Generated by All in One SEO v5.0.0.1, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Ukrainian Institute London ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://uil.org.uk/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [All News](https://uil.org.uk/all-news/) - [Ukrainian Summer Intensive Courses 2026](https://uil.org.uk/beginner-ukrainian-spring-intensive-course/) - ABSOLUTE BEGINNER UKRAINIAN SUMMER INTENSIVE | ONLINE Weekdays — 2 hours daily, 10 days Times: 18:30/19:00 to 20:30/21:00 UK time — online course Point of contact: Oksana Popova (learnukrainian@uil.org.uk) Course outline This two-week intensive Ukrainian for beginners course is designed to give participants the opportunity to learn the basics of the Ukrainian language and discover more - [Ukrainian language school – Terms and Conditions](https://uil.org.uk/ukrainian-language-school-terms-and-conditions/) - There are 8 places available for each online and in-person group course and places will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis. If the course is fully booked, we will add your details to a waiting list and notify you if places become available. The course fees must be paid in full at the - [Terms and conditions - Ukrainian summer intensive course](https://uil.org.uk/terms-and-condition-ukrainian-intensive-summer-course/) - 1. We have only 8 places available for each online and in-person course and places will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis. If the course is fully booked, we will add your details to a waiting list and notify you if places become available. 2. Intensive Ukrainian for Beginners course fees must be - [Trustee Recruitment 2026](https://uil.org.uk/trustee-recruitment-2026/) - We are pleased to announce that Ukrainian Institute London is seeking to appoint two new Trustees to join our Board and help shape the next phase of our development. As a Trustee, you will help shape the strategic direction of the organisation, ensure strong governance, safeguard UIL’s independence and integrity, and support its long-term sustainability. - [Istoria: An Online Course in Ukrainian Hstory](https://uil.org.uk/istoria-an-online-course-in-ukrainian-hstory/) - 14 Feb - 4 Apr 2022 Istoria: an online course in Ukrainian history - [Ukrainian Literature in Translation Prize 2021](https://uil.org.uk/translation-prize-2021/) - The 2021 Ukrainian Literature in Translation competition focused on works by Lesia Ukrainka to commemorate the 150th anniversary of this pioneering feminist writer. The jury, composed of Halyna Hryn, Sasha Dugdale, and Uilleam Blacker, reviewed 33 anonymised submissions. The winner of the Translation Prize is Nina Murray for her translation from Lesia Ukrainka’s drama Cassandra. Daisy Gibbons received the second prize. - [Beginners’ Ukrainian summer intensive course](https://uil.org.uk/beginners-ukrainian-intensive-course/) - 11 August 2025 – 22 August 2025, in-person or online Weekdays — 2 hours daily, 10 days in total Times: 18:30/19:00 to 20:30/21:00 UK time — online or in-person courses Point of contact: Oksana Popova (learnukrainian@uil.org.uk) Course outline This two-week intensive Ukrainian for beginners course is designed to give participants the opportunity to learn the - [Literatura intensive summer course: 6 June – 25 July 2024](https://uil.org.uk/literatura-intensive-summer-course/) - Literatura intensive summer course: 10 June – 29 July 2025 Throughout its history, Ukrainian literature has struggled for its right to exist against larger powers, chief among which was the Russian Empire, later the USSR, and the Russian Federation as of 2025. Within the eight weeks of LITERATURA, we will discover key authors and look - [Ukraine Lab](https://uil.org.uk/ukraine-lab/) - UKRAINE LAB is an online writing residency for six emerging writers from Ukraine and the United Kingdom. In partnership with PEN Ukraine and the Ukrainian Institute, the Ukrainian Institute London will support the authors developmentally and financially to produce creative nonfiction pieces which will tackle global challenges through the prism of Ukraine. UKRAINE LAB is supported by the British Council under the UK/Ukraine Season of Culture 2022. - [What can you do to support Ukraine & Ukrainians?](https://uil.org.uk/russias-war-against-ukraine-what-can-you-do-to-support-ukraine-ukrainians/) - We have set up a separate page with useful links, information and guidance for UK hosts looking to support Ukrainians and for Ukrainians arriving in the UK. Support for displaced Ukrainians Humanitarian donations Physical Donations Help for Animals Defence Donations Comprehensive Donation Lists Support for Ukrainian Reporting Volunteering Demonstrations of Support Join a Demonstration Information - [Terms and conditions — beginners’ Ukrainian winter intensive course](https://uil.org.uk/terms-and-conditions-ukrainian-intensive-winter-course/) - We have only 8 places available for the two groups and places will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis. If the course is fully booked, we will add your details to a waiting list and notify you if places become available. The beginners’ Ukrainian winter intensive course fees must be paid in full at - [Ukrainian film festival 2024:
Reflections](https://uil.org.uk/ukrainian-film-festival-2024reflections/) - Ukrainian film festival 2024 Reflections The theme of this year’s festival is Reflections. This theme speaks about a search for oneself in challenging times, self-reflection and self-determination, the recognition of our past, and the acceptance of a present composed of countless fragments. This year, we dive into the majestic past of Ukrainian cinema and celebrate - [Beginners’ Ukrainian Intensive Spring Course](https://uil.org.uk/beginners-ukrainian-intensive-spring-course/) - 22 April – 3 May 2024 Monday–Friday — 2 hours daily, 10 days Times: 18:00/18:30 to 20:00/20:30 UK time — online course Point of contact: Oksana Popova (learnukrainian@uil.org.uk) Course outline This two-week Intensive Ukrainian for Beginners course is designed to give participants the opportunity to learn the basics of the Ukrainian language and learn more - [Terms and Conditions — Upper Beginners’ Ukrainian Intensive Spring Course](https://uil.org.uk/terms-and-conditions-upper-beginners-ukrainian-intensive-spring-course/) - Our courses are subject to quorum requirements; the minimum is 3 students, and the maximum is 8 students in the group. If the scheduled class does not reach the quorum number, the course may be cancelled. Ukrainian Language School Manager will inform the applicants, normally 5 days before the start of the course, and advise - [Ukrainian Literature in Translation Prize 2024](https://uil.org.uk/ukrainian-literature-in-translation-prize-2024/) - Ukrainian Literature in Translation Prize: submissions open 20 March to 30 April 2024 Ukrainian Institute London is delighted to announce the Ukrainian Literature in Translation Prize 2024. Translations from Ukrainian to English will be accepted until 23:59 BST on 30 April 2024; please adhere to the submission guidelines below or through the link. With this - [Ukrainian Literature in Translation Prize Winner](https://uil.org.uk/ukrainian-literature-in-translation-prize-2022/) - Ukrainian Literature in Translation Prize Winner We’re delighted to announce the winner of this year’s Ukrainian Literature in Translation Prize, Daisy Gibbons, for her translation of extracts from Artem Chekh’s wartime diaries and Olha Matsiupa’s play Pilates Time. “I’m so pleased that my translations are liked enough to have won an award. But what - [Vacancy: Public Relations and Growth Manager](https://uil.org.uk/vacancy-public-relations-and-growth-manager/) - Job description We are looking for a highly motivated individual to join the Ukrainian Institute London as our Public Relations and Growth Manager. You will be the driving force behind UIL’s PR and communications, and work closely with the Director to fuel our organisational growth. Your role will involve broadening and engaging UIL audiences, igniting - [Callout for volunteers! English school for displaced Ukrainians](https://uil.org.uk/callout-for-volunteers-english-school-for-displaced-ukrainians/) - We are seeking volunteers to help with our creche at West London Welcome, to look after children so that their parents can take English classes! Learning English is crucial