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: https://t.co/ss1Nc4tdVr

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: https://t.co/obWQaXoZuN

#StandWithUkraine

Please share this fact sheet on Ukraine with anyone who needs it. https://t.co/9coF4XQAmT

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: https://t.co/R2TzHChopS 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

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: https://t.co/gMhzDoYhyB

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. https://t.co/mWjx0a6nX5 @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 https://t.co/MHHkvhWiEZ. #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.

You can now watch a fascinating exploration of the publication 𝘛𝘩𝘦 ‘𝘓𝘷𝘪𝘷 𝘚𝘰𝘣𝘰𝘳’ 𝘰𝘧 1946 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐𝘵𝘴 𝘈𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘩 on CIUS’s YouTube channel: https://t.co/FJGGyh1qPo With @CrunchMasterByz, @HJColeman68 #UkrainianStudies

TODAY! There's still time to RSVP to the discussion of Zenon Kohut's forthcoming book 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘜𝘬𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘦! Join us at 11 a.m. MST via Zoom. Register: https://t.co/09UJZawyVK @H__Ukraine @UofA_HC @UofA_Arts @HURI_Harvard

Join us for an online talk on 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘜𝘬𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘦: 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵, 𝘊𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 1569–1714 (forthcoming, @McGillQueensUP). https://t.co/09UJZaw16c @StanfordHistory @UofA_HC

#ASEEES24 Today we remember the millions who died during the Holodomor. Find us at booth #102 to pick up your next book about the Holodomor.

#ASEEES24 So great to catch up with Marta Baziuk @HolodResearchEd in person. Our team coming together sharing great ideas and future projects.

CIUS’s Frank Sysyn will be co-presenting at @HURI_Harvard next week. Be sure to check out what should be a fascinating discussion! Register via the 🔗 below!