HURI projects

Harvard University’s library system holds the largest Ukrainian collection outside of Eastern Europe. While the materials on hand are already an invaluable resource, any good library continues to develop its collections and work towards making them more...

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...

Viktoriya Sereda, HURI MAPA Project Research Fellow, describes the research she shared in her Seminar in Ukrainian Studies presentation, which was held on January 30, 2017. The period prior to the Euromaidan can be characterized by the Yanukovych...

Тюркська складова української історії П очинаючи з 17-го сторіччя, російська імперська модель «трьох братніх слов'янських народів» представляла Україну як одвічного і природного ворога всього тюркомовного світу. Але ще за раннього середньовіччя всі знали...

MAPA: Digital Atlas of Ukraine is an interactive mapping tool that enables researchers to display and analyze data based on geographical location. By presenting this information on a map, researchers can assess how location and combinations of other...

HURI is pleased to announce the publication of its latest volume, The Battle for Ukrainian: A Comparative Perspective. Edited by Michael S. Flier and Andrea Graziosi, this collection of 24 articles is the most up-to-date examination of the history and...

The “language issue” has deep historical roots in Ukraine, from suppression of Ukrainian during the Russian empire to Soviet policy and beyond. That tumultuous past is explored in depth in The Battle for Ukrainian (as we celebrated during our recent book...

Thanks to the donations of individuals and organizations that have supported the Institute since its founding in 1973, the Ukrainian Research Institute has advanced the knowledge of Ukraine through research, teaching, and publication. Consider supporting...

The Ukrainian Research Institute at Harvard University is pleased to announce a distinguished new prize that recognizes outstanding works of scholarship on Ukraine. The Omeljan Pritsak Book Prize in Ukrainian Studies was approved by the Association for...

We originally sent this overview as an email newsletter. To receive future newsletters, event announcements, and more, sign up to join our mailing list. This past year was a particularly busy and important one for the Institute. With January 22, 2018...