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In the aftermath of the Bolshevik Revolution that saw the Communist party under Lenin seize control of Russia, the country was plunged into Civil War. Counter-revolutionary forces under...

The (Un)finished Second World War While WWII officially began in 1939 and ended in 1945, Ukraine’s experience tells a different story. This lecture explores how the war in Ukraine started earlier, continued long...

Memory Wars' about the Second World War in Ukraine During the Second World War, Ukraine experienced multiple overlapping narratives shaped by diverse national and social groups under changing regimes. This lecture...

What comes to your mind when you think about Ukraine's role in the Second World War? The Red Army? Soviet propaganda films? Perhaps some fragmented stories about battles and resistance? Yet, these glimpses...

He was the first African American nominated for vice president of the United States. He escaped enslavement to become one of America's most prominent abolitionists, an advisor to Lincoln... and a Republican statesman...

Colonial Policies in Soviet Ukraine: Stalin, Hitler, and the 'Traitor Nations' How did Stalin and Hitler use repression, forced labour, and ethnic cleansing to reshape...

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Ukraine on the Eve of WWII: Life Under a Permanent State of Emergency (1920s–1930s) How did the Soviet Union’s preparations for war transform everyday life in Ukraine? And...

Historical documentary on the Amistad Rebellion On the night of 30 June to 1 July 1839, 53 recently captured Africans revolted against their jailers on the Spanish schooner La Amistad...

The Cold War and Ukraine: East-Central Europe and Ukraine in the Soviet security system This lecture explores how WWII reshaped East-Central Europe and how Ukraine became...