Launched in 2022 in the wake of Russia’s full-scale invasion, Solomiya provides a platform for Ukrainian artists, creatives and activists to reflect on the world around them, as they see it. This fourth issue is smaller and more concentrated than the first three, focusing closely on the intersection of war and the environment, illuminating some of the struggles and contradictions that are central to contemporary Ukrainian life.
 
In this issue:

• Countering stereotypical views of the Ukrainian landscape, which see it as either devastated battlefield, economic breadbasket, or post-nuclear wasteland
• Possible scenarios for restoring nature in Ukraine
• Photography and artworks reflecting on the environment in Ukraine
• Seeking an alternative nature in kurgans, the ancient earthen mounds scattered across the Ukrainian steppe
• And relationships with nature, in contrast to relationships with people