Megan Duncan Smith

storyteller @HURI_Harvard @ImperiiaProject @DCRES_Harvard @Harvard_History

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New from TCUP: @DVKirichenko reports from inside Ukraine’s “kill zone,” where drones hunt anything that moves — a firsthand account of how drone-dominated warfare looks on the ground.

https://t.co/OoQq1TQRYq

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SPECIAL EVENT on Friday, April 17th! This full-day workshop focuses on changes that the war brought about in Ukraine in the following areas: Politics & Ideology, Foreign Relations, Armed Forces, Religion & Language, Economic Impact, Demography & Population Movements.

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SPECIAL EVENT on April 8! @SPlokhy will deliver the 2026 Petryshyn Memorial Lecture: The Russo-Ukrainian War through the Eyes of a Historian. How important has the misuse of history been in the justification of this war, and what are the actual historical causes of the conflict?

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💡 “With its vast mineral and agricultural wealth, along with its military strength, Ukraine could be a ‘transformational’ member of the EU and NATO, Applebaum said.” 📘 Read the Harvard Gazette’s article about our event on March 4 with @anneapplebaum and @SPlokhy. 🔗Links below

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📣 SPECIAL EVENT on March 4! @anneapplebaum, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and journalist, will discuss the rise of autocratic regimes and policies in the modern world, and the ongoing Russian aggression against Ukraine in conversation with Harvard historian @SPlokhy.

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https://t.co/wC1c85YvvR captures everyday life during wartime & human stories behind the headlines

We’re honored the project's producer Alisa Sopova will join the “Solidarity under Occupation” panel at the TCUP Conference in Jan

🔗More info + register: https://t.co/2lyU350tKP

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📣 Enrollment is open for the 2026 Harvard Ukrainian Summer Institute! 💛 Participation in HUSI supports academic advancement and career development. 💵 Apply for funding from HURI by February 12, 2026. 💙 Visit the comments below to learn more and join us this summer! #HUSI2026

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“I hold anti-militarist views & that's why I became a proud member of the Armed Forces of Ukraine” — Maksym Butkevych

We’re honored to host Butkevych as the keynote speaker for the 2026 TCUP Conference at Harvard. His talk will explore solidarity within Ukraine & across borders

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🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦 Russia’s aggression has had paradoxical effects on gender & sexual politics in Ukraine—both opening spaces for advancing LGBTQ+ rights & spurring resistance from traditionalist groups. Learn about 🇺🇦's evolving LGBTQ+ activism landscape 10/31, online: https://t.co/UHIh8ReQ1g

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📣 Next week! @volodymyrkulyk4 will discuss language practices among both internally and externally displaced Ukrainians following Russia’s full-scale invasion.

🗓️ Wednesday, October 1 at 5 pm EDT

📍 Online and on campus

🔗 https://t.co/4dJgojwphE

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Leading national security expert @AVindman will discuss his latest book, hosted by Emily Channell-Justice and our Temerty Contemporary Ukraine Program.

📘 The Folly of Realism: How the West Deceived Itself About Russia and Betrayed Ukraine

📍Wed, Sept 17 at 5pm EDT. Hybrid

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🇺🇦 What lies beneath Ukraine’s “Cardboard Revolution”?

In a new TCUP commentary, Ukrainian public intellectual @YHlibovytsky unpacks why Ukrainians rose up to defend anti-corruption institutions—even amid full-scale war.

📍 Read the full article: https://t.co/WJcSGmEizS

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The Senkowsky Prize celebrates academic excellence at the Harvard Ukrainian Summer Institute (HUSI). Congratulations to the winners of the 2025 Senkowsky Prize for Achievement in Ukrainian Studies: Živa Benedejčič, Tomáš Čorej @CorejTomas, Julia Gerdner, and Chaya Steinsaltz!

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Students from Ukraine, Poland, Georgia, Slovenia, Slovakia, Hungary, France, Sweden, Iran, Singapore, Canada, and across the United States came to campus for the 55th Harvard Ukrainian Summer Institute. Learn more and join us in 2026!
https://t.co/alWTlBhFxu

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In TCUP’s latest commentary, Dr. Neringa Klumbyte & Dr @emm_mateo offer on-the-ground insight into how Ukraine’s civil society continues to defend democracy—even during full-scale war.
📍 Read the full article: https://t.co/WJcSGmEizS

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The @HarvardChanSPH is offering a FREE online course dedicated to the sustainable reconstruction of post-war 🇺🇦. Open to Ukrainian professionals in relevant fields. Learn more and apply by Aug. 24: https://t.co/lJfu1uUF3Q

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Anthropologist @channelljustice will present research based on interviews with Ukrainians internally displaced from Crimea and the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Her discussion will also explore ethical research practices during wartime. https://t.co/iJOsVu0dTr

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Join @HURI_Harvard for a hybrid lecture on anthropology during war. Emily @channelljustice will explore ethical research amid conflict, using 80 interviews with Ukrainians, collected btwn 2014-2016, as a lens into the experience of displacement. 7/30 https://t.co/4kPSlv4hEh

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Next week, Mykola Riabchuk will discuss the debates about “cancel culture” in the context of the Russian-Ukrainian War. Join us online or on campus. Wednesday, July 23 at 5 pm EDT. Learn more and register for Zoom >> https://t.co/xFmL9aOths

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Wednesday, 16 July at 5pm ET. Olga Iermolenko, a visiting scholar at @HarvardWCFIA, will speak on the use of social media by charitable organizations in Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War, focusing on @CharityPrytula. Join us online or on campus! https://t.co/UhGfJHkjgI