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Research and Resources

Cambridge Ukrainian Studies Resources

Research Projects

Cambridge Ukrainian Studies engages in leading interdisciplinary research on the culture and society of Ukraine. It organises this research into six broad projects:

The Cambridge Ukrainian Studies Podcast

A regular series featuring lectures and discussions about Ukrainian culture and society with scholars, students, and artists around the world. It is also available on iTunesU.

Videos

Videos of many of our events and activities are now archived on our new YouTube channel.

Event Programme Archive

Ukrainian Studies Internships and Travel Grants

For students in Papers SL 9 and SL 10 who wish to travel to Ukraine over the Christmas or Easter vacations to improve their Ukrainian language skills and explore contemporary Ukrainian culture first-hand, Cambridge Ukrainian Studies offers a select number of small grants to help defray the cost of airfare. We also now help facilitate internship placements at leading cultural and political institutions in Ukraine.

'Not knowing Ukrainian would have denied me access to all of the experiences I prized most about my trip. Letting the language fall from usage, or from academic interest, would be to fossilize and bury a nation that has so much to offer.' A 2011-12 travel grant recipient

'My time in Ukraine was incredibly valuable in many senses and did not only back up the cultural knowledge needed for Paper SL 9. Talking to people personally helped me to understand the inequalities of European immigration legislation, which is biased against Ukraine; socio-linguistic issues; and the way politics impacts on everyday business decisions.' A 2009-10 travel grant recipient 

Ukrainian Studies Online Resources

selection of links to websites that may be useful to students of Ukraine. The listing of a link does not imply any endorsement by the University of Cambridge.

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Latest News

Rory Finnin Wins Two Prestigious ASEEES Book Prizes

21 September 2023

We are delighted to share that Professor Rory Finnin has been awarded two prestigious prizes by the Association for Slavic, East European & Eurasian Studies (ASEEES) for his book Blood of Others: Stalin's Crimean Atrocity and the Poetics of Solidarity (University of Toronto Press, 2022). These ASEEES prizes follow on from two other awards for Blood of Others announced earlier this year.

Lecture by Professor Michael Moser: Revisiting the History of the Ukrainian Language

9 February 2023

The lecture is a part of the Slavonic Section Series 'Rethinking Slavonic Studies.' Prof Moser will examine the history of the Ukrainian language, looking deep into its medieval roots. Although the Ukrainian language received its name comparatively late it is as deeply rooted in the past as any other Slavonic language...