The media landscape of occupied Mariupol: Practices of Russian colonization and Ukrainian grassroots democracy through city Telegram channels
At a glance
Project duration
10/2025
– 09/2027
DFG classification of subject areas
Theatre and Media Studies
Modern and Contemporary History
Funded by
DFG Walter Benjamin Programme

Project description
The project focuses on documenting human rights activism and grassroots movements in occupied Mariupol via the city's Telegram channels. Dr. Pavlova's research documents valuable testimonies from Mariupol's residents and activists, and creates a broad collection of sources for our field of research. This collection offers opportunities to examine spaces of violence and understand how societies develop in the face of the collapse of civil order.
Sustainable Development Goals (United Nations)
Principal investigator
- Person
Dr. Olena Pavlova
- Department of History
- History of Eastern Europe
Participating institutions
Department of History
Address
Friedrichstraße 191-193, 10117 Berlin