Amid the greatest challenge that Ukraine has faced in its recent history, the job of highlighting Ukrainian voices worldwide has never been more important. That is what motivated the Edinburgh University Ukrainian Society to create Dïaspora. As the first student-run Ukrainian academic journal in Great Britain, we comment on world affairs from a unique perspective.

The job of Dïaspora is not limited to that of a dry, academic publication, however. We incorporate stories, poems, allegories, and even comedic tales to show the world the mosaic of emotions, aspirations, and dreams which are held by the Ukrainian diaspora.

Our first issue, published in September, has been widely acclaimed across Scotland and the UK. We have been invited to show it and speak about it at the Scottish Parliament, the University of Edinburgh, the University of Glasgow, and most recently at the Ukrainian Student Union summit in Cambridge. In the inaugural publication, there were articles on such diverse topics as the history of Ukrainian architecture, the dangers of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, and an allegory on the political indecision in the West regarding support for Ukraine.

Our forthcoming second issue, which will be published in March 2026 is focused on highlighting the richness of academic study in and about Ukraine and attempts to answer our theme question: Why study Ukraine? The reason we selected this theme is because of the overwhelming tendency in Slavonic Studies to focus solely on the history of Russia while ignoring its blatant colonization of Eastern Europe and the vibrant independent cultures of Ukrainian and other Slavic peoples.