During our unit on technology, Professor Dibrova asked the class what we anticipated, both good and bad, as we witness incredible advances in technology and automation. We talked about surgical advances with robotics and the complicated ethics of self-...
When I first read the description of Professor Dibrova’s Ukrainian for Reading Knowledge class, I knew how I would like to spend this summer. As a J.D./Ph.D. student interested in the relationship between law and politics in...
On top of immersing myself in Ukrainian for Reading Knowledge this summer, I also began compiling a resource guide on open access digital sources for Ukrainian history. This project is overseen by HURI director Serhii Plokhii and Petro Jacyk...
On August 24, 2021, Ukraine celebrates the 30-year anniversary of its declaration of independence from the Soviet Union. This year's Independence Day remains particularly poignant as Ukraine continues to struggle against Russian aggression and the illegal annexation of Crimea.
Five years ago, we asked students in the 2016 Harvard Ukrainian Summer Institute class to comment on the 25th anniversary of Ukraine's independence. This year, we've...
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 someone who lived through...
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 more than just a...
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 Russian Affairs at the...
“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 because I like...
While looking for materials for Ukrainian listening practice this summer, I came across a news report featuring Ukrainian militia groups and their role in the conflict in eastern Ukraine. I became more interested in the role non-governmental actors play in the conflict and started reading about Western security contractors expanding into Ukraine. What I found has profound implications, not only for Ukraine, but for the world.... Read more about Ukraine and the Expansion of Private Security into Air Power
During our unit on technology, Professor Dibrova asked the class what we anticipated, both good and bad, as we witness incredible advances in technology and automation. We talked about surgical advances with robotics and the complicated ethics of self-...
When I first read the description of Professor Dibrova’s Ukrainian for Reading Knowledge class, I knew how I would like to spend this summer. As a J.D./Ph.D. student interested in the relationship between law and politics in...
On top of immersing myself in Ukrainian for Reading Knowledge this summer, I also began compiling a resource guide on open access digital sources for Ukrainian history. This project is overseen by HURI director Serhii Plokhii and Petro Jacyk...
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 someone who lived through...
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 more than just a...
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 Russian Affairs at the...
“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 because I like...
While looking for materials for Ukrainian listening practice this summer, I came across a news report featuring Ukrainian militia groups and their role in the conflict in eastern Ukraine. I became more interested in the role non-governmental actors play in the conflict and started reading about Western security contractors expanding into Ukraine. What I found has profound implications, not only for Ukraine, but for the world....