for Ukrainians displaced by the war to adapt to life in London - but for many people it's not possible to attend classes if they can't - [Ukrainian Retrospective 2023](https://uil.org.uk/ukrainian-retrospective-2023/) - Ukrainian Retrospective 2023 The Ukrainian Institute London presents a retrospective of Ukrainian cinema, showcasing five iconic Ukrainian films at The Garden Cinema. This film series will uncover Ukraine’s rich cinematic heritage for London audiences, with each film introduced by a Ukrainian film expert. These screenings are held in partnership with Ukraine’s largest archive of classic - [Upper Beginners’ Ukrainian Intensive Winter Course](https://uil.org.uk/pre-intermediate-ukrainian-intensive-winter-course/) - 15 January – 19 January 2024 Monday–Friday — 2 hours daily, 5 days Times: 18:00/18:30 to 20:00/20:30 UK time — online course Point of contact: Oksana Popova (learnukrainian@uil.org.uk) Course outline This one-week Upper Beginners’ Ukrainian Intensive Winter Course aims to give students the opportunity to maximise their language-learning practice, broaden their vocabulary, and gain further - [Vacancy: Ukrainian language teacher](https://uil.org.uk/vacancy-ukrainian-language-teacher-2/) - The Ukrainian Institute London has opened applications for a Ukrainian language teacher to teach our Beginners’ and Upper Beginners’ groups in person and/or online. Role description: We are looking for an experienced teacher of Ukrainian as a foreign language to teach up to 3 groups (subject to demand) online and in person in London, starting - [UIL Literary Translation Workshop](https://uil.org.uk/uil-literary-translation-workshop/) - UIL Literary Translation Workshop Date: 16 December 2023 Location: online (Zoom) We are delighted to offer six up-and-coming literary translators working between Ukrainian and English an opportunity to hone their craft on and beyond the page with this online workshop. Three expert translators will provide their feedback on a sample translation; a literary agent and - [Welcoming our new Fellow!](https://uil.org.uk/welcoming-our-new-fellows/) - The Ukrainian Institute London is pleased to announce that Maryna Dubyna will be joining Olga Sydorushkina, Sofiia Melnyk and Olha Lupuliak on the UIL team as the newest member of the UIL’s Fellowship Programme for Displaced Ukrainians. Maryna Dubyna | Kultura Fellow As our new Kultura Fellow, Maryna Dubyna comees aboard to expand our programme - [Ukrainian Film Festival 2023:
Side by Side](https://uil.org.uk/ukrainian-film-festival-2023side-by-side/) - Ukrainian Film Festival 2023 Side by Side Side by Side, Ukrainian Institute London’s fourth annual Ukrainian Film Festival will present 5 screenings of feature, documentary, and short films, with each film providing a window into life in contemporary Ukraine, the astonishing resilience of its people, and the power of mutual support and solidarity in the - [VACANCY: UIL Capacity-Building Fellowships for Displaced Ukrainians (Paid)](https://uil.org.uk/vacancy-uil-capacity-building-fellowships-for-displaced-ukrainians-paid/) - UIL Kultura Fellow As part of our Fellowship programme for displaced Ukrainians, the Ukrainian Institute London is seeking to appoint a UIL Kultura Fellow to assist UIL’s Director in the development of the Kultura cluster of activities, which run in parallel to and complement the Literatura and Istoria clusters. The Ukrainian Institute London runs several - [Ukrainian for beginners | Intensive summer course](https://uil.org.uk/ukrainian-for-beginners-intensive-summer-course/) - 31 July to 11 August 2023 Monday-Friday – 2 hours daily, 10 days Times: 18:00/18:30 to 20:00/20:30 UK time – online course 18:00/18:30 to 20:15/20:45 with a 15-min break – in-person course in Paddington (London) Point of contact: Oksana Popova (learnukrainian@uil.org.uk) Course outline This two-week Intensive Ukrainian for Beginners course is designed to give participants - [VACANCY: Administrator](https://uil.org.uk/vacancy-administrator/) - The Ukrainian Institute London is seeking an experienced administrator to support us to sustain and expand our activities, and develop our administrative systems at this key stage of the UIL’s growth. About the Ukrainian Institute London The Ukrainian Institute London is an independent UK charity that champions Ukrainian culture and shapes the conversation about Ukraine - [CASSANDRA by Lesia Ukrainka](https://uil.org.uk/cassandra/) - Live Canon and Ukrainian Institute London present Lesia Ukrainka's CASSANDRA - [Callout for Ukrainian Language teachers (online & in person in London)](https://uil.org.uk/callout-for-ukrainian-language-teachers-in-person-in-london/) - We are looking for experienced teachers of Ukrainian as a foreign language to teach online and in person in London for the Ukrainian Institute London. Group classes take place on weekday evenings at 6 or 7pm. One-to-one classes take place at various times, depending of students' availability. Classes are for adults (18+). Online classes take - [Myths and Misconceptions about the Language Situation in Ukraine](https://uil.org.uk/myths-and-misconceptions-about-the-language-situation-in-ukraine/) - [Istoria: an online course in Ukrainian history](https://uil.org.uk/istoria-an-online-course-in-ukrainian-history/) - This online course is for anyone who is interested in Ukrainian history. The course will discuss contested historical issues from the legacy of Kyivan Rus to contemporary perceptions of the Donbas. It will examine the Ukrainian Revolution of 1917-21, the Holodomor, and the Second World War, looking at questions of individual survival, collective resistance and national culture. - [Women and War: A Staged Reading](https://uil.org.uk/women-and-war-a-staged-reading/) - [Luke Harding on Russia's Bloody War on Ukraine](https://uil.org.uk/luke-harding-on-russias-bloody-war-on-ukraine/) - [Exclusive interview with rock legend Eugene Hutz of Gogol Bordello](https://uil.org.uk/exclusive-interview-with-rock-legend-eugene-hutz-of-gogol-bordello/) - [An evening with Ukrainian writer Kateryna Babkina](https://uil.org.uk/an-evening-with-ukrainian-writer-kateryna-babkina/) - [Blood of Others: An Urgent New Cultural History of Crimea](https://uil.org.uk/blood-of-others-an-urgent-new-cultural-history-of-crimea/) - [Ukrainisation and Early Soviet Power in Ukraine](https://uil.org.uk/ukrainisation-and-early-soviet-power-in-ukraine/) - [Ukrainian Film Festival 2022: Ukraine Defiant](https://uil.org.uk/ukrainian-film-festival-2022-ukraine-defiant-2/) - [Theatre of War](https://uil.org.uk/theatre-of-war/) - [CASSANDRA at Omnibus Theatre | Trailer](https://uil.org.uk/cassandra-at-omnibus-theatre-trailer/) - [Fundraiser: An Exclusive Evening with Henry Marsh](https://uil.org.uk/fundraiser-an-exclusive-evening-with-henry-marsh/) - [Ukraine Fatigue: The Kremlin's Weapon of War - Olga Tokariuk](https://uil.org.uk/ukraine-fatigue-the-kremlins-weapon-of-war-olga-tokariuk/) - [Decolonising Western Coverage of Ukraine](https://uil.org.uk/decolonising-western-coverage-of-ukraine/) - [Avant-garde in Ukraine and Decoloniality](https://uil.org.uk/avant-garde-in-ukraine-and-decoloniality/) - [Ukraine Can Win](https://uil.org.uk/ukraine-can-win/) - [De-mining Ukraine](https://uil.org.uk/de-mining-ukraine/) - [Russian war crimes and human rights violations](https://uil.org.uk/russian-war-crimes-and-human-rights-violations/) - [Ukraine: Echoes From History | Serhii Plokhy](https://uil.org.uk/ukraine-echoes-from-history-serhii-plokhy/) - ['Who told you that I might be weak?’ The stories of Ukrainian resistance](https://uil.org.uk/who-told-you-that-i-might-be-weak-the-stories-of-ukrainian-resistance/) - [Russia’s Attack on Ukraine and the Responses in Belarus](https://uil.org.uk/russias-attack-on-ukraine-and-the-responses-in-belarus/) - [Dispatches from Ukraine](https://uil.org.uk/dispatches-from-ukraine/) - [Russia’s war against Ukraine: panel discussion with Ukrainian MPs](https://uil.org.uk/russias-war-against-ukraine-panel-discussion-with-ukrainian-mps/) - [Andrey Kurkov in conversation with Mark Forsyth](https://uil.org.uk/andrey-kurkov-in-conversation-with-mark-forsyth/) - [Can Europe sever its dependence on Russian gas?](https://uil.org.uk/can-europe-sever-its-dependence-on-russian-gas/) - [‘Cassandra’: rehearsed reading & conversation with translator](https://uil.org.uk/cassandra-rehearsed-reading-conversation-with-translator/) - [Escalation in Ukraine: what’s at stake for the West?](https://uil.org.uk/escalation-in-ukraine-whats-at-stake-for-the-west/) - [Nord Stream 2 and Russia’s Weaponisation of Energy](https://uil.org.uk/nord-stream-2-and-russias-weaponisation-of-energy/) - [Overcoming Fear and Anguish with Hope: How to Cope with Putin’s Aggression](https://uil.org.uk/overcoming-fear-and-anguish-with-hope-how-to-cope-with-putins-aggression/) - [Who is Lesia Ukrainka?](https://uil.org.uk/who-is-lesia-ukrainka/) - AUTHOR Dr Sasha Dovzhyk, Special projects curator at the Ukrainian Institute London and Associate Lecturer at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies, UCL A ‘Ukrainian woman’ Lesia Ukrainka is the pen name of the iconic Ukrainian writer Larysa Kosach. The literal meaning of ‘Ukrainka’ is ‘Ukrainian woman’. At the time of Ukrainka’s debut - [«Кассандра» Лесі Українки - безкоштовна вистава для переселенців 8 жовтня](https://uil.org.uk/кассандра-лесі-українки-безкоштов/) - П’єса Лесі Українки у виконанні провідного британського театру та у відзначеному нагородами перекладі Ніни Мюррей вперше побачить лондонську сцену! Увага! 8 жовтня, 15:00 — безкоштовна вистава для переселенців. Щоб забронювати квитки, звертайтесь за адресою info@uil.org.uk 4-16 жовтня у Omnibus Theatre відбудеться довгоочікувана премєра п’єси «Кассандра» видатної української авторки. Переклад англійською — Ніна Мюррей, лауреатки нагороди - [Ukrainian Film Festival 2022:
Ukraine Defiant](https://uil.org.uk/ukrainian-film-festival-2022-ukraine-defiant/) - Ukrainian Film Festival 2022 Ukraine Defiant Ukraine has astounded the world with its defiance, resistance and unity. Those qualities were not cultivated overnight; they are rooted in Ukraine’s history and culture. Ukraine Defiant, curated by the Ukrainian Institute London, showcases contemporary Ukrainian cinema - daring, challenging and unafraid of showing the reality of Russia’s ongoing - [A Quiet Night: A New Choral Piece in Solidarity with Ukraine](https://uil.org.uk/a-quiet-night-a-brand-new-choral-piece-in-solidarity-with-ukraine/) - In the midst of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, composer Natalia Tsupryk and Tom Herring, Artistic Director of the vocal collective SANSARA, have joined forces in solidarity with Ukraine. Together, they have created a brand-new choral piece: A Quiet Night. Nestled in the backstreets of West London’s Mayfair lies the beautiful Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral. The - [Ursula Woolley to become Chair of the Ukrainian Institute London](https://uil.org.uk/ursula-woolley-to-become-chair-of-the-ukrainian-institute-london/) - Robert Brinkley will step down in July 2022 from his role as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Ukrainian Institute London after six years. He will be succeeded by Ursula Woolley who is currently Secretary to the Board. Igor Hordiyevych will be Vice Chair. Robert said: “the Ukrainian Institute London has become ever more - [Callout for English teachers - Free English classes for displaced Ukrainian citizens](https://uil.org.uk/callout-for-english-teachers-free-english-classes-for-displaced-ukrainian-citizens/) - Following the successful launch of our English school in Paddington, we are now setting up additional classes in West London, in partnership with West London Welcome and supported by the Daisy Trust. We are seeking English teachers to hold classes twice per week, with a set time of 10:00-11:30am on Friday mornings in person in - [Istoria: organising the threads of the past to understand the present](https://uil.org.uk/istoria-organising-the-threads-of-the-past-to-understand-the-present/) - One student's reflections on the Ukrainian Institute London's online history course: Istoria. AUTHOR Chris Bilous is a Ukrainian Londoner living in Scotland, with a passion for languages, photography, and a free Ukraine. Part of the study of history is to organise the threads of the past so that we can understand the present. I, in - [Vacancy: Ukrainian language teachers](https://uil.org.uk/vacancy-ukrainian-language-teacher/) - The Ukrainian Institute London has an unprecedented number of enquiries from students wishing to learn Ukrainian and we are seeking additional Ukrainian language teachers to teach our groups at various levels, including for students with knowledge of other Slavonic languages and tailored beginners groups for UK hosts of displaced Ukrainians. We are looking for experienced - [Free English lessons for displaced Ukrainian citizens: Callout for teachers - deadline extended for in-person teachers](https://uil.org.uk/free-english-lessons-for-displaced-ukrainians-callout-for-teachers/) - We are seeking qualified English teachers to teach our English courses for displaced Ukrainians. - [Ukrainian Film Festival 2021:
Freedom on Screen](https://uil.org.uk/ukrainian-film-festival-2021-freedom-on-screen/) - From 22 November until 6 December, the Ukrainian Institute London and Cambridge Ukrainian Studies welcome audiences to the 2021 Ukrainian Film Festival, Freedom on Screen. Showcasing a dynamic and diverse selection of documentary and feature films, the festival marks 30 years of Ukraine's independent statehood by celebrating a spirit of creative freedom in contemporary Ukrainian cinema. - [Dr Rory Finnin joins the board of trustees of the Ukrainian Institute London!](https://uil.org.uk/dr-rory-finnin-joins-the-board-of-trustees-of-the-ukrainian-institute-london/) - We are delighted to announce that Dr Rory Finnin has joined the board of trustees of the Ukrainian Institute London. Dr Rory Finnin is the Founding Director of Cambridge Ukrainian Studies. Under Dr Finnin’s leadership, Cambridge Ukrainian Studies was made a permanent programme in 2010, enabling students to study Ukrainian language, culture, and history at - [10 Things Everyone Should Know About Ukraine - Short Films Promo.](https://uil.org.uk/10-things-everyone-should-know-about-ukraine-short-films/) - This winter, we will be launching a new video project, '10 Things Everyone Should Know About Ukraine: short films', supported by the Lysiak-Rudnytsky Ukrainian Studies Programme. - [Ukrainian Film Days 2019](https://uil.org.uk/ukrainian-film-days-2019/) - Ukrainian Film Days 2019 In December 2019, the Ukrainian Institute London and ArtHouse Traffic hosted Ukrainian Film Days, which showcased Ukraine’s fine tradition in film-making and a recent wave of innovation across the arts. Ukraine’s cinema industry has experienced a major renaissance following a revamp of state cultural policies and a sharp rise in interest - [Oleksandr Dovzhenko’s Silent Trilogy.
November 2017](https://uil.org.uk/oleksandr-dovzhenkos-silent-trilogy-november-2017/) - The Institute of Contemporary Art, London, (ICA), in partnership with the Ukrainian Institute in London and the Oleksandr Dovzhenko National Centre, Kyiv, Ukraine, with support from the Embassy of Ukraine, presented a retrospective of Oleksandr Dovzhenko’s silent film masterpieces – the so-called ‘Ukrainian trilogy’: “Zvenyhora”(1928), “Arsenal” (1929), and “Earth” (1930). These films were recently restored by the Oleksandr Dovzhenko National Centre. The modern version features new soundtracks created by contemporary composers from Ukraine and Great Britain. - [Book Club](https://uil.org.uk/book-club/) - [Jews and Ukrainians: Re-assessing the shared past and looking into the future](https://uil.org.uk/jews-and-ukrainians-re-assessing-the-past-and-looking-into-the-future/) - Since 2018, The Ukrainian Institute London and Ukrainian Jewish Encounter have partnered to co-host a number of events examining Jewish aspects of Ukrainian culture and history. Events have ranged from talks, to screenings, and journal launches. - [The Unknown Feminist of Fin-de-siècle Europe: Lesia Ukrainka](https://uil.org.uk/the-unknown-feminist-of-fin-de-siecle-europe-lesia-ukrainka/) - [Communist coverups: parallels between Chornobyl & Covid-19](https://uil.org.uk/communist-coverups-parallels-between-chornobyl-covid-19/) - [A Loss. The story of a dead soldier told by his sister: a conversation with Olesya Khromeychuk](https://uil.org.uk/a-loss-the-story-of-a-dead-soldier-told-by-his-sister-a-conversation-with-olesya-khromeychuk/) - [Meet Oksana Lyniv - Ukraine’s star conductor](https://uil.org.uk/meet-oksana-lyniv-ukraines-star-conductor/) - [London