Kshyshtof CHyzhevs′kyy rozpovidaye pro zhyttya i trahichnu smert′ ukrayins′koyi pys′mennytsi ta aktyvistky Viktoriyi Amelinoyi, yaka brala aktyvnu uchast′ u dokumentuvanni voyennych zlochyniv pid chas rosiys′ko-ukrayins′koyi viyny. CHonchun CHchve analizuye, yak ukrayins′ku istoriyu, zokrema postat′ het′mana Ivana Mazepy, spryymaly v YAponiyi periodu Meydzhi, zaznachayuchy, scho yapons′ka istoriohrafiya zdebil′shoho ignoruvala Ukrayinu, traktuyuchy yiyi kriz′ pryzmu rosiys′koyi chy zachidnoevropeys′koyi istoriyi. Rozhlyadayuchy ideolohichnu evolyutsiyu rosiys′koho natsionalizmu, Markus Matyul′ analizuye pratsi Marlyen Lyaryuel′, Fabrytsio Fengi y Kataryny Blyum, scho doslidzhuyut′ politychnu trayektoriyu suchasnoyi Rosiyi ta prolyvayut′ svitlo na neoimpers′ki ideyi, yaki vplynuly na pochatok vidkrytoyi agresiyi Rosiyi proty Ukrayiny. Rozmova Anny Medvedovs′koyi z Yochananom Petrovs′kym-SHternom prysvyachena strichtsi Dzhonatana Gleyzera «Zona interesu», scho pidnimaye pytannya pro moral′nu vidpovidal′nist′ i pro te, yak lyudy reaguyut′ na nelyuds′ku zhorstokist′. U svoyiy noviy shevchenkoznavchiy rozvidtsi Oleksandr Boron′ prodovzhuye poshuky nevidomoyi adresatky korotkoho lysta Tarasa SHevchenka vid 28 lypnya 1860 roku, vysuvayuchy ryad hipotez, prote ne znachodyachy perekonlyvych dokaziv dlya zhodnoyi z nych.