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Read more at: Ukrainian Independence: 100 Years On
2018 Stasiuk Lecture

Ukrainian Independence: 100 Years On

One hundred years ago, amid the frost of 1918, the world witnessed the emergence of an independent Ukraine. This winter, the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ explores the dynamics and implications of this emergence with prominent public lectures by renowned scholars Mykhailo Minakov (8 February) , Mark von Hagen (23 February) , and...


Read more at: Five Questions about the Upcoming Conference, 'Ukraine and the Challenges of International Law'
Ukraine and the Challenges of International Law

Five Questions about the Upcoming Conference, 'Ukraine and the Challenges of International Law'

On 4 December 2017 °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ Ukrainian Studies and the Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (CRASSH) host the international conference Ukraine and the Challenges of International Law: Annexation, Aggression, Cyber Warfare . CRASSH asks us five questions about this special event.


Read more at: New Postdoctoral Research Associate in Ukrainian Studies

New Postdoctoral Research Associate in Ukrainian Studies

Since its launch in 2008, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ Ukrainian Studies has taught hundreds of undergraduates and cultivated a dynamic, award-winning postgraduate community. This year we are proud to mark another stage in our development and to announce the arrival of a new Postdoctoral Research Associate in Ukrainian Studies: Dr Ivan Kozachenko.


Read more at: °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ Brings Work of Mykola Kulish to Life
Maklena

°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ Brings Work of Mykola Kulish to Life

Mykola Kulish’s play Maklena Grasa is the story of a thirteen year-old girl who dreams of life in the Soviet Union and struggles to distinguish reality from fantasy. In September 1933, under the direction of Les Kurbas, it was performed at gunpoint before a crowd of GPU agents, the Repertoire Committee and Politburo of...


Read more at: Crimea: Centre of Gravity in the Black Sea
Crimea: Centre of Gravity in the Black Sea

Crimea: Centre of Gravity in the Black Sea

In 2014 Ukraine’s Autonomous Republic of Crimea dominated headlines around the world. Since then it has largely receded from view – despite an ongoing Russian military build-up on the peninsula and crackdowns on Crimean Tatar civil society. On 21 April 2017 the international workshop ‘Crimea: Centre of Gravity in the Black Sea’ returns the peninsula and its environs to the centre of attention.


Read more at: Fresh Approaches to the Study of Ukraine's Multilingualism
1917 Central Rada Note

Fresh Approaches to the Study of Ukraine's Multilingualism

The fascinating complexity of Ukraine’s linguistic landscape is a subject of study in the new landmark AHRC-funded project Multilingualism: Empowering Individuals, Transforming Societies (MEITS) . Its dynamic public outreach programme continues on Friday, 24 March 2017 with the interdisciplinary workshop ‘Multilingual (Con)figurations: Catalan and Ukrainian in Dialogue’.


Read more at: Natalie A. Jaresko to Deliver 2017 Stasiuk Lecture
N. Jaresko

Natalie A. Jaresko to Deliver 2017 Stasiuk Lecture

Which reforms are key to Ukraine's future? What are the risks to reform, both domestically and internationally? On Friday, 24 February 2017, Natalie A. Jaresko answers all of these questions and more in the Fifteenth Annual °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ Stasiuk Lecture in Contemporary Ukrainian Studies.


Read more at: Ukrainian Identity after EuroMaidan
Rory Finnin at Chatham House

Ukrainian Identity after EuroMaidan

On 17 January 2017 Rory Finnin (Director, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ Ukrainian Studies; University Senior Lecturer in Ukrainian Studies) joined Ukrainian intellectual Mykola Riabchuk at the Ukraine Forum at Chatham House for a discussion about 'Ukrainian Identity after Euromaidan: Drivers of Change and Impact on Reforms'.


Read more at: Post-‘Brexit’, Our Mandate Is More Urgent Than Ever

Post-‘Brexit’, Our Mandate Is More Urgent Than Ever

Now more than ever, it is the study of language and culture that can combat stereotypes and foster the communicative skill and cross-cultural understanding needed to ensure peaceful and prosperous relations between European states. In the Department of Slavonic Studies, we are steadfast in our commitment to our work in the spheres of teaching and research, which is ranked the best in the United Kingdom.


Read more at: °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ Students Produce New Verbatim Play about Revolution and War in Ukraine
Maria Montague and Bohdan Tokarskyi

°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ Students Produce New Verbatim Play about Revolution and War in Ukraine

An important new verbatim play about (extra)ordinary people living through revolution and war in Ukraine is a featured selection of the 2016 Hotbed Theatre Festival. The Summer before Everything is the work of two students from the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ Ukrainian Studies programme in the Department of Slavonic Studies.


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Slavonic Studies Taster Day

21 May 2024

Nations and Cultures Academic Taster Day: Polish, Russian & Ukrainian Calling all Slavonic-curious linguists, literary critics, cultural historians and political scientists! Applications are open until 9 June , for the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ University Slavonic Studies Taster Day on Wednesday 3 July. This event is followed by the...

Rory Finnin Wins Two ASEEES Book Prizes

21 September 2023

We are delighted to share that Professor Rory Finnin has been awarded two prestigious prizes by the Association for Slavic, East European & Eurasian Studies (ASEEES) for his book Blood of Others: Stalin's Crimean Atrocity and the Poetics of Solidarity (University of Toronto Press, 2022). These ASEEES prizes follow on from two other awards for Blood of Others announced earlier this year.