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Lecture
Tuesday 19 April 2022

Tadeusz Iwański

Mapping the History And Politics of Ukraine
Urged by the devastating events in Ukraine, DAE Lecture Series has inaugurated special lectures and events devoted to discussing the political, historical, and cultural circumstances of the current war in Ukraine and the region at large. Spanning across three lectures between April and May, these lectures will tackle the issues in three stages: The first will be dedicated to Ukraine’s political and historical background and its relation to the region. The second will provide a background on decolonial thought in Eastern Europe. And the final lecture will seek to generate clarity on how disinformation and propaganda should be questioned, and ask how we should better navigate this across social media.

About Tadeusz

Tadeusz Iwański is a Senior Research Fellow, Head at the Department for Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova, specialising in Ukrainian internal & foreign policy. He graduated from Ukrainian Philology and the Center for Eastern Europe at the University of Warsaw. He also studied at the University of Ivan Franko in Lviv, and at the School for Social Sciences, and at the Institute of History both at the Polish Academy of Sciences. In Centre for Eastern Studies since 2011.

About the lecture

The Ukrainians’ path to an independent state has been centuries-long and bumpy. With ethnic lands conquered by the surrounding empires, it became possible only after the collapse of the Soviet Union. 31 years marked with war and revolutions made Ukraine more durable and the Ukrainians more self-aware. The ongoing brave resistance to the war of aggression ultimately cuts all ties with the former long-lasting patron and occupant, Russia, transforming the nation’s identity.

Event date

Tuesday 19 April 2022
19h00 - 20h30