Friends in Belfast, I'll be speaking at the 'Love & War: 1914-2024' conference on 17 May. I'll have some time to explore the city the following day—it's my first visit to Belfast. Do share your recommendations!
Conference info: qub.ac.uk/Research/GRI/m…

CONCERT FOR UKRAINE
19 May

A fundraiser organised by & featuring Ukrainian jazz harpist Alina Bzhezhinska AlinaHipHarp
W/ Tony Kofi #NikiKing jo harrop #AlexWebb #GéNIA
and celebrating Ukrainian writers Kateryna babkina & Olesya Khromeychuk

thecockpit.org.uk/show/concert_f…
#jazz #londonjazz

The parallels between Russia's war against Ukraine and Nazi imperialism during WWII are as obvious as they are unsettling. Watch Timothy Snyder in a short video created by Ukrainian Institute London and Ukrainian Institute as part of our 2021 series '10 Things Everyone Should Know About Ukraine'.

The Tailor of Inverness premiere London run opens in ONE WEEK at the Finborough Theatre!

There is still time to book your tickets, but grab them before they are gone 👉 finboroughtheatre.co.uk/production/the…

It would be funny if it weren't so sad.

Two more syllables.

That's all it takes to turn 'War in Ukraine' into 'Russia's War in Ukraine'.

In that one breath, journalists and politicians perform a public service by reminding publics of the state actor responsible for death and destruction in Europe. Is it so hard?

This May we mark 80 years since the brutal deportation of the Crimean Tatars, an event that ultimately claimed the lives of tens of thousands of victims – mostly women, children, and the elderly.

16 May, 17:30; Trinity College, Cambridge. Register here:
eventbrite.co.uk/e/stalins-depo…

Maria Berlinska is a force of nature. I first met her right after the Maidan, and, since then, she's done incredible work for Ukraine as a whole and for countless individuals. I'm thrilled to be in conversation with her on 14 May, 6:30pm. Join us! Tickets: buytickets.at/ukrainianinsti…

The Death of a Soldier Told by His Sister ebook is only 99p until the end of May! Get yours here: amzn.eu/d/9KquGEE Paperback and audiobook versions are also available.

🇺🇦 Last chance to enrol in our Ukrainian language school!
😌 Don’t miss out on this opportunity to join our community of learners
🔗 ukrainianinstitute.org.uk/language-schoo…

CfA: Center for Urban History announces a scholarship program for scholars in Ukraine supported by IWM, which arose as a result of the humanitarian crisis caused by Russia's war in Ukraine.

📌Deadline: May 26, 2024.

🖇️Read the full text of the Call and share: lvivcenter.org/en/updates/iwm…

Watch Georgia. Pro-Russian government there is trying to reverse the country's course towards the EU integration and is cracking down on democracy. People do not agree and protest. In pure Russian style, the government gave orders to use violence against peaceful protesters

📢 NEW EVENT: Join us for a discussion with Maria Berlinska, a veteran of the Russo-Ukrainian war, co-founder of the Women's Veteran Movement, and the leader of Victory Drones.
📅 14 May | 18:30
🎟️Book your tickets: app.tickettailor.com/events/ukraini…

“We can't share our trauma with you, but if Putin executes his march on Berlin - we can share our children's literature with you on how to speak about war with kids”- Ukrainian writer Olena Stiazhkina speaking at Leipzig Book Fair

Last call for submissions! Deadline: 30 April 2024.
ukrainianinstitute.org.uk/ukrainian-lite…

It's hard to believe that Maria Montague will soon be working for Ukraine not from across the desk but from across the pond! We'll miss her greatly at the UIL, but we know her many talents will be a huge asset to HURI Harvard. Good luck, Maria! 💙💛

Last call for submissions! Deadline: 30 April 2024.
ukrainianinstitute.org.uk/ukrainian-lite…

📼 Why is Ukraine's civil society so strong?

Listen to Olesya Khromeychuk (director of Ukrainian Institute London) speaking at the The BEARR Trust online lecture.

The full recording is here: lnkd.in/eddimM62

This lecture marked the re-launch of our #UkraineAppeal 👇

bearr.org/2024/02/19/rel…

The explosion at the Chornobyl nuclear power plant 38 years ago is an example of the deep and lasting pollution of the environment Svitlana Matviyenko discusses in “Vertical Occupation”. Read her essay in the London Ukrainian Review issue “War on the Environment”.

londonukrainianreview.org/posts/vertical…

🌍London Ukrainian Review editor Dr Sasha Dovzhyk reads 'Witnesses of War Crimes' by Kateryna Mikhalitsyna, translated by Hanna Leliv, at the Ukrainian Institute London / The RSA event.
🔵Read the poem here: londonukrainianreview.org/posts/two-poem….
🟡Watch the full recording: youtube.com/watch?v=aIN-oV… #EarthDay .