Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies

Inviting proposals for October’s symposium. Join the global conversation shaping the future of Ukrainian studies: ualberta.ca/en/canadian-in…

Explore how diverse communities have shaped and been shaped by the environment across history. Part of the “Rethinking Ukraine’s Environment” series, this session powerfully connects culture and ecology. 26 March | 10AM MT | Online | Info & register: ualberta.ca/en/canadian-in…

CIUS welcomed Ukraine’s Ambassador to Canada, Andriy Plakhotniuk, for his first official visit to @UAlberta. 🇨🇦-🇺🇦 academic collaboration, support for displaced Ukrainian scholars & the vital role of universities in defending truth and democratic values were discussed.

Now in its 4th year, the Ukrainian Film Festival in AB will take place in #YEG & #YYC this April! For locations, show times, & tix: ukrfilmfestival.com

Join us in Edmonton for the launch of Henry Prown’s Communist Propaganda in Pre-Cold War America: The Daily Worker and the Great Depression. 📍 Henderson Hall,@UAlberta 
🗓 27 March 2026 | 12 p.m.
Free — no registration required. Co-sponsored by @UofA_HC @BloomsburyAcad

March 23: Launching our new global online course, “Famine as Genocide: The Holodomor in Ukraine.” Explore the Holodomor in the broader history of genocide & the weaponization of hunger. Free on Coursera. Sign up for launch updates: ualberta.ca/en/canadian-in… Please share.

“Recentering the Humanities: Ukraine and the World” International Symposium 28–30 Oct. 2026 | Edmonton, AB, Canada More: ualberta.ca/en/canadian-in… Registration opening Spring 2026!

In 2026, CIUS celebrates 50 remarkable years. Honour the past, embrace the future, and find out more: ualberta.ca/en/canadian-in…

Warm thoughts and best wishes for the holiday season! Thank you for making our work possible with your continued support. -From the Director and staff of the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies

November 22 marks Holodomor Memorial Day. Join others around the world in remembering and honouring the millions of lives lost by learning about and sharing the once-hidden actualities of this black mark on history. Visit CIUS's HREC to discover more: holodomor.ca

COMING SOON: A 13-module MOOC from @HolodResearchEd on the Holodomor, the 1932-33 genocide famine in Ukraine. Join experts in exploring the Holodomor’s impact & significance—online and for free. Learn more & become the first to know when it launches: ow.ly/WPAF50Xui1i

Please share this fact sheet on Ukraine with anyone who needs it. understandingwar.org/backgrounder/u…

Just a note for your calendars…keep your 👀 on CIUS’s social media for more information to come! #ShevchenkoLecture #UkrainianStudies

CIUS reaffirms its commitment to advancing the study of Indigenous-Ukrainian relations by offering the 2025-26 CIUS Research Grant for the Study of Indigenous-Ukrainian Relations in Canada. Get more info & apply: bit.ly/4fUJds9 Deadline is 20 Jan.

We are delighted to announce that on 𝟮𝟭–𝟮𝟮 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱, the 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗨𝗸𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀’ online analytical publication, 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘶𝘮 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘜𝘬𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘚𝘵𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴, will host an international conference in Ottawa, Canada, titled “𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗼-𝗨𝗸𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗪𝗮𝗿: 𝗥𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗮’𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗮𝗿𝗳𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲. This conference will bring together experts to analyze and discuss, from diverse perspectives, the propaganda and disinformation strategies Russia has employed in Ukraine and other countries to destabilize political and social conditions. 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲: ruwconference.ca

The Conquest Prize is presented to the author of an outstanding article that contributes to a fuller understanding of the Holodomor. $2500 CAD prize; submission deadline is Jan 20, 2025. More info: bit.ly/40fDqJ9

To our friends, colleagues, & community members in Canada, Ukraine, and around the world—we extend our gratitude for your continued support of CIUS in 2024. From each member of the CIUS team, we wish you a warm and memorable holiday season & a refreshed outlook for the new year.

Listen in as Frank Sysyn, @SPlokhy, Nancy Kollman, & Zenon Kohut discuss 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘜𝘬𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘦—their book discussion is now available on CIUS’s YouTube channel. youtube.com/watch?v=GQQYnW… @UofA_Arts @StanfordHistory

While in-person attendance will be limited, the conference will also be broadcast live online. For more information and to register, please visit ruwconference.ca. #UkrainianStudies #Conference #Disinformation #Ottawa #YOW

This forum will bring together specialists from Canada & other countries—including professional journalists, media experts, political scientists, sociologists, and anthropologists—to examine the disinformation warfare strategies Moscow uses.

On 21–22 Feb 2025, CIUS’s @UkrStudiesForum will host an int'l invitational conference—“The Russo-Ukrainian War: Russia’s Information Warfare Strategies in Comparative Perspective”—generating ideas & solutions to counter Russia's practiced and extensive propaganda machine.