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Rory Finnin Part of Landmark Grant to Study 'Memory Wars'

A €1 million study will shed light on the role of cultural memory in Ukraine, Russia and Poland.


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Diaries of Gareth Jones

°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ Ukrainian Studies Exhibition Garners World Headlines

In coordination with the Wren Library, Trinity College, and in partnership with Nigel Lisan Colley and Margaret Siriol Colley , Dr Rory Finnin (Director, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ Ukrainian Studies) mounted an exhibition of the 1933 diaries of Gareth Jones , a °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ alumnus who was the only journalist to stake his name and reputation in exposing Stalin's brutal terror-famine of 1932-33 to the world.


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Verse in Vision Exhibition

Exhibition 'Verse in Vision' Opens in °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼

In April-May 2009, Michaelhouse Centre was host to a special public exhibition of prints by world poet and artist Taras Shevchenko in celebration of the 195th anniversary of his birth. Hundreds of Cantabridgians viewed superb examples of Shevchenko's landscapes and portraiture as well as a short film celebrating the life...


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Ukrainian Studies Launched in °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼

‘Ukraine is in an important geopolitical position at the crossroads between East and West,’ said Finnin . ‘It has a vibrant literary tradition and a lively culture which, since its independence in 1991, has really begun to explore new directions. This is a very exciting time for scholars of Ukrainian literature and culture, and it’s an excellent time for °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼ to be formulating a programme to study this remarkable country.’


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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.