii Plokhy, discusses how Chornobyl catalysed Ukrainian independence and reveals the nuclear industry’s structural vulnerabilities. The conversation explores how nuclear disasters transform politics across decades and geographies with a focus on the weaponisation of civilian nuclear infrastructure during Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Sasha Dovzhyk