Honoured to meet Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Ukraine's new Ambassador to 🇬🇧 and former Commander-in-Chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. His message: our goal is Ukraine's victory, and we can only achieve it by working together. Looking forward to a productive collaboration! Embassy of Ukraine to the UK

🧵Russia’s Justice Ministry today labelled 54 (!) indigenous rights movements as "extremist." The label means the activists will face even more hurdles and stigmas while fighting the Kremlin's propaganda and promoting anti-war and decolonial agenda across the regions

A message and invitation from Kateryna Babkina /Kateryna babkina , Ukrainian writer and poet, to the Ukrainian Institute London’s summer fundraiser on 25 August. Come and celebrate Ukraine’s independence by supporting ours! Last tickets available — tickettailor.com/events/ukraini…

I'm deeply grateful to all who help make the work of Ukrainian Institute London possible! As an independent charity, we fully rely on the generosity of engaged citizens. Here are some highlights from our fundraiser. To support us, visit ukrainianinstitute.org.uk 1/2

Yesterday in Kharkiv, Russians bombed a residential building killing 7, including the 18-yo artist Nika Kozhushko. I remember her well from a literary event in January. Here is the drawing she had with her. It depicted the recently bombed residential building. She was the future.

Ukrainian film producer Darya Bassel watched the film "Russians at War" by Anastasia Trofimova in Venice and wrote a very detailed post about it. Please read it. Right now, Russian propaganda is once again lying, capturing the attention of foreigners that they are “not as

'Cultural imperialism lives on... It thrives in gate-keeping, with editors & academics mistrusting voices that don’t sound like those higher up the ladder while platforming those who habitually accepted as authoritative.' Olesya Khromeychuk for Atlantic Council atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainea…

‘Cultural imperialism lives on, even if its carriers often proclaim anti-colonial slogans.’ My new piece for Atlantic Council with some suggestions to editors, publishers, and curators from us, the 'perpetually frustrated Ukraine specialists'. atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainea… 🧵 1/4

I'm hosting an online talk for Journo Resources ! If you're interested in how to find stories, how to get them in front of editors, and how to turn a conversation at a party into a commissioned feature, I will be sharing what I have learned in over 2 years doing just that...

Invitation from Olga Sydorushkina, Ukrainian Film Festival curator. ‘As one of the world’s biggest and most influential film festivals irresponsibly gives a platform to Russian propaganda, we cannot stay silent.' 🔽 Support Ukrainian cinema - bit.ly/uafestival_tic…

‘Every screening of a Ukrainian filmmaker’s work plays a vital role in shaping our narrative for the future’, Olga Sydorushkina, Ukrainian Institute London Programme Curator. Tickets: curzon.com/events/ukraini…

Join us at UCL School of Slavonic & East European Studies on 3 October at 5pm for the launch of the Center for the Study of Places, Identities and Memories (PIMs) and Vaclav Havel European Dialogues Czech Centre London with Timothy Garton Ash Timothy Garton Ash speaking on the Meaning of Central Europe: ucl.ac.uk/ssees/events/2…

Earth 🇺🇦 Don’t miss the screening of Earth, Oleksandr Dovzhenko’s renowned silent film hailed as a masterpiece of world cinema. Part of Ukrainian Institute London’s 2024 Ukrainian Film Festival. 📅 22 Sep Curzon Soho, 15:00 🎟️ Tickets: curzon.com/films/ukrainia…

Don't miss "In the Eye of the Storm: Ukraine's Cultural Heritage vs Russian Imperialism," a talk by Dr Katia Denysova, curator of the exhibition currently at Royal Academy. Part of UCL School of Slavonic & East European Studies Rethinking Eastern Europe and Eurasia seminar series. 7 Oct/free. ucl.ac.uk/ssees/events/2…

The sun’s out in London, but that’s no excuse to miss Ukrainian Institute London’s film festival! Two screenings to go: Intercepted (a highly recommended documentary on RU war) tonight, and Dovzhenko’s classic Earth tomorrow, followed by live music in Curzon Soho bar! curzon.com/ticketing/seat…

Generations of Ukrainian artists have had not only to fend off Russian attacks but also to recover the memory and works of the repressed artists who came before them. My article for The Kyiv Independent on the exhibition In the Eye of the Storm Royal Academy. kyivindependent.com/opinion-ukrain…

What a lovely surprise to see pop up in my timeline - Michael Rosen 💙💙🎓🎓 NICE 爷爷 reading my translation of Victoria Amelina's poem A Return Story for Hay Festival #ReadForUkraine. Thank you, Michael!

🎉Congratulations to Helen Chen for winning the John Marshall Memorial Prize 2023-24 for the best performance in any SSEES language and the Keith Sword Memorial Prize 2023-24 for excellence in Polish Studies. Thrilled to share her success!👏🎓 #studentawards #SSEES #studentprizes

Join us at UCL School of Slavonic & East European Studies to explore Jewish identities and traditions in contemporary Odesa with our wonderful colleague Marina Sapritsky-Nahum. 25 Nov, free registration below. In partnership with I.P.J.S. POLIN UCL Institute of Jewish Studies UCL Anthropology. ucl.ac.uk/ssees/events/2…

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