Events
Events
Seminars, lectures, conferences, and other events are generally public and recorded.
Upcoming Events
Green Ukraine and Siberia: Lost Partners of 1918
Learn about the historical relationship and shared political ambitions of Siberia and Green Ukraine in 1918 in this lecture by Susan Smith-Peter, Professor of History, College of Staten Island/City University of New York.
The Face of Fire
Join us for the book launch of the English translation of The Face of Fire with author Oleksii Nikitin and translators Catherine O'Neil and Dominique Hoffman, in conversation with Nataliya Shpylova-Saeed.
Writing the Nation after Stalin: Literature and the Collapse of the Soviet Union
Learn how Soviet literature became a vehicle for political resistance and national revival following the death of Stalin in this book talk by Erin Hutchinson, Assistant Professor of History, University of Colorado Boulder.
Film Screening: ๐๐๐๐๐๐พ๐๐๐๐๐ฟ by Oksana Karpovych
Witness the stark scope of Russian aggression through intercepted phone calls from soldiers on the front lines juxtaposed against powerful visuals of Ukrainian destruction and resilience.
The Eye of the Mind
Join us for this book talk and discussion with author Maria Grazia Bartolini, in conversation with Michelle Viise of HURI Books.
Recent Events
From Propaganda to Branded War: Ukraineโs Promotional Visibility
Please join the Davis Center for this presentation on how Ukraine has used nation-branding techniques to engage global publics through promotion and consumption
Book Launch with Poets Yaryna Chornohuz and Amira El-Zein
Please join Arrowsmith Press at the Grolier Poetry Book Shop for their 2026 Fall Book Launch, with a pre-event reception hosted by HURI.
Evidence of Genocide in Ukraine: Acts, Intent, and the Targeting of National Identity
Learn about the legal and factual evidence documenting Russiaโs genocidal acts and intent in Ukraine in this panel discussion hosted by the International Human Rights Clinic at Harvard Law School.
When the Ukrainian Sun Rises: From the Holodomor to the Frontlines in Moscow's Century of Violence
Learn how Ukrainian leaders draw on historical legacies of Soviet violence to navigate present-day existential threats in this book talk by Kristina Hook, Assistant Professor of Conflict Management, Kennesaw State University.
Disciplined Happiness: Girl Drummers and the Spectacle of Social Reproduction in Soviet Kyiv
Join the Mahindra Humanities Center for this lecture with Maria Sonevytsky on how gendered musical discipline at the postwar Kyiv Palace of Pioneers molded children for the envisioned Communist future.