Ukrainian Review](https://uil.org.uk/london-ukrainian-review/) - London Ukrainian Review is a special publication of the Ukrainian Institute London. Dedicated to the three decades of Ukraine’s independence, it discusses the challenges of climate and sustainability, achievements in cinema, literature, academia, and the media, while looking ahead to what Ukraine has to offer to the world. Ukrainian Institute London hopes that this special publication will grow into a journal of culture, ideas, and new writing that will tackle global challenges through the prism of Ukraine while adopting a distinctly internationalist perspective on the Ukrainian past and present. - [Lesia Ukrainka at the British Library](https://uil.org.uk/lesia-ukrainka-at-the-british-library/) - On 16 November 2021, the Ukrainian Institute London, in partnership with the British Library, held an extraordinary event, discussing the work of Lesia Ukrainka. The speakers, Oksana Zabuzhko, Lucy Delap and Sasha Dovzhyk addressed what Oksana Zabuzhko called ‘a hole in European culture’ by situating the feminist and modernist writing of Lesia Ukrainka firmly in the European literary canon. - [Homeward | Evge | Додому (dir. Nariman Aliev) with Ukrainian Institute London](https://uil.org.uk/homeward-evge-dir-nariman-aliev-with-ukrainian-institute-london/) - Watch Homeward | Evge | Додому (2019), directed by Nariman Aliev with Ukrainian Institute London. 23 April - 13 June 2021. Drama | Crimean Tatar/Ukrainian/Russian | 98 min - [From Odessa With Love: book launch and conversation with Vladislav Davidzon](https://uil.org.uk/from-odessa-with-love-book-launch-and-conversation-with-vladislav-davidzon/) - [From Lviv to Luhansk: what does independence mean to Ukrainians?](https://uil.org.uk/from-lviv-to-luhansk-what-does-independence-mean-to-ukrainians/) - [Ukrainian workers and the national question in 1917](https://uil.org.uk/ukrainian-workers-and-the-national-question-in-1917/) - [80 years since Babyn Yar: Ukrainian-Jewish shared past in literature. English version](https://uil.org.uk/80-years-since-babyn-yar-ukrainian-jewish-shared-past-in-literature-english-version/) - [80 years since Babyn Yar: creating a more open culture of grief](https://uil.org.uk/80-years-since-babyn-yar-creating-a-more-open-culture-of-grief/) - How can literature help us to comprehend the tragedy of Babyn Yar? - [Love Fish (Риба Любов) by Iryna Shuvalova. From anthology 'Pray to the Empty Wells'.](https://uil.org.uk/love-fish-риба-любов-by-iryna-shuvalova-from-anthology-pray-to-the-empty-wells/) - [80-річчя трагедії Бабиного Яру: спільне українсько-єврейське минуле в літературі](https://uil.org.uk/80-річчя-трагедії-бабиного-яру-спільне/) - [Ukrainian Institute London Garden Party 2021](https://uil.org.uk/ukrainian-institute-london-garden-party-2021/) - [Bringing Ukraine’s culture to the world: shaping new narratives through art](https://uil.org.uk/bringing-ukraines-culture-to-the-world-shaping-new-narratives-through-art/) - [Ukraine at 30: Back to the 1990s. Online party.](https://uil.org.uk/ukraine-at-30-back-to-the-1990s-online-party/) - [A message from the Institute's patrons on the occasion of Ukrainian Independence Day.](https://uil.org.uk/a-message-from-the-institutes-patrons-on-the-occasion-of-ukrainian-independence-day/) - [Conversations about war but not only (Pозмови про Bійну і не тільки) by Iryna Shuvalova.](https://uil.org.uk/conversations-about-war-but-not-only-pозмови-про-bійну-і-не-тільки-by-iryna-shuvalova/) - [Charity Auction | Ukraine at 30](https://uil.org.uk/charity-auction-ukraine-at-30/) - Pair of blue champagne glasses with silver relief of Saint Sophia Cathedral belltower. In a gift box, height 22.5cm, made by V Solov'ev, Odessa. Starting price: £25 - [Remembering August 24, 1991](https://uil.org.uk/remembering-august-24-1991/) - Lesia Rudakewych Scholey looks back at her experiences of the early days of Ukraine's independence. - [Book Review: 'The Orphanage' by Serhiy Zhadan](https://uil.org.uk/book-review-the-orphanage-by-serhiy-zhadan/) - Serhiy Zhadan's The Orphanage, is a profoundly human tale of responsibility amidst collapse, and a timely reminder of Ukraine’s struggle for territorial integrity. AUTHOR Kieran Robinson, Politics (BScEcon, Cardiff University) and International Relations (MA, University of Birmingham) graduate. The Orphanage (Internat), originally published in 2017, is Serhiy Zhadan’s highly acclaimed war novel, depicting life in - [Andrei Sheptytskyi: a count who became a priest](https://uil.org.uk/andrei-sheptytskyi-a-count-who-became-a-priest/) - [The future of Donbas](https://uil.org.uk/the-future-of-donbas/) - [Nariman Aliev, director of Homeward, in conversation with Rory Finnin](https://uil.org.uk/nariman-aliev-director-of-homeward-in-conversation-with-rory-finnin/) - [The discovery and translation of the early works of Mykola Bazhan](https://uil.org.uk/the-discovery-and-translation-of-the-early-works-of-mykola-bazhan/) - [Vacancy: Fundraising Consultant (Volunteer Position)](https://uil.org.uk/vacancy-fundraising-consultant-volunteer-position/) - The Ukrainian Institute London is looking for a volunteer with fundraising experience to join our team. As a registered charity, we are proud to be 100% funded by donations, ticket sales and project funding, as this guarantees the Institute’s independence. We are seeking an individual who would proactively identify new sources of potential financial support - [Frenemies in a War Zone: On Andrey Kurkov’s “Grey Bees”](https://uil.org.uk/frenemies-in-a-war-zone-on-andrey-kurkovs-grey-bees/) - A review by Ukrainian Institute London’s Director Olesya Khromeychuk published by The Los Angeles Review of Books, 26 Jun 2021. - [Recovering family histories between Ukraine, Belarus, Poland and the UK](https://uil.org.uk/recovering-family-histories-between-ukraine-belarus-poland-and-the-uk/) - [The future of Donbas](https://uil.org.uk/the-future-of-donbas-blog/) - Escalating violence on the frontline and a Russian military build-up on Ukraine’s border thrust the Donbas region back into international headlines. Three thoughtful and thoroughly informed speakers gave deep insight into the long-term implications of these challenges - [Keynote speech 'Ukraine's legacy of the past and vision for the future' by Dr Olesya Khromeychuk, Director](https://uil.org.uk/keynote-speech-ukraines-legacy-of-the-past-and-vision-for-the-future-by-dr-olesya-khromeychuk-director-of-the-ukrainian-institute-london/) - Keynote speech 'Ukraine's legacy of the past and vision for the future' by Dr Olesya Khromeychuk, Director of the Ukrainian Institute London - [Our Special Seasons of Events](https://uil.org.uk/our-special-seasons-of-events/) - In addition to our regular programme of events, the Ukrainian Institute London has launched two new seasons of events: The Many Faces of Ukraine and The Donbas Season. - [Розмова з телеведучим Майклом Щуром / A conversation with Michael Shchur](https://uil.org.uk/розмова-з-телеведучим-майклом-щуром-a-conve/) - [New course: Ukrainian for Speakers of Other Slavonic Languages](https://uil.org.uk/new-course-ukrainian-for-speakers-of-other-slavonic-languages/) - Are you a fluent speaker of a Slavonic language? Do you understand Ukrainian well, but find it hard to express yourself? Ukrainian for Speakers of Other Slavonic Languages is designed for native or fluent speakers of another Slavonic language. Students will learn the grammar differences between Ukrainian and the Slavonic language that they already know, - [Crimea: seven years of occupation](https://uil.org.uk/crimea-seven-years-of-occupation-2/) - Seven years on, what are the key issues faced by the residents of Crimea, and what are the prospects for the peninsula’s return to Ukraine? - [Crimea: seven years of occupation](https://uil.org.uk/crimea-seven-years-of-occupation/) - [Vacancy: Ukrainian Language Teacher](https://uil.org.uk/vacancy-ukrainian-language-teacher/) - The Ukrainian Institute London has opened applications for a Ukrainian language teacher to teach our beginners and upper beginners groups. Role description: We are looking for a teacher (or more than one teacher) to teach 3 groups, starting from the week of 19 April. All groups are at beginners level: complete beginners on Mondays 6-8pm, - [10 Things Everyone Should Know About Ukraine](https://uil.org.uk/10-things-everyone-should-know-about-ukraine/) - '10 