# Seminar and Lecture News [### TCUP 2024: Keynote Lecture ](/news/tcup-2024-keynote-lecture) May 03, 2024 For the TCUP 2024 Keynote Lecture, Razom for Ukraine CEO Dora Chomiak drew upon her experiences as an advocate for Ukrainian independence. In Chomiak’s view, through the process of decolonization, Ukraine obtained a stronger free press, a more active... ![An image of Razom for Ukraine CEO Dora Chomiak delivering a Keynote Lecture for TCUP 2024.](/sites/g/files/omnuum4931/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/huri/files/ae_1310.jpg?itok=EpNUAyri) [### The Other Dimension of Ukraine's Civil Society: Q&A with Svitlana Krasynska ](/news/other-dimension-ukraines-civil-society-qa-svitlana-krasynska) October 01, 2019 Why are Ukrainians less involved in civil society than citizens in some Western countries? Why have Western donors’ attempts to build nonprofit institutions in Ukraine enjoyed only limited success? According to Svitlana Krasynska, Mihaychuk Research... ![Krasynska Svitlana](/sites/g/files/omnuum4931/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/huri/files/krasynska_svitlana_250-1.jpg?itok=80iIWoGK) [### Ukraine's Struggle for a Future-Oriented Identity: Q&A with Mykola Riabchuk ](/news/ukraines-struggle-future-oriented-identity-qa-mykola-riabchuk) February 06, 2019 "Two Ukraines" Reconsidered On Monday, February 11, Mykola Riabchuk, HURI Research Fellow, will present part of his research on modern Ukrainian, Russian, and Belarusian identities during our first Seminar in Ukrainian Studies of 2019. The talk, “' Two... ![Ukraine Split](/sites/g/files/omnuum4931/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/huri/files/ukraine_split.jpg?itok=rnlqcyvU) [### Digenis Akritis: A Border Guard Transcending Borders ](/news/digenis-akritis-border-guard-transcending-borders) October 11, 2018 A hybrid of oral epic and literary romance from 12th-century Byzantium, Digenis Akritis has it all: Bride-stealing and romance, bravery and battle, uncanny strength and folkloric anecdotes.While the hero works to safeguard the frontier regions of the... ![digenis_akritis_large.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum4931/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/huri/files/digenis_akritis_large.jpg?itok=3PRFNBiK) [### Білі Плями і Чорні Прогалини Української Літератури ](/news/%D0%B1%D1%96%D0%BB%D1%96-%D0%BF%D0%BB%D1%8F%D0%BC%D0%B8-%D1%96-%D1%87%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BD%D1%96-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B8-%D1%83%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%97%D0%BD%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%97-%D0%BB%D1%96%D1%82%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B8) March 07, 2018 (Дослідження Ольги Полюхович про Юрія Косача) Українська література нагадує підлогу з вирвами, дірками й вибоїнами, які вимагають термінового ремонту. У 30-ті роки ХХ-го сторіччя під час сталінських репресій було фізично винищено більшу частину... ![olha poliukhovych presentation](/sites/g/files/omnuum4931/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/huri/files/olha_poliukhovych_presentation-1.jpg?itok=DUeJElFI) [### The Many Sides of Yurii Kosach: Q&A with Olha Poliukhovych ](/news/many-sides-yurii-kosach-qa-olha-poliukhovych) February 22, 2018 Despite his eminent literary works, Ukrainian émigré writer Yurii Kosach (1908-90) is neither as well known nor as well liked as his family members, literary figures Lesia Ukrainka and Olena Pchilka. In Ukraine, he is most closely associated with... ![yurii kosach book cover](/sites/g/files/omnuum4931/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/huri/files/yurii_kosach_book_cover_of_ldm-1.jpg?itok=FKSnptJp) [### Світло «Української Ночі»: Єльський Історик Про Революцію Гідності ](/news/%D1%81%D0%B2%D1%96%D1%82%D0%BB%D0%BE-%C2%AB%D1%83%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%97%D0%BD%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%BE%D1%97-%D0%BD%D0%BE%D1%87%D1%96%C2%BB-%D1%94%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9-%D1%96%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%BA-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE-%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8E%D1%86%D1%96%D1%8E-%D0%B3%D1%96%D0%B4%D0%BD%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D1%96) February 12, 2018 Українські революції 2004 і 2013 – 2014 років заскочили світ зненацька. Серед журналістів та вчених і досі немає одностайності відносно того, як саме класифікувати ці події. Як забарний відгомін розпаду Російської імперії? Як спазматичну реакцію на... ![Book Cover: The Ukrainian Night](/sites/g/files/omnuum4931/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/huri/files/shore_ukrainian_night_book_cover.jpg?itok=jrlQH1OZ) [### Imagining Russia: A Q&A with Igor Torbakov ](/news/imagining-russia-qa-igor-torbakov) October 12, 2017 Ukraine has pride of place in the dream-world of Russian greatness, Igor Torbakov says. What does this mean for its relationship with the EU and Europe in general? Find out on Monday, October 16, when Torbakov presents " The Ukraine Factor in Russia... ![torbakov.