Valeriia Gusieva
Valeriia Gusieva is a fourth-year student at Carleton University studying social work with a minor in critical legal studies. She focuses on policy work related to immigration and refugee resettlement, topics she is deeply passionate about as part of the Ukrainian Canadian community.
Recent Publications
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Defending the North: How Cultural Identity Shapes Security Policy in Canada and Ukraine
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine targets not just territory but the erasure of Ukrainian cultural identity. Ukraine’s strong cultural resilience has been key to its defense.…
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“Where’s Ukraine’s Dostoevsky? Being Killed by Russia.” Cultural Destruction, Colonial Legacies and What Canada Must Learn from Russia’s War on Ukrainian Identity
Russian aggression in Ukraine has not only undermined the rules-based international order in a bid to reconfigure the global system, but is also characterized by…
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“To Save or to Steal”: Russian Narratives About the Deportation of Ukrainian Children
“To Save or to Steal”: Russian Narratives About the Deportation of Ukrainian Children examines the contrasting narratives surrounding the forced relocation of Ukrainian children amid…