Things Everyone Should Know About Ukraine' is made in partnership with the Ukrainian Institute and H.S. Pshenychnyi Central State Film, Photo and Sound Archive of Ukraine. - [OUR NEW WEBSITE!](https://uil.org.uk/our-new-website/) - Welcome to our new website! A great deal of work has gone into creating the new website over the past 6 months and now we are delighted to be able to share it with you! - [30 years of women’s activism in Ukraine](https://uil.org.uk/30-years-of-womens-activism-in-ukraine-blog-post/) - What is the meaning of International Women’s Day in Ukraine? What does it mean to be a women’s activist in today’s Ukraine? - [Debora (Dvorah) Vogel: Yiddish Modernist Poetry from Lviv](https://uil.org.uk/debora-dvorah-vogel-yiddish-modernist-poetry-from-lviv/) - [‘Grey Bees’ by Andrey Kurkov. Discussion with the Author](https://uil.org.uk/grey-bees-by-andrey-kurkov-discussion-with-the-author/) - [Andy Hunder on Russian involvement in Ukraine and Oligarchs in London, Arise News](https://uil.org.uk/andy-hunder-on-russian-involvement-in-ukraine-and-oligarchs-in-london-arise-news/) - [Andy Hunder, Director of Ukrainian Institute London, speaks with ЧАС-TIME](https://uil.org.uk/andy-hunder-director-of-ukrainian-institute-london-speaks-with-час-time/) - [Ukrainian Professionals’ monthly networking group convenes at the Ukrainian Institute London](https://uil.org.uk/ukrainian-professionals-monthly-networking-group-convenes-at-the-ukrainian-institute-london/) - The Ukrainian Professionals in London March monthly gathering took place at the Ukrainian Institute London on Thursday, 31 March. - [British-Ukrainian Law Association re-launched during Magna Carta celebrations in London](https://uil.org.uk/british-ukrainian-law-association-re-launched-during-magna-carta-celebrations-in-london/) - The British-Ukrainian Law Association (BULA), a bilateral legal organisation, held a re-launch reception in London during the Global Law Summit, marking 800 years since the sealing of Magna Carta. - [Andy Hunder, Director of Ukrainian Institute London, speaks with Bloomberg about the IMF & Ukraine](https://uil.org.uk/andy-hunder-director-ukrainian-institute-london-speaks-with-bloomberg-about-the-imf-ukraine/) - [Andy Hunder, Director of Ukrainian Institute London, speaks with CNN about violence against protesters](https://uil.org.uk/andy-hunder-director-ukrainian-institute-london-speaks-with-cnn-about-violence-against-protesters/) - [Andy Hunder, Director of Ukrainian Institute London, speaks with Sky News](https://uil.org.uk/andy-hunder-director-ukrainian-institute-london-speaks-with-sky-news/) - [Andy Hunder, Director of Ukrainian Institute London, speaks with ABC](https://uil.org.uk/andy-hunder-director-of-ukrainian-institute-london-speaks-with-abc/) - [Marina Pesenti, Director of Ukrainian Institute London, talks to BBC Newsnight](https://uil.org.uk/marina-pesenti-director-of-ukrainian-institute-london-talks-to-bbc-newsnight/) - [De-communisation and the re-shaping of national memory in Ukraine and beyond](https://uil.org.uk/de-communisation-and-the-re-shaping-of-national-memory-in-ukraine-and-beyond/) - [Red Famine: Stalin's War on Ukraine by Anne Applebaum](https://uil.org.uk/red-famine-stalins-war-on-ukraine-by-anne-applebaum/) - [Summer Kitchens: book launch and online cooking lesson with Olia Hercules](https://uil.org.uk/summer-kitchens-book-launch-and-online-cooking-lesson-with-olia-hercules/) - [Sheptytskyi and Holocaust](https://uil.org.uk/sheptytskyi-and-holocaust/) - [Russian language culture in Ukraine: threat to avert or treasure to cherish? Talk with Andrey Kurkov](https://uil.org.uk/russian-language-culture-in-ukraine-threat-to-avert-or-treasure-to-cherish-talk-with-andrey-kurkov/) - [Babyn Yar memorial: is consensus possible? Panel discussion](https://uil.org.uk/babyn-yar-memorial-is-consensus-possible-panel-discussion/) - [Ukraine: Holocaust and memory. Talk with Philippe Sands, Sofiya Dyak and Nikita Kadan](https://uil.org.uk/ukraine-holocaust-and-memory-talk-with-philippe-sands-sofiya-dyak-and-nikita-kadan/) - Ukraine: Holocaust and Memory. Talk with Philippe Sands, Sofiya Dyak and Nikita Kadan - [30 years of women’s activism in Ukraine](https://uil.org.uk/30-years-of-womens-activism-in-ukraine/) - [Displaced in Ukraine: trauma and identity through theatre](https://uil.org.uk/displaced-in-ukraine-trauma-and-identity-through-theatre-talk-with-natalia-vorozhbyt-and-samir-puri/) - [Facing the past in Lviv: Philippe Sands talks to Anna Reid about his book "East West Street"](https://uil.org.uk/facing-the-past-in-lviv-philippe-sands-talks-to-anna-reid-about-his-book-east-west-street/) - ["Jews and Ukrainians: a millennium of co-existence". Book launch and talk by Paul Robert Magocsi](https://uil.org.uk/jews-and-ukrainians-a-millennium-of-co-existence-book-launch-and-talk-by-paul-robert-magocsi/) - 'Jews and Ukrainians: a millennium of co-existence': book launch and talk by Paul Robert Magocsi - [Thriving in isolation: the poetry of Vasyl Stus](https://uil.org.uk/thriving-in-isolation-the-poetry-of-vasyl-stus/) - [Chernobyl: History of a Tragedy. Serhii Plokhy in conversation with Luke Harding](https://uil.org.uk/chernobyl-history-of-a-tragedy-serhii-plokhy-in-conversation-with-luke-harding/) - [An evening with Oksana Zabuzhko and Rosie Goldsmith](https://uil.org.uk/an-evening-with-oksana-zabuzhko-and-rosie-goldsmith/) - [People power in the face of state violence in Belarus. Panel discussion on the Belarus protests](https://uil.org.uk/people-power-in-the-face-of-state-violence-in-belarus-panel-discussion-on-the-belarus-protests/) - People power in the face of state violence in Belarus. Panel discussion on the Belarus protests. - [The war in Ukraine: why it matters to the world?](https://uil.org.uk/the-war-in-ukraine-why-it-matters-to-the-world-2/) - [What unites Ukrainians? Panel discussion](https://uil.org.uk/what-unites-ukrainians-2/) - What unites Ukrainians? Discussion with leading sociologists and media experts exploring the latest research on what unites and motivates Ukrainians. - [Frontline art: representing Donbas 2013-19](https://uil.org.uk/frontline-art-representing-donbas-2013-19/) - Frontline Art. Representing Donbas 2013-19. Discussion with curators and artists about the role of contemporary Ukrainian art in making sense of the trauma of the war in Donbas - [Q&A with Daria Onyshchenko, director of The Forgotten as part of online Ukrainian Film Festival 2020](https://uil.org.uk/qa-with-daria-onyshchenko-director-of-the-forgotten-as-part-of-online-ukrainian-film-festival-2020-organised-by-the-ukrainian-institute-london-and-cambridge-ukrainian-studies/) - Q&A with Daria Onyshchenko, director of The Forgotten as part of online Ukrainian Film Festival 2020, organised by the Ukrainian Institute London and Cambridge Ukrainian Studies. - [Q&A with Alisa Kovalenko, director of Home Games as part of online Ukrainian Film Festival 2020](https://uil.org.uk/qa-with-alisa-kovalenko-director-of-home-games-as-part-of-online-ukrainian-film-festival-2020/) - Q&A with Alisa Kovalenko, director of Home Games as part of online Ukrainian Film Festival 2020, organised by the Ukrainian Institute London and Cambridge Ukrainian Studies, moderated by Wanda Koscia. - [Poetry of the marginalised: 100 years of Paul Celan](https://uil.org.uk/poetry-of-the-marginalised-100-years-of-paul-celan/) - Poetry of the Marginalised: 100 Years of Paul Celan. Webinar on the global and local importance of Paul Celan’s work & the impact of multi-cultural Bukovyna in world literature. - [Live carols with Kurbasy. Shchedryi Vechir at the Ukrainian Institute London](https://uil.org.uk/live-carols-with-kurbasy-shchedryi-vechir-at-the-ukrainian-institute-london/) - Live carols with Kurbasy. Shchedryi Vechir at the Ukrainian Institute London. - [Varenyky cooking demo from Olia Hercules. Shchedryi Vechir at the Ukrainian Institute London](https://uil.org.uk/varenyky-cooking-demo-from-olia-hercules-shchedryi-vechir-at-the-ukrainian-institute-london/) - [Holocaust and lost cultural and urban spaces in modern Ukraine. A panel discussion](https://uil.org.uk/holocaust-and-lost-cultural-and-urban-spaces-in-modern-ukraine-a-panel-discussion/) - [The Bloodlands: Ukraine in World War II. 10 things everyone should know about Ukraine, Episode 8](https://uil.org.uk/the-bloodlands-ukraine-in-world-war-ii-10-things-everyone-should-know-about-ukraine-episode-8/) - [Lesia Ukrainka: fin-de-siècle Ukrainian feminism. 