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum4931/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/huri/files/torbakov.jpg?itok=v7WhlzE8) [### Democratic Peace - or War? Paul D'Anieri Assesses the Russia-Ukraine Conflict ](/news/democratic-peace-or-war-paul-danieri-assesses-russia-ukraine-conflict) September 25, 2017 Does the spread of democracy really lead to peace? Or could it actually incite war? On Monday, October 2, 2017, Paul D’Anieri will explore this topic at HURI’s Seminar in Ukrainian Studies, focusing on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2014. Currently a... ![ukrain](/sites/g/files/omnuum4931/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/huri/files/ukraine_demonstration.jpg?itok=UI_p0u-j) [### Володимир Єврейський, Людмир Український ](/news/%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%80-%D1%94%D0%B2%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B9%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9-%D0%BB%D1%8E%D0%B4%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%80-%D1%83%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%97%D0%BD%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9) May 01, 2017 19 квітня 2017 року під егідою Центра російських та євразійських досліджень імені Дейвіса та УНІГУ відбувся симпозіум і презентація англомовного видання книжки Володимира Музиченка «Єврейський Людмир. Історія і трагедія єврейської громади Володимира... ![Book Cover: Jewish Ludmir](/sites/g/files/omnuum4931/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/huri/files/jewish_ludmir_350.jpg?itok=s5niGYxt) [### “Extracurricular Activities”: Corruption Among Soviet Ukrainian Elite ](/news/%E2%80%9Cextracurricular-activities%E2%80%9D-corruption-among-soviet-ukrainian-elite) April 25, 2017 As a research fellow at HURI, Olga Bertelsen is studying human behavior during the Holodomor. However, the talk she gave on Monday, March 20 for our Seminar in Ukrainian Studies covered a completely different topic: corruption among the Soviet Ukrainian... ![Olga Bertelsen](/sites/g/files/omnuum4931/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/huri/files/bertelsenportrait1.jpg?itok=izCfp3FV) [### Calming the Waters: Stella Ghervas Re-examines the Black Sea ](/news/calming-waters-stella-ghervas-re-examines-black-sea) April 18, 2017 Stella Ghervas, a Jaroslaw and Mihaychuk Postdoctoral Research Fellow at HURI, will present some of her recent research at the Seminar in Ukrainian Studies on Monday, April 24. At HURI, Ghervas is carrying out research on the Black Sea coastal areas, as... ![Stella Ghervas](/sites/g/files/omnuum4931/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/huri/files/ghervas4a.jpg?itok=B9JaW2NT) [### What Did the Crimean Khan Think? Sait Ocakli Investigates ](/news/what-did-crimean-khan-think-sait-ocakli-investigates) April 04, 2017 On Monday, April 10, Sait Ocakli will present his recent research at HURI's Seminar in Ukrainian Studies. His talk, entitled " Crimean Khan Mehmed Giray IV’S Involvement in the Polish-Muscovite Struggle over Ukraine (1654-1666)," takes place from 4:15 to... ![ocakli.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum4931/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/huri/files/ocakli.jpg?itok=0gj92Ro_) [### Public Health in Ukraine in Wartime: Q&A with Jennifer Carroll ](/news/public-health-ukraine-wartime-qa-jennifer-carroll) February 17, 2017 What happens to public health care when military conflicts break out? How do caregivers and administrators navigate evolving categories of "us" and "them"? Jennifer Carroll, a research associate at the Alpert Medical School at Brown University, will give... ![Jennifer Carroll](/sites/g/files/omnuum4931/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/huri/files/carrollj-photo250.jpg?itok=SLkTYCBd) [### Fashisty: Q&A with Marlene Laruelle ](/news/fashisty-qa-marlene-laruelle) February 06, 2017 On Monday, February 5, 2018, Marlene Laruelle from George Washington University will give HURI’s Seminar in Ukrainian Studies. Entitled, " Fashisty! Russian Nationalists and the War in Ukraine: The Semantics of Fascism and Conservatism in Russia," her... description [### Ukraine: Is It Really East and West? ](/news/ukraine-it-really-east-and-west) January 27, 2017 From public discourse to political statements, people discussing Ukraine often talk about the East and the West. Indeed, there is a widespread belief that Ukraine has sharp regional differences, that the country is split in two along the lines of language... description [### Exploring the Relationship Between Revolution and Empire in Post-Soviet Ukraine ](/news/exploring-relationship-between-revolution-and-empire-post-soviet-ukraine) October 17, 2016 Every two years, the Ukrainian Research Institute at Harvard University holds a special lecture in honor of Zenovia Sochor Parry, a former professor at Clark University and HURI associate. The lecture, supported by a memorial fund, honors her life and... ![Mark R. Beissinger](/sites/g/files/omnuum4931/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/huri/files/beissinger.jpg?itok=L6FCJZ8M) [### Ukrainian History in English Newspapers: Insights from Yaroslav Fedoruk ](/news/ukrainian-history-english-newspapers-insights-yaroslav-fedoruk) October 05, 2016 On Monday, October 17, 2016, HURI USF Fellow Dr. Yaroslav Fedoruk will offer a glimpse into his research during our weekly seminar series. The talk, entitled " Ukraine in English Newspapers (1654–57)" takes place at 4:15pm in room S-050 in CGIS South. All... ![Yaroslav Fedoruk](/sites/g/files/omnuum4931/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/huri/files/fedoruk_4_h_0_0.jpg?itok=SZ4pkJjP) [### Ilya Repin's Ukrainian Heritage, with Svitlana Shiells ](/news/ilya-repins-ukrainian-heritage-svitlana-shiells) September 27, 2016 Svitlana Shiells, an adjunct professor in art history at George Mason University, will give HURI's next Seminar in Ukrainian Studies on October 3, 2016. The event, entitled "Illia Repin Unknown: Ukrainism, Japonisme, and More" will take a fresh look at... ![Painting of Ilya Repin](/sites/g/files/omnuum4931/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/huri/files/repin_portret_repin200.jpg?itok=cL9qfzyW) [### Iryna Vushko on Political Elites in the Transition from Empire to States ](/news/iryna-vushko-political-elites-transition-empire-states) September 20, 2016 Iryna Vushko, an assistant professor of history at Hunter College in New York, joins HURI's weekly Seminar in Ukrainian Studies on September 26, 2016. During her talk, she'll present information from her newly completed book, The Lost Fatherland... ![Austrian Parliament](/sites/g/files/omnuum4931/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/huri/files/austrian_parliament_1_iv.jpg?itok=JO3JonLx) [### Families of Power in 18th Century Ukraine: John LeDonne on Hetmanate Genealogy ](/news/families-power-18th-century-ukraine-john-ledonne-hetmanate-genealogy) April 12, 2016 On Monday, April 25 at 4:15, HURI’s Seminar in Ukrainian Studies features historian John LeDonne. In the words of the editors at Kritika, “[f]ew have done more to explore the deep structures and broad tendencies that shaped Russia’s imperial period... ![I.Skoropadsky](/sites/g/files/omnuum4931/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/huri/files/i.skoropadsky.jpg?itok=4xGxjajM) [### Democracy Assistance from Poland: Paulina Pospieszna Presents Her New Book ](/news/democracy-assistance-poland-paulina-pospieszna-presents-her-new-book) March 31, 2016 On April 11 at 4:15, HURI welcomes Paulina Pospieszna to present her new book, Democracy Assistance from the Third Wave: Polish Engagement in Belarus and Ukraine (The University of Pittsburgh Press). Pospieszna is an assistant professor at the Adam... ![Paulina Pospieszna](/sites/g/files/omnuum4931/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/huri/files/paulina_pospeiszna_256_1.jpg?itok=NMjZtYRx) [### Rory Finnin on Literature in the Ukrainian-Crimean Tatar Encounter ](/news/rory-finnin-literature-ukrainian-crimean-tatar-encounter) March 30, 2016 On Monday, April 4, at 4:15 pm, Dr. Rory Finnin gave the Bohdan and Neonila Krawciw Memorial Lecture at 1730 Cambridge Street, room S-020. Entitled ‘A Bridge Between Us’: Literature in the Ukrainian-Crimean Tatar Encounter, his talk addressed the role of... ![Carlo Bossoli Khanpalast von Bachcisaraj 1857](/sites/g/files/omnuum4931/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/huri/files/400px-carlo_bossoli_khanpalast_von_bachcisaraj_1857.jpg?itok=9wqCGFyT) [### What Germans Knew and How It Affected Them: Paolo Fonzi on the Great Famine ](/news/what-germans-knew-and-how-it-affected-them-paolo-fonzi-great-famine) March 23, 2016 On Monday, March 28, HURI’s Seminar in Ukrainian Studies features Paolo Fonzi, Shklar/USF Fellow, and his research on how Germans perceived the Great Famine in Ukraine. The presentation is of particular interest to scholars of Ukraine and Germany, but it... ![Paolo Fonzi](/sites/g/files/omnuum4931/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/huri/files/fonzi_qa-1.jpg?itok=KNmw3hvW) [### Why the Maidan? How the Square Became a Place of Civic Action ](/news/why-maidan-how-square-became-place-civic-action) March 17, 2016 ‘Maidan’ is a word that is now synonymous with Ukraine’s latest self-organized movement and the values that inspired it. The name comes from the location where the protesters gathered – the Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Independence Square) – which is a central... ![Stolypin statue in Kyiv, by Granbergs Konstindustri Aktiebolags Förlag [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons](/sites/g/files/omnuum4931/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/huri/files/kyiv-stolypin-statue.jpg?itok=pOS23ZKO) [### An Appeal of the Ukrainian Scholars to the International Scholarly Community ](/news/appeal-ukrainian-scholars-international-scholarly-community) March 03, 2014 A democratic civic revolution won in Ukraine. The criminal regime of President Yanukovych, who created a total system of violence and corruption for his own benefit, was toppled. Alas, over a hundred Ukrainian protesters paid for this with their lives... ![folded newspapers](/sites/g/files/omnuum4931/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/huri/files/folded-newspapers-158651_1.jpg?itok=0IKqbJaN)