This blog post focuses on one of the most underestimated novels in contemporary Ukrainian literature of recent years – The Road to Asmara by Serhiy Synhayivsky, which...
I started this piece a while ago, but the words refused to form. It laid untouched for more than two years; I lacked inspiration, or so I liked to think. In reality, though, I lacked the courage to step into the shoes of...
As a new student of Ukrainian, I began this course with the preconception that it was going to be heavily language and grammar focused with culture on a secondary tier. Prof. Volodymyr Dibrova’s course, Ukrainian for Reading Knowledge, was so much...
Among other reasons, my motivation to join HUSI 2021 was to expand my knowledge of Ukrainian history in preparation for the research project I will be working on over the next academic year. I am currently pursuing my MA in European and...
“Ukr.lit.” or Ukrainian literature – this subject name was present in all my school planners for 7 of my ten years in school. Twice a week we had ukrlit and ukrmova (Ukrainian language class). Literature should have been my favorite subject...
Dr. Serhiy Bilenky’s course Tradition and Modernity in Ukraine and HUSI’s Friday speakers have enriched my understanding of Ukrainian history, partlicularly the different roles that Ukraine has played in the visions of other powers and how those visions have continued to inform developments in Ukraine in the present. As a PhD student in Russian imperial and Soviet history, my course load has focused on events as they unfolded within the territorial bounds of those two powers.... Read more about Beyond Russia: Broader History Contextualizes Role of Russian and Soviet Empires
I took the course “Ukrainian for Reading Knowledge” at the Harvard Ukrainian Summer Institute to explore and develop a deep insight into the Ukrainian language. My aims have been fulfilled. The course has a wide spectrum of classmates from different academic backgrounds, with their own academic and personal story that motivates them to explore the Ukrainian language. The diversity of the group, as well as the instruction, allowed me to face different angles of Ukraine, learn a lot of new vocabulary, and take a real inside look at different texts.... Read more about Ukrainian Language Opens Paths for Opera Studies
Ukraine is often seen by the international community as a country of Chornobyl (Chernobyl), political instability, corruption, fertile soil, and agriculture. What Ukraine is not seen as is a country of innovation. On Thursday, August 6, 2020, HUSI students participated in a workshop on MAPA: Digital Atlas of Ukraine led by Dr. Viktoriya Sereda.... Read more about "Ukraine: A Country of Emerging Technological Innovation"
My father always told me that every year on September 1, students in middle school had to write an essay reflecting on their experience during the summer. The typical experience of many students was visiting their grandparents. Following this tradition, my family and I almost every summer went to Kivertsi, a small town near Lutsk, where my grandparents live.... Read more about "HUSI – A Summer Experience Like No Other"
It was a rainy day in July 2020. After the first lecture by Professor Serhii Bilenky (an online lecture, unfortunately, because of COVID-19), my classmates and I stayed in the Zoom meeting a bit longer. We wanted to learn something new about each other and share our reflections about the first lecture. There were people from different countries, of different ages; they had diverse backgrounds and experiences. Some of them (including myself) were Ukrainian graduates or postgraduates. Suddenly, the question popped up: Why do Ukrainian students join HUSI if they studied Ukrainian history and literature before? Why cross the ocean (even virtually) for seven weeks to explore your own country?... Read more about "Why Should Ukrainian Students Participate in HUSI?"
This blog post focuses on one of the most underestimated novels in contemporary Ukrainian literature of recent years – The Road to Asmara by Serhiy Synhayivsky, which...
I started this piece a while ago, but the words refused to form. It laid untouched for more than two years; I lacked inspiration, or so I liked to think. In reality, though, I lacked the courage to step into the shoes of...
As a new student of Ukrainian, I began this course with the preconception that it was going to be heavily language and grammar focused with culture on a secondary tier. Prof. Volodymyr Dibrova’s course, Ukrainian for Reading Knowledge, was so much...
Among other reasons, my motivation to join HUSI 2021 was to expand my knowledge of Ukrainian history in preparation for the research project I will be working on over the next academic year. I am currently pursuing my MA in European and...
“Ukr.lit.” or Ukrainian literature – this subject name was present in all my school planners for 7 of my ten years in school. Twice a week we had ukrlit and ukrmova (Ukrainian language class). Literature should have been my favorite subject...
Dr. Serhiy Bilenky’s course Tradition and Modernity in Ukraine and HUSI’s Friday speakers have enriched my understanding of Ukrainian history, partlicularly the different roles that Ukraine has played in the visions of other powers and how those visions have continued to inform developments in Ukraine in the present. As a PhD student in Russian imperial and Soviet history, my course load has focused on events as they unfolded within the territorial bounds of those two powers.... 
I took the course “Ukrainian for Reading Knowledge” at the Harvard Ukrainian Summer Institute to explore and develop a deep insight into the Ukrainian language. My aims have been fulfilled. The course has a wide spectrum of classmates from different academic backgrounds, with their own academic and personal story that motivates them to explore the Ukrainian language. The diversity of the group, as well as the instruction, allowed me to face different angles of Ukraine, learn a lot of new vocabulary, and take a real inside look at different texts.... 
Ukraine is often seen by the international community as a country of Chornobyl (Chernobyl), political instability, corruption, fertile soil, and agriculture. What Ukraine is not seen as is a country of innovation. On Thursday, August 6, 2020, HUSI students participated in a workshop on 
My father always told me that every year on September 1, students in middle school had to write an essay reflecting on their experience during the summer. The typical experience of many students was visiting their grandparents. Following this tradition, my family and I almost every summer went to Kivertsi, a small town near Lutsk, where my grandparents live.... 
It was a rainy day in July 2020. After the first lecture by Professor Serhii Bilenky (an online lecture, unfortunately, because of COVID-19), my classmates and I stayed in the Zoom meeting a bit longer. We wanted to learn something new about each other and share our reflections about the first lecture. There were people from different countries, of different ages; they had diverse backgrounds and experiences. Some of them (including myself) were Ukrainian graduates or postgraduates. Suddenly, the question popped up: Why do Ukrainian students join HUSI if they studied Ukrainian history and literature before? Why cross the ocean (even virtually) for seven weeks to explore your own country?...