10 things everyone should know about Ukraine, Episode 9](https://uil.org.uk/lesia-ukrainka-fin-de-siecle-ukrainian-feminism-10-things-everyone-should-know-about-ukraine-episode-9/) - [The many voices of Ukraine. 10 things everyone should know about Ukraine, Episode 5](https://uil.org.uk/the-many-voices-of-ukraine-10-things-everyone-should-know-about-ukraine-episode-5/) - [Les Kurbas: Ukrainian avant-garde theatre. 10 Things Everyone should know about Ukraine, Episode 3](https://uil.org.uk/les-kurbas-ukrainian-avant-garde-theatre-10-things-everyone-should-know-about-ukraine-episode-3/) - [Holodomor: the Ukrainian famine of the 1930s. 10 things everyone should know about Ukraine, Episode 6](https://uil.org.uk/holodomor-the-ukrainian-famine-of-the-1930s-10-things-everyone-should-know-about-ukraine-episode-6/) - [Andrei Sheptytskyi: a count who became a priest. 10 Things Everyone should know about Ukraine, Episode 4](https://uil.org.uk/andrei-sheptytskyi-a-count-who-became-a-priest-10-things-everyone-should-know-about-ukraine-episode-4/) - [Fighting for the Self: poetry from the Gulag. 10 things everyone should know about Ukraine, Episode 7](https://uil.org.uk/fighting-for-the-self-poetry-from-the-gulag-10-things-everyone-should-know-about-ukraine-episode-7/) - [Ukrainian cinema: giving a voice to the silenced. 10 things everyone should know about Ukraine, Episode 2](https://uil.org.uk/ukrainian-cinema-giving-a-voice-to-the-silenced-10-things-everyone-should-know-about-ukraine-episode-2/) - [Taras Shevchenko: the serf who founded a nation. 10 things everyone should know about Ukraine, Episode 1](https://uil.org.uk/taras-shevchenko-the-serf-who-founded-a-nation-10-things-everyone-should-know-about-ukraine/) - [Why do Ukrainians take to the streets? 10 things everyone should know about Ukraine, Episode 10](https://uil.org.uk/why-do-ukrainians-take-to-the-streets-10-things-everyone-should-know-about-ukraine-episode-10/) - [Ukrainian Contemporary Music Festival](https://uil.org.uk/ukrainian-contemporary-music-festival/) - The Ukrainian Institute London is working in partnership with the Ukrainian Contemporary Music Festival to bring the festival to UK audiences! - ["Hunger for Truth." The Rhea Clyman Story: a discussion with Andrew Tkach and Anne Applebaum](https://uil.org.uk/hunger-for-truth-the-rhea-clyman-story-a-discussion-with-andrew-tkach-and-anne-applebaum/) - [Ukraine’s distinctive Russian-language culture: an evening with Andrey Kurkov](https://uil.org.uk/ukraines-distinctive-russian-language-culture-an-evening-with-andrey-kurkov/) - Andrey Kurkov spoke on how Ukraine's Russian-language culture is distinct from the cultural world of the Russian Federation. - [George Orwell and the Ukrainian refugees: the untold story of Animal Farm](https://uil.org.uk/george-orwell-and-the-ukrainian-refugees-the-untold-story-of-animal-farm/) - Andrea Chalupa explained how the book was translated into Ukrainian and distributed to refugees. - [Hohol performance in London](https://uil.org.uk/hohol-performance-in-london/) - The Ukrainian Institute London hosted a performance of The Night before Christmas on February 4, 2011. - [Three possible scenarios for Ukraine’s future development](https://uil.org.uk/three-possible-scenarios-for-ukraines-future-development/) - Dr Taras Kuzio gave a talk on the future for independent Ukraine at the Ukrainian Institute London on 6 April 2011. - [Burns supper at the Ukrainian Institute London](https://uil.org.uk/burns-supper-at-the-ukrainian-institute-london/) - A candlelit evening at Ukrainian Institute London, 25 January 2012, focused on Scotland's national poet. - ["For the first time in my life, I enjoyed listening to the works of Shevchenko"](https://uil.org.uk/for-the-first-time-in-my-life-i-enjoyed-listening-to-the-works-of-shevchenko/) - The Ukrainian Institute London hosted a candlelit poetry reading event to celebrate Ukraine's greatest poet. - [Major risks for Ukraine’s future development](https://uil.org.uk/major-risks-for-ukraines-future-development/) - Myroslav Marynovych, Vice-Rector of the Ukrainian Catholic University, spoke at the Ukrainian Institute London on April 25, 2013. - [Ukraine's leading investigative journalist Sergii Leshchenko presents his new book](https://uil.org.uk/ukraines-leading-investigative-journalist-sergii-leshchenko-presents-his-new-book-in-london/) - Sergii Leshchenko presented The American Saga of Pavlo Lazarenko at the Ukrainian Institute London on June 27, 2013. - [Ukrainian journalists taking on the Kremlin’s propaganda machine](https://uil.org.uk/ukrainian-journalists-taking-on-the-kremlins-propaganda-machine/) - Invitation to a talk, “Beyond the Front Line: Fighting the Information War”, at the Ukrainian Institute London on June 19 2014. - [Briefing note: Russia fails to meet PM’s conditions – must face new sanctions](https://uil.org.uk/briefing-note-russia-fails-to-meet-pms-conditions-must-face-new-sanctions/) - Ukrainian Institute London's Ukraine Briefing Note 5 to Members of Parliament, 4 July 2014. - ["Mamushka. Recipes from Ukraine and beyond"](https://uil.org.uk/mamushka-recipes-from-ukraine-and-beyond-a-talk-by-olia-hercules/) - Chef and author Olia Hercules spoke at the Ukrainian Institute London on December 17, 2015. - [A child survivor of the Holocaust in Poland and Ukraine tells his story](https://uil.org.uk/a-child-survivor-of-the-holocaust-in-poland-and-ukraine-tells-his-story/) - An event on May 18 2016 dedicated to the personal experience of surviving the Holocaust in Poland and Ukraine. - [The debate on memory becomes part of contemporary politics](https://uil.org.uk/the-debate-on-how-to-commemorate-the-past-becomes-part-of-contemporary-politics/) - A panel discussion with Anne Applebaum, Alina Shpak and Andrii Portnov, held on November 1, 2016. - [National Olympic Committee visits the Ukrainian Institute London ahead of London 2012](https://uil.org.uk/national-olympic-committee-visits-the-ukrainian-institute-london-ahead-of-london-2012/) - With 500 days to go until the start of London 2012, an official delegation from Ukraine’s National Olympic Committee visited the Ukrainian Institute London. - [Ukrainian Institute London hosts Ukrainian Business Week](https://uil.org.uk/ukrainian-institute-london-hosts-ukrainian-business-week/) - Ukrainian Business Week 2011 kicked off on 23 March with a reception at the Ukrainian Institute London. - ["He was a role model for us": Patriarch Josyf Slipyj](https://uil.org.uk/he-was-a-role-model-for-us-patriarch-josyf-slipyj/) - On the 125th anniversary of Patriarch Josyf Slipyj's birth, the Ukrainian Institute London commemorates its founder. - ["Making change irreversible: the case of Ukraine." A talk with Yevhen Hlibovytsky](https://uil.org.uk/making-change-irreversible-the-case-of-ukraine-summary-of-talk-with-yevhen-hlibovytsky/) - A discussion with Yevhen Hlibovytsky on reforms, institutions and the upcoming presidential elections. - ["For the first time, there is a Jewish-Ukrainian identity"](https://uil.org.uk/for-the-first-time-theres-a-jewish-ukrainian-identity-and-this-is-something-to-cherish-summary-of-jews-and-new-ukraine-a-seminal-discussion-in-london/) - A panel discussion was held at JW3 by the Ukrainian Institute London and Ukrainian-Jewish Encounter on 29 January 2019. - [Andy Hunder: Putin more afraid of banks than tanks](https://uil.org.uk/andy-hunder-putin-more-afraid-of-banks-than-tanks/) - A briefing by Andy Hunder, director of the Ukrainian Institute London. - [Gongadze murder, 16 years later: civil society and media environment in Ukraine](https://uil.org.uk/gongadze-murder-16-years-later-civil-society-and-media-environment-in-ukraine/) - A talk by Myroslava Gongadze at the Ukrainian Institute London, 19 September 2016. - [Ukraine's IDPs: healing wounds and attempting reconciliation](https://uil.org.uk/ukraines-idps-healing-wounds-and-attempting-reconciliation/) - A talk with Natalia Vorozhbyt and Samir Puri, 14 December 2014. - [Thinking about Ukraine’s identity: an evening with the Pomerantsevs](https://uil.org.uk/thinking-about-ukraines-identity-an-evening-with-the-pomerantsevs/) - Igor and Peter Pomerantsev discussed Ukraine's national consciousness at the Ukrainian Institute London. - [“Can culture help people cope with