Ukraine
Art from Agony: Vasily Grossman and the Holocaust in Life & Fate
June 03, 2013 // 12:00pm — 1:00pm
The archival research of John and Carol Garrard has revealed Vasily Grossman's fictional projection to be based upon historical fact; they disclose what Grossman could not: the names and units of the perpetrators and collaborators. more
Patterns of Property Devolution among Ukrainian Peasants in Kiev and Kharkiv Provinces, 1861-1900(1986)
May 01, 2013
Washington, D.C.: Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars; Kennan Institute Occasional Paper Series #206, 1986. PDF 56 pages. more
The Archival Legacy of the Soviet Ukraine: Problems of Tracing the Documentary Records of a Divided Nation (1986)
May 01, 2013
Washington, D.C.: Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars; Kennan Institute Occasional Paper Series #203, 1986. PDF 24 pages. more
Assessing the Ukrainian Parliamentary Elections: Half-steps and Dissonance
Nov 01, 2012In the wake of the recent Ukrainian parliamentary elections on October 28, 2012, Kennan Institute Fulbright Scholar Mykhailo Minakov, who is an Associate Professor at the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, spoke with the Kennan Institute about issues surrounding the elections. Mary Elizabeth Malinkin, Kennan Institute, had the following discussion with him.
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Sep 11, 2012The Kennan Institute and its offices in Moscow and Kyiv are on Facebook! Like our pages to get exclusive updates on our scholars, alumni, and activities around the world.
Commemorating Chernobyl: 20 Years Later
Apr 03, 2006April 26, 2006 marks the 20th anniversary of the Chernobyl accident, which spewed tons of radioactive matter across Ukraine, Belarus, Russia, and parts of Europe. This Centerpoint cover story touches on the history, environmental impact and health controversy surrounding Chernobyl in advance of a Kennan Institute conference to commemorate the tragedy.
Art from Agony: Vasily Grossman and the Holocaust in Life & Fate
June 03, 2013 // 12:00pm — 1:00pm
The archival research of John and Carol Garrard has revealed Vasily Grossman's fictional projection to be based upon historical fact; they disclose what Grossman could not: the names and units of the perpetrators and collaborators.
Memory, Commemoration, Memorialization: Moscow’s Western Battlefields
April 18, 2013 // 3:30pm — 5:30pm
William Brumfield, Professor of Slavic Languages and Germanic Languages, Tulane University, presents an exploration of evolving Russian attitudes toward commemorating the catastrophic sacrifices of the first year (1941-1942) of the Great Fatherland War. This presentation focused on the author's recent field research and photography in the Viazma region of Smolensk oblast'.
D-Archives: How Digitizing Declassified Documents Can Restore Ukraine’s National Memory and Build an Independent, Democratic Country
April 16, 2013 // 3:30pm — 5:30pm
Volodymyr Viatrovych, historian and former Director, Security Services of Ukraine Special State Archive Department, discussed how Ukraine’s future as an independent country and democratic society rests on the proposition that restoring the nation’s historical memory is a critically important precondition to overcome Ukraine’s Soviet past and to bring about national reconciliation.
An Update from Ukraine
Blair Ruble, director of the Kennan Institute for Advanced Russian Studies; Mark Medish, a former senior staff member of the National Security Council who currently serves as executive vice president of APCO Worldwide