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22.05.2022 - 19:11 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Manchester is well-known as a city steeped in history of protest and mobilisation, so perhaps it is no surprise that the city has come together to support Ukraine over the last few months. But Manchester’s support means more to some of the city’s residents than many realise.
Dr Olga Onuch is a Senior Lecturer in Politics at the University of Manchester. Onuch is ethnically Ukrainian and has spent a great deal of time in Kyiv. Though based in the heart of the city, she has been advising governments on Ukraine for years - including now, at a time when the need for understanding Ukrainian politics and national identity has never been more relevant.
Onuch came to the UK to pursue her graduate studies at the London School of Economics (LSE), where she had planned to focus on Latin American politics. But she moved in the year following Ukraine’s Orange Revolution, and as someone with ethnic roots in the country, she said it became “weird” for her not to study protests.
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After working towards her PhD at Oxford, her expertise led to jobs including advising the Ukrainian government. She decided to take up an academic job role at the University of Manchester - a place that she said seemed “appropriate” for a person studying political engagement.
“This is a place steeped in history of people power and engagement protest,” she said. “It's so fiercely local, fiercely proud. It's a place where there's loads of people from across the world from different backgrounds, different races, religions, ethnicities.
“It is a place where, while Mancunians have this fierce sense of being, you can very quickly become a Mancunian. That's, I think, why I’ve stayed
Channel 4 has announced the second season of X-rated dating show Open House: The Great Sex Experiment and is currently looking for participants from Manchester to take part in the filming.
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