instability?”](https://uil.org.uk/can-culture-help-people-cope-with-instability/) - A panel discussion on Ukraine's culture policies took place at Chatham House on 10 April 2019. - [Making the Holocaust part of Ukrainian experience](https://uil.org.uk/making-the-holocaust-part-of-ukrainian-experience/) - The Ukrainian Institute London held a panel discussion on how the Holocaust is remembered in Ukraine. - [The Riveting Interview: Oksana Zabuzhko in conversation with Rosie Goldsmith](https://uil.org.uk/the-riveting-interview-oksana-zabuzhko-in-conversation-with-rosie-goldsmith/) - Oksana Zabuzhko was interviewed by Rosie Goldsmith at an online event hosted by the Ukrainian Institute London. - [The war in Ukraine: why it matters to the world?](https://uil.org.uk/the-war-in-ukraine-why-it-matters-to-the-world/) - The war in Ukraine is a battlefield in a global struggle between democracy and authoritarianism. - ["Don’t mention the war": does Europe need a shared narrative of WW2?](https://uil.org.uk/dont-mention-the-war-does-europe-need-a-shared-historical-narrative-of-ww2/) - A discussion about whether Europe needs a shared historical narrative of WW2, held on the eve of VE day. - ["We, Ukrainians, oppose our great fear of existence..."](https://uil.org.uk/we-ukrainians-oppose-our-great-fear-of-existence/) - Yevhen Hlibovytsky's talk ‘Ukraine’s post-Maidan Transformation: glass half-full or half-empty?’ of 22 May 2016. - [Peter Pomerantsev: "You can no longer fight lies with facts"](https://uil.org.uk/peter-pomerantsev-you-can-no-longer-fight-lies-with-facts/) - Peter Pomerantsev and Marina Pesenti discussed their research paper on disinformation on June 30, 2016. - [Who will benefit from Brexit?](https://uil.org.uk/who-will-benefit-from-brexit/) - An article by Marina Pesenti published by Ukrainian weekly Novoye vremya, March 14, 2016. - [British Library selects website of the Ukrainian Institute London for archive preservation for future generations](https://uil.org.uk/british-library-selects-website-of-the-ukrainian-institute-london-for-archive-preservation-for-future-generations/) - The website of the Ukrainian Institute London has been included in the UK Web Archive, an initiative of the British Library. - [New Director of the Ukrainian Institute London to be appointed on 19 June](https://uil.org.uk/new-director-of-the-ukrainian-institute-london-to-be-appointed-on-19-june/) - The new Director of the Ukrainian Institute London will be presented at the Ukrainian Catholic University's fundraising dinner on 19 June 2015, at the Houses of Parliament in London. - [The Ukrainian Institute London presents its vision for Ukraine's cultural diplomacy at the forum in Kyiv](https://uil.org.uk/the-ukrainian-institute-london-presents-its-vision-for-ukraines-cultural-diplomacy-at-the-forum-in-kyiv/) - The Ukrainian Institute London presented its vision for the development of a network of Ukrainian cultural institutes abroad at the 2nd Cultural Diplomacy Forum on the 27th of April in Kyiv. - [A landmark conversation in London on Jews and Ukraine: organised by Ukrainian Institute London](https://uil.org.uk/a-landmark-conversation-in-london-on-jews-and-ukraine-on-29-january-2019-organised-by-ukrainian-institute-london/) - Fundamental shifts in self-identification will be explored by Ukrainian and Jewish scholars and civic leaders at “Jews and the new Ukraine,” the first public discussion of its kind in London. - [Former Director of the Ukrainian Institute London acknowledged at St. Sophia Annual Meeting](https://uil.org.uk/former-director-of-the-ukrainian-institute-london-acknowledged-at-st-sophia-annual-meeting/) - The former Director of the Ukrainian Institute London, Marta Jenkala, was presented with a certificate of gratitude for her six years of dedicated service to the Ukrainian Institute London. - [Ivan Franko’s grandson visits the Ukrainian Institute London](https://uil.org.uk/ivan-frankos-grandson-visits-the-ukrainian-institute-london/) - Roland Franko, grandson of one of Ukraine’s most loved poets Ivan Franko, visited the Ukrainian Institute London and met with the Institute’s students and teachers. - [Cambridge Ukrainian Studies launch a lecture series at the Ukrainian Institute London](https://uil.org.uk/cambridge-ukrainian-studies-launch-a-lecture-series-at-the-ukrainian-institute-london/) - Cambridge Ukrainian Studies and the Ukrainian Institute London today announced the launch of a new joint project. - [Let us not forget the Russian Revolution of 1917 was a reincarnation of an empire](https://uil.org.uk/when-marking-the-russian-revolution-of-1917-lets-not-forget-it-was-a-reincarnation-of-an-empire/) - How the prevalent narrative of the 1917 Russian Revolution overlooks Ukraine. - [Vacancy: an advertisement for the position of Director of Ukrainian Institute London](https://uil.org.uk/advertisement-for-position-of-director-of-ukrainian-institute-london/) - The trustees of the Ukrainian Institute London have decided to hold an open competition for the position of Director, to ensure the Institute can benefit from fresh ideas and the wealth of talent in London. - [Vacancy: Director of the Ukrainian Institute London](https://uil.org.uk/vacancy-director-of-the-ukrainian-institute-london/) - The Ukrainian Catholic University has established a steering committee for the Ukrainian Institute London, which is seeking a new Director for the Institute. - [Marina Pesenti appointed Director of the Ukrainian Institute London](https://uil.org.uk/marina-pesenti-appointed-director-of-the-ukrainian-institute-london/) - The Rector of the Ukrainian Catholic University has appointed Marina Pesenti as Director of the Ukrainian Institute London, after a selection competition conducted by the Steering Committee of the Institute. - [Crimean Tatars bracing for worse: Refat Chubarov spoke in London](https://uil.org.uk/crimean-tatars-bracing-for-worse-refat-chubarov-spoke-in-london/) - “Crimea is and always will be part of Ukraine,” said Refat Chubarov, leader of Crimean Tatar people, addressing the audience of some 100 people at King’s College in London on March 24, 2016. - [Disinformation and the future of democracy](https://uil.org.uk/disinformation-and-the-future-of-democracy-the-cases-of-ukraine-and-the-uk-17-october-2019/) - A panel discussion at the Ukrainian Institute London on 17 October 2019, featuring research carried out in Ukraine and the UK. - [Ukrainian Institute London publishes its Annual Director's Report](https://uil.org.uk/ukrainian-institute-london-published-its-annual-directors-report/) - The Ukrainian Institute London has published its Annual Director's Report, offering a summary of its activities from September 2016 to July 2017. - [25 events held over the last 12 months: Ukrainian Institute London publishes its Annual Report](https://uil.org.uk/25-events-held-over-the-last-12-months-ukrainian-institute-london-publishes-its-annual-report/) - Ukrainian Institute London published its Annual Report, offering an overview of its activities between August 2017 and July 2018. - [Will coronavirus cuts kill off Ukraine's post-Maidan cultural renaissance?](https://uil.org.uk/will-coronavirus-cuts-kill-off-ukraines-post-maidan-cultural-renaissance/) - An article by Ukrainian Institute London's Advisor Marina Pesenti published by Atlantic Council, 2 April 2020. - [A new set of assumptions for what Ukraine is and is not](https://uil.org.uk/a-new-set-of-assumptions-for-what-ukraine-is-and-is-not/) - Yevhen Hlibovytsky analysed perceptions of Ukraine at the Ukrainian Institute London on September 22, 2014. - [Ukrainian Institute London: building a new narrative of 1917 Revolution on the centenary year](https://uil.org.uk/ukrainian-institute-london-building-a-new-narrative-of-1917-revolution-on-the-centenary-year/) - The Ukrainian Institute London contributed to the building of a separate narrative of the Ukrainian Revolution of 1917 in the year of its centenary. - [Marking the 85th Anniversary of Holodomor and bringing a better understanding of it to the UK](https://uil.org.uk/marking-the-85th-anniversary-of-holodomor-and-bringing-a-better-understanding-of-it-to-the-uk-audiences-what-ukrainian-institute-london-has-done/) - Ukrainian Institute London joins the worldwide commemoration of the 85th anniversary of Holodomor: Ukraine’s Great Famine of the 1930s. - [Jews and Ukrainians: re-assessing the past and looking to the future. May-December 2018](https://uil.org.uk/jews-and-ukrainians-re-assessing-the-past-and-looking-into-the-future-may-december-2018/) - Towards consensus on the Jewish experience and its integration into the historic narrative of a new Ukraine. - [Svitlana Pyrkalo joins the Institute's Board of Trustees](https://uil.org.uk/svitlana-pyrkalo-joins-the-institutes-board-of-trustees/) - Ukrainian Institute London is delighted that Svitlana Pyrkalo has joined our board of trustees. We warmly welcome Svitlana into our team and look forward to working together! - [New Director of the Institute:
