Ukrainian Research Institute at Harvard University
Advancing knowledge of Ukraine through teaching, research, and publication
Upcoming Events
Art Exhibit: Davyd Chychkan, "With Ribbons and Flags,” 2022-2024
“With Ribbons and Flags” is the last project by Ukrainian artist and activist Davyd Chychkan (1986-2025). He created "With Ribbons and Flags" in 2022-2024, before volunteering to fight on the frontline himself.
Home-Making in Displacement Among Ukrainians in Europe and North America: Collective Memories and Re(Dis)Located Heritages in the Wake of Russian Aggression
A lecture by Eleonora Narvselius, HURI Visiting Scholar and Associate Professor of European Studies at Lund University, Sweden
Back to the USSR—and Farther: Russia’s War Against Ukraine, Mnemonic Abuse, And Memoricide
A lecture by Nataliya Shpylova-Saeed, Preceptor in Slavic Languages and Literatures at Harvard University
News and Announcements
СТИПЕНДІАТИ УНІГУ: НАТАЛЯ КУДРЯВЦЕВА
Book Release — Furious Harvests by Alex Averbuch
Another remarkable bilingual poetry collection has been released by HURI Books: 𝘍𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘏𝘢𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘴 by Alex Averbuch, translated with an introduction by Oksana Maksymchuk and Max Rosochinsky.
Call for Applications: Translating Ukraine Residency (July–September 2026)
The Translating Ukraine Summer Institute (TUSI), in partnership with its alliance of co-organizers, is pleased to announce a new opportunity for Ukrainian-to-English literary translators: the Translating Ukraine Residency (TUR), to be hosted by the...
Fellowships
Programs
Harvard Ukrainian Summer Institute
Run jointly with Harvard Summer School, our summer program offers seven intensive weeks of accredited study on Ukraine.
Temerty Contemporary Ukraine Program
Bringing together scholars and policy makers, TCUP fosters new conversations on contemporary Ukraine.
Seminars and Memorial Lectures
Open to the public, our weekly seminar series, lectures, and special events feature scholars from around the world.
New Release
This issue of Harvard Ukrainian Studies features a thematic block discussing the recently published academic edition of the Chronicle of Samiilo Velychko, an eighteenth-century historical account of the Cossack polity from 1620 to 1700, much of it based on the author’s personal observations.
Books Published by HURI
HURI's publications program is conducted at the high standard of scholarship and editing expected of Harvard. Our books are distributed by Harvard University Press and reviewed internationally.
Harvard Ukrainian Studies Journal
Harvard Ukrainian Studies (HUS) serves as an international forum for new scholarship in Ukrainian studies. All submissions undergo a rigorous double-blind peer review.
