What You Need to Know About Ukrainian Society - with Maryna Starodubska

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Jul 17, 202600:44:08News & Politics

What values define Ukrainian society? How accurate is it to say that Ukrainians have high levels of horizontal trust—trust in one another—but low trust in public institutions? How should we understand power distance in U...

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