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Films Beyond Borders](https://uil.org.uk/ukrainian-film-festival-2020-films-beyond-borders/) - In November 2020, the Ukrainian Institute London and Cambridge Ukrainian Studies hosted an online festival of Ukrainian films, showcasing four gripping contemporary Ukrainian films and holding online Q&As with the films’ directors. - [The real challenge is the arrival of the ‘new normal’](https://uil.org.uk/the-real-challenge-is-arrival-of-the-new-normal/) - An article by Ukrainian Institute London's Director Olesya Khromeychuk published by KyivPost, 17 Dec 2020. - [Author Tamara Horikha Zernya on life, love, writing and war](https://uil.org.uk/author-tamara-horikha-zernya-on-life-love-writing-and-war/) - Interview with Tamara Horikha Zernya about her award-winning novel Dotsya. - [What unites Ukrainians?](https://uil.org.uk/what-unites-ukrainians/) - Ukrainian society is much more pluralistic and complex than political discourse portrays it to be. - [People power in the face of state violence in Belarus](https://uil.org.uk/people-power-in-the-face-of-state-violence-in-belarus/) - The key factor in the protests’ success has been decentralisation and inclusivity. - [Ukrainian Institute London on UA:Ukrainian Radio - English service](https://uil.org.uk/ukrainian-institute-london-on-uaukrainian-radio-english-service/) - An interview with Olesya Khromeychuk, Director of the Ukrainian Institute London. - [Language School](https://uil.org.uk/language-school/) - Our language classes include a combination of speaking, reading, listening and writing practice. 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It focuses on the historical and contemporary experiences of the Crimean Tatars as a case study in civic resistance. - [Istoria 2026: Lessons for the Present | Full course](https://uil.org.uk/events/istoria-2026-lessons-for-the-present-full-course/) - This eight-week course explores pivotal themes in Ukrainian history: from imperial domination and genocidal occupations to the acquisition of statehood and civic resilience - [Statehood | Istoria 2026](https://uil.org.uk/events/statehood-istoria-2026/) - The seminar examines the formation and evolution of Ukrainian statehood, highlighting lessons for democratic institution-building and civic identity. - [Citizenship | Istoria 2026](https://uil.org.uk/events/citizenship-istoria-2026/) - The seminar will explore how the institution of citizenship has developed in Ukraine from the late Soviet period to the present day, and how it has shaped the trajectories of state- and nation-building. - [Occupation | Istoria 2026](https://uil.org.uk/events/occupation-istoria-2026/) - The seminar focuses on periods of occupation in the 20th and 21st centuries, discussing strategies of survival, negotiation, and resistance. - [Imperialism | Istoria 2026](https://uil.org.uk/events/imperialism-istoria-2026/) - The seminar explores the legacies of imperial rule in Ukrainian lands and considers how it continues to shape our understanding of state relations and national identity. - [Ukraine in Global History | Istoria 2026](https://uil.org.uk/events/ukraine-in-global-history-istoria-2026/) - The seminar explores Ukraine’s position within wider European and global histories, examining how the country’s past was shaped by and contributed to larger political, economic, and cultural currents. - [Genocide | Istoria 2026](https://uil.org.uk/events/genocide-istoria-2026/) - The seminar examines the violence against civilians carried out by Russian authorities and troops in the occupied areas of Ukraine and the applicability of legal terms such as genocide and crimes against humanity. - [Ideas of Ukraine | Istoria 2026](https://uil.org.uk/events/ideas-of-ukraine-istoria-2026/) - This seminar reflects on how Ukrainian intellectuals—past and present—have shaped ideas of freedom, identity, and democracy, and discusses how historical visions of Ukraine can inspire responses to today’s challenges and generate ideas for the country’s future. - [Ukrainian B1 Speaking & Communication Intensive | Online](https://uil.org.uk/events/ukrainian-b1-speaking-communication-intensive-online-2/) - This two-week speaking-focused Ukrainian intensive is designed to help learners strengthen their communication skills, gain confidence in conversation, and develop fluency through daily guided practice. The course is based on UIL’s Intermediate (B1) syllabus and has been adapted to suit learners with varied prior experience. - [Beginner Ukrainian | Summer intensive course | Online](https://uil.org.uk/events/beginner-ukrainian-summer-intensive-course-online/) - This two-week intensive Ukrainian for beginners course is designed to give participants the opportunity to learn the basics of the Ukrainian language and discover more about Ukraine’s culture in a short period of time. - [The Ukraine Shelf: What to Read about Ukraine | Edinburgh International Book Festival](https://uil.org.uk/events/the-ukraine-shelf-what-to-read-about-ukraine-edinburgh-international-book-festival/) - Join the recording of The Ukraine Shelf podcast live at the Edinburgh International Book Festival. - [Words at war – the responsibility of literature](https://uil.org.uk/events/words-at-war-the-responsibility-of-literature/) - What can literature do in a world shaped by war? Can words bear witness, document crimes, offer a form of justice when legal systems fall short, and help us imagine different futures? Drawing on their own experiences, the speakers will explore literature's responsibilities in times of conflict. - [Found In Translation: A Public Reading of Ukrainian Literature and Poetry](https://uil.org.uk/events/found-in-translation-a-public-reading-of-ukrainian-literature-and-poetry/) - Join us for an evening celebrating the art of literary translation, as some of the finest translators of Ukrainian literature come together to read their translations and their own writing. - [UIL Summer Garden Party](https://uil.org.uk/events/uil-summer-garden-party/) - Join us for our annual summer get-together in a beautiful London garden. Don’t miss the chance to connect with the UIL community in a fun and informal atmosphere. - [Ukrainian Lessons: Art in a time of war with Charlotte Higgins and guests](https://uil.org.uk/events/ukrainian-lessons-art-in-a-time-of-war-with-charlotte-higgins-and-guests/) - The Guardian’s Charlotte Higgins joins our panel of acclaimed Ukrainian writers to reflect on the profound connections between war, art and life. - [UIL BookCrossing Club](https://uil.org.uk/events/uil-bookcrossing-club/) - Join us for a relaxed evening in a cosy private room of a London pub, over a glass of wine or a soft drink. It's a wonderful chance to meet new people, expand your circle, and feel part of the UIL community. - [The UIL Dinner Club: Great Conversation for a Good Cause](https://uil.org.uk/events/the-uil-dinner-club-great-conversation-for-a-good-cause-4/) - Join us for an exclusive evening with our guest of honour, writer and security expert Edward Lucas. - [Polish-Ukrainian Relations: History, Contemporary Challenges, and the Path Forward](https://uil.org.uk/events/polish-ukrainian-relations-history-contemporary-challenges-and-the-path-forward/) - Join us for a conversation between historian Andrii Portnov and political scientist Ernest Wyciszkiewicz tracing the complex and often turbulent history of Ukrainian-Polish relations that continue to shape both nations today. - [Online Q&A with Ukrainian film director Roman Bondarchuk and producer Dar'ya Averchenko](https://uil.org.uk/events/online-qa-with-ukrainian-film-director-roman-bondarchuk-and-producer-darya-averchenko/) - Join us for an informal online Q&A with Ukrainian film director Roman Bondarchuk (The Editorial Office, Volcano, Ukrainian Sheