Slavic Studies

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Serhii Plokhy, professor in Ukrainian history: “Land doesn’t buy peace in the case of Ukraine”

Serhii Plokhy, professor in Ukrainian history at Harvard University and director of the Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute, in a conversation on the history of Ukraine, knowledge production, decolonization, the role of the Church and the ongoing war, with Professor Barbara Törnquist-Plewa.

By Barbara Törnquist-Plewa April 16, 2025

“‘Historical consciousness’ imposed from above is always dangerous”

In a conversation with Irina Sandomirskaja, Luba Jurgenson explores how the epoch-making event of Russia’s war in Ukraine has led to changes in the research field Slavic Studies, particularly memory studies and the studies of camp literature. They discuss how ideas of repetition and the return of history have a new resonance, and how increasing concerns are impacting a historical consciousness that demands epistemic justice.

By Irina Sandomirskaja April 16, 2025