One hundred years ago, amid the frost of 1918, the world witnessed the emergence of an independent Ukraine. This winter, the 海角社区 explores the dynamics and implications of this emergence with prominent public lectures by renowned scholars Mykhailo Minakov (8 February), Mark von Hagen (23 February), and Tamara Hundorova (8 March).
The presentations are part of the Revolution听lecture series organised by , the , and the at the 海角社区. Free and open to the public, they will be held in the Umney Theatre of Robinson College, 海角社区 at 17:30.
鈥楿kraine upends conventional understandings of what is too broadly called the 鈥淩ussian Revolution鈥�, which was neither simply Russian nor one revolution鈥�, explains Dr Rory Finnin, Director of 海角社区 Ukrainian Studies and Chair of CamCREES. 鈥楾he fall of the Russian Empire unleashed a series of revolutions, which were not only about land and economic justice, but also about national self-determination and the abuses of colonialism. In 1918 they laid the ground for a progressive, internationally-recognised, independent Ukrainian state project 鈥� which, while short-lived, defied the geopolitical odds.
"In 1918 they laid the ground for a progressive,听internationally-recognised, independent Ukrainian state project 鈥� which, while short-lived, defied the geopolitical odds." Dr Rory Finnin
鈥榃hat distinguishes this lecture series鈥�, notes Finnin, 鈥榠s our acknowledgement of the complexity of these events and our incorporation of diverse, interdisciplinary perspectives from scholars of both Ukraine and Russia.鈥�
The Revolution series continues on Thursday, 8 February with a lecture by Professor Mikhail Minakov (Kyiv-Mohyla Academy) on the 鈥楥ycles of Revolution in Ukraine鈥�.听It will be followed on Friday, 23 February by the Sixteenth Annual Stasiuk Lecture in Contemporary Ukrainian Studies, which will be delivered by Professor Mark von Hagen (Arizona State University) on 鈥楤rest-Litovsk and the Making of Modern Ukraine and Russia鈥�. Tickets to von Hagen鈥檚 Stasiuk Lecture are free with registration at . The Revolution series concludes on 8 March with a lecture by Professor Tamara Hundorova (Ukrainian Academy of Sciences) on 鈥楻evolution and Literature鈥�.
