The parallels between Russia's war against Ukraine and Nazi imperialism during WWII are as obvious as they are unsettling. Watch Timothy Snyder in a short video created by Ukrainian Institute London and Ukrainian Institute as part of our 2021 series '10 Things Everyone Should Know About Ukraine'.

Opening next week in London, a brilliant play by Matthew Zajac Matthew Zajac about WWII, Poland/Ukraine, and excavating family memory... don't miss it!

On this Remembrance and Reconciliation Day, we reflect on the tragic history of the Second World War. Through ‘10 Things Everyone Should Know About Ukraine’, a collaboration between the Ukrainian Institute London and the Ukrainian Institute (Kyiv) ⬇️

I’m in the capital for a few days (rehabilitation), so if you are in Kyiv, I invite you to the presentation of my book in PEN Ukraine.
I also ask you to continue fundraising for our unit, since we only collected half the amount:

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Western leaders should watch this& take note: it’s not Ukraine or Georgia that are the imagined victim of Russian interference & “salami slicing” by undercover invasion, it’s Berlin & Germany. This was funny but plausible just 40 years ago, and it can be plausible again very soon

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Unfortunately this event has now been cancelled due to ill health.

Maria Berlinska is a force of nature. I first met her right after the Maidan, and, since then, she's done incredible work for Ukraine as a whole and for countless individuals. I'm thrilled to be in conversation with her on 14 May, 6:30pm. Join us! Tickets: buytickets.at/ukrainianinsti…

Black Easter bread by Ukrainian artist Nikita Titov

“Lesia Ukrainka's anti-colonial message is sharpened by her feminist approach:it is women's freedom which she presents as a core split between Ukrainian and Muscovian (Russian) cultures”

Dr Sasha Dovzhyk in her essay on one of the most prominent 🇺🇦writers
bylinesupplement.com/p/lesia-ukrain…

Celebrating Ukrainian Easter today? Dive into the rich tradition of pysanky, the art of decorating eggs.

🎞 Watch two beautifully made videos: one from the MET Museum archive (1975) exploring the ancient origins and intricate process…

youtu.be/bvsispnCBKc

The Death of a Soldier Told by His Sister ebook is only 99p until the end of May! Get yours here: amzn.eu/d/9KquGEE Paperback and audiobook versions are also available.

No Ukrainians?

CfA: Center for Urban History announces a scholarship program for scholars in Ukraine supported by IWM, which arose as a result of the humanitarian crisis caused by Russia's war in Ukraine.

📌Deadline: May 26, 2024.

🖇️Read the full text of the Call and share: lvivcenter.org/en/updates/iwm…

She didn’t survive the strike of an S-300 missile on her museum. The story of Kupiansk museum director Iryna Osadcha and her soft resistance by Mariana Matveichuk. ⬇️

A chilling shock of a poem by Oksana Maksymchuk

Join us next week for this event with Jaclyn Granick, PhD of @CUHistArchRel, who will discuss Jewish Humanitarianism and East Central Europe in the Age of the Great War.

Co-organised by #SSEES , UCL Hebrew & Jewish Studies & I.P.J.S. POLIN.

🗓️ 9 May at 6pm
📍 UCL SSEES
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Ukrainian writers like Stanislav Aseev have become soldiers as they felt they had to defend their homeland, and now risk their lives daily on the battlefield. Stanislav survived Russian captivity and torture and published a book about it, entitled 'The Torture camp on Paradise…

“We can't share our trauma with you, but if Putin executes his march on Berlin - we can share our children's literature with you on how to speak about war with kids”- Ukrainian writer Olena Stiazhkina speaking at Leipzig Book Fair

It was a real pleasure to welcome Tetiana Vodotyka of Kyiv School of Economics and Durham University to UCL School of Slavonic & East European Studies yesterday to discuss Ukraine’s industrial and business history and its diverse and contested meanings today