Protesters on the Maidan in Kyiv, Ukraine, December 9, 2013. Via Shutterstock.
This project created a productive dialogue among Ukrainian, Belarusian, and Russian intellectuals and artists who share the values of democratic governance, human and civil rights, and freedom of artistic expression, as well as among scholars of the recent history and culture of these three countries. An international conference at the Neubauer Collegium helped scholars, activists, artists, and civil society professionals better understand the complex interconnection of culture and politics in the region. A multi-day series of discussions, presentations, and performances showcased the three countries’ attempts to deal with the heritage of totalitarianism and pursuit of democratic reform, as well as raise the question of the role of art and culture in this endeavor.
Assistant Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures
Stanford University
Yuliya Ilchuk's major research interests fall under the broad heading of cultural exchange, interaction, and borrowing between Russia and Ukraine. Her first book, Nikolai Gogol: Performing Hybrid Identity (University of Toronto Press, 2021), revises Gogol’s identity and texts as...
Assistant Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies, Department of Comparative Literature
University of Chicago
Olga Solovieva works on developing interdisciplinary methodologies in the study of literature and culture. The major question of Solovieva's research and teaching is how to transgress academic boundaries in order to be able to grasp the full complexity of the cultural production that has so far...
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"What is a peace prize in time of war? A wishful projection? An unshakable belief in a common peaceful future against all odds?"
Ales Bialiatski, Belarusian human rights activist and participant in our conference on Cultures of Protest in Contemporary Ukraine, Belarus, and Russia was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2022.
In this interview at the “Cultures of Protest in Contemporary Ukraine, Belarus and Russia” workshop at the Neubauer Collegium, Olga V. Solovieva spoke with Belarusian Human Rights Activist Ales...
The participants at this roundtable discussion considered the work of archives and cultural institutions as a form of protest, with particular focus on contemporary Ukraine, Belarus, and Russia....
At this event, Siarhei Douhushau played a variety of Belarusian ethnic instruments and discussed Belarusian musical traditions with Natalla Hardzijenka.
Siarhei Douhushau...
The Trial (2018), a documentary by Ukrainian filmmaker Sergei Loznitsa, uses a remarkable trove of found footage to reconstruct one of Joseph Stalin's first show trials, which took place...
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"What is a peace prize in time of war? A wishful projection? An unshakable belief in a common peaceful future against all odds?"
Ales Bialiatski, Belarusian human rights activist and participant in our conference on Cultures of Protest in Contemporary Ukraine, Belarus, and Russia was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2022.
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In this interview at the “Cultures of Protest in Contemporary Ukraine, Belarus and Russia” workshop at the Neubauer Collegium, Olga V. Solovieva spoke with Belarusian Human Rights Activist Ales...
Carousel with 3 slides shown at a time. Use the Previous and Next buttons to navigate, or the slide dot buttons at the end to jump to slides.
The participants at this roundtable discussion considered the work of archives and cultural institutions as a form of protest, with particular focus on contemporary Ukraine, Belarus, and Russia....
Carousel with 3 slides shown at a time. Use the Previous and Next buttons to navigate, or the slide dot buttons at the end to jump to slides.
At this event, Siarhei Douhushau played a variety of Belarusian ethnic instruments and discussed Belarusian musical traditions with Natalla Hardzijenka.
Siarhei Douhushau...
Carousel with 3 slides shown at a time. Use the Previous and Next buttons to navigate, or the slide dot buttons at the end to jump to slides.
The Trial (2018), a documentary by Ukrainian filmmaker Sergei Loznitsa, uses a remarkable trove of found footage to reconstruct one of Joseph Stalin's first show trials, which took place...
