Centre for Ukrainian Canadian Studies, UM

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CUCS Lecture Series

How and why Marsha Skrypuch wrote the “Kidnapped from Ukraine” trilogy

Date and Time: Thursday, December 4, 2025, 12 PM CST

Location: Online via Zoom

Register in advance for this meeting:https://t.co/rO4mGmaG4X

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We had the pleasure of hosting Professor Serhy Yekelchyk for the Iraida and Michael Tarnawecky 2025 Distinguished Lecture, titled “Two Russian Invasions a Century Apart: Echoes of 1917–21 in the Current Russo-Ukrainian War.”
Thank you to everyone who joined us.

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CUCS Reading Club

We are continuing our exploration of “Paradise Acres: The Stry-Ker Family Saga” by Molly Anne Warring. Chapters 35–79.

The session will take place on Thursday, 11 December 2025, at 12:00 PM CST, online via Zoom.

Registration link: https://t.co/XjN6XlnkYf

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CUCS Lecture Series

The Holodomor As History and Heuristic

Speaker: Dr. Henry H. Prown (University of Alberta)

Date and Time: Friday, November 21, 2025, 12 PM CST
Location: Online via Zoom

Register in advance for this meeting: https://t.co/pOofpB3iB9

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Professors Iraida and Michael Tarnawecky 2025 Distinguished Lecture

“Two Russian Invasions a Century Apart: Echoes of 1917–21 in the Current Russo-Ukrainian War” by Serhy Yekelchyk

Thursday, 30 October 2025, 7 PM CST

Cross Common Room (108), St. John's College, UM

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CUCS Lecture Series

Voices and Visions: Ukraine in The Working Woman Magazine

Speaker: Oksana Klymenko (Postdoctoral Fellow, CUCS)

Date and Time: Thursday, October 16th, 2025, 1 PM CST
Location: Online via Zoom

Register in advance for this meeting: https://t.co/fqzWp7uCkv

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CUCS Reading Club

Paradise Acres: The Stry-Ker Family Saga by Molly Anne Warring (Chapters 1-34).

The session will take place on Thursday, 23 October 2025, at 12:00 PM CST, online via Zoom.

Zoom registration link:
https://t.co/5ycXZcUWis

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CUCS Lecture Series

Stories from the Diaspora: Ukrainian Canadian Experiences after 2022

Speaker: Sophia Jewell (University of Alberta)

Date and Time: Thursday, September 18th, 2025, 12 PM
Location: Online via Zoom

Register in advance for this meeting: https://t.co/YhtFHms7Iq

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CUCS Reading Club Events

Part 1. Public Presentation and Q&A with Pam Clark
Wednesday, May 28th
12 PM CST, Online via Zoom: https://t.co/VodywosA13

Part 2. Reading Club Discussion – Kalyna.
Thursday, May 29th
12 PM CST, Online via Zoom: https://t.co/rakCJMRhqq

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CUCS Lecture Series

From Dispossession to Return: Soviet Colonialism and Crimean Tatars Homecoming

Speaker: Dr. Martin-Oleksandr Kisly

Date and Time: Tuesday, May 13th, 2025, 12 PM
Location: Online via Zoom

Register in advance for this meeting:
https://t.co/MLlAk3fDYg

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CUCS Reading Club

We are pleased to announce that our next reading club meeting will focus on Kalyna by Pam Clark.

This session will take place on Thursday, May 29, from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM CST.

Register in advance for this meeting: https://t.co/Xmxq61q13o

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CUCS Lecture Series

Celebrating Ukrainian Easter on the Prairies

Speaker: Natalie Kononenko, Professor, University of Alberta

Date and Time: Thursday, 24 April, 12 PM
Location: Online via Zoom

Register in advance for this meeting: https://t.co/tnBv9qwU3o

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Learn more about the Ukrainian Canadian Heritage Studies at the UM Open House - booth #35.

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CUCS @cdssuofm Lecture Series

Strategy & Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

Speaker: Maj. David Smith (ret.)
Date and Time: Tuesday, 4 February, 06:00–07:00 PM (CST)
Location: Online via Zoom
https://t.co/EIazHzMUgu

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CUCS Reading Club Events

Q&A with Diana Stevan
📅 Wednesday, February 5th
⏰ 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CST
https://t.co/IXRsTB0MJO

Reading Club Discussion – Paper Roses on Stony Mountain
📅 Thursday, February 6th
⏰ 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM CST
https://t.co/95X1AX26Mn

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CUCS Lecture Series: Japanese Diplomacy in Soviet Ukraine (1926–1937)

Speaker: Dr. Svitlana Pavlenko, Visiting Scholar, Department of German & Slavic Studies/History, UM

Jan 30, 2025 12:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
Meeting ID 648 1140 1666
https://t.co/8HpwVVwm68

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📖CUCS Reading Club📖

Join us this February for an engaging discussion on Paper Roses on Stony Mountain (Lukia's Family Saga Series) by Diana Stevan.

Come prepared to share your thoughts and insights after reading the book.

Happy reading.

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Tomorrow!

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📚CUCS Reading Club📚

We are pleased to announce that our next reading club meeting will focus on Sons of the Soil by Illia Kiriak ( Book/Part 2).

This session will take place on Friday, December 6th, from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM CST.

Register here: https://t.co/wtNJ0c5yfU

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📚CUCS Lecture Series 📚

Topic: Ukrainian Canadian Community in Russian Television (2014-2023): Exploratory Observations by Dr. Roman Kalytchak.

Date: Wednesday, December 4, 2024, 1:00 – 2:30 PM PM Central Time (US and Canada).

Location: Classroom D, St. Andrew’s College.

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Research Project: Settlement Experiences of Ukrainian CUAET Students Pursuing Post-Secondary Education at the UofM from 2022 to 2024?

Interested in participating? Contact: Ms. Yulia Ivaniuk Squires: [email protected]