Special event

Olena Zelenska, the First Lady of Ukraine, visited Harvard to mark the 50th anniversary of the Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute (HURI). Welcomed by Director of the Institute of Politics Setti Warren, introduced by HURI Director Serhii Plokhii, and...

This is the second of a two-part explainer on Nazi era Ukrainian forced laborers (“Ostarbeiters”), adapted from an in-depth interview with researcher Alex Averbuch. By collecting the photographs and correspondence of the Ostarbeiters, Averbuch assembled...

Researcher Alex Averbuch has been studying the photographs and correspondence of Ukrainian forced laborers (“Ostarbeiters”) in Nazi Germany. Using letters and images, he has put together an exhibit at the Fisher Family Commons (FFC) Gallery (CGIS Knafel)...

In the fourth and final panel of the 2024 TCUP conference, speakers delved into Ukraine’s domestic policies. Parts of this discussion were more practical, such as the logistics of re-incorporating a future de-occupied Crimea back into Ukraine. However...

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...

The 2024 TCUP conference this last February centered on the topic of decolonizing Ukraine. Recordings of the conference and its individual panels are now available online, at the HURI YouTube channel. The discussion took place at the intersection of...

Те, що сталося 7 листопада 1917 року в Петрограді, має різні назви. В. Ленін, керівник більшовиків і головний організатор цієї події, попервах називав її «переворотом». А у всесвітню історію вона увійшла, як «більшовицька», «російська» або як «Велика...

One hundred years ago, a series of upheavals in the Russian Empire ended the rule of the Tsars and ushered in a new era of communism. The Ukrainian People’s Republic, which was declared by the Central Rada in November in response to the Bolshevik coup in...

Kicking off HURI's series " Ukraine in the Flames of the 1917 Revolution" onWednesday, October 18, Yuri Shevchuk will lead a discussion of Oleksandr Dovzhenko's Arsenal following a free screening of the film. Shevchuk is a lecturer in the Department of...

Anne Applebaum will present research from her latest book, RED FAMINE: STALIN’S WAR ON UKRAINE,at Harvard University on October 23 as part of the Ukrainian Research Institute’s series, “ Ukraine in the Flames of the 1917 Revolution.”The talk, “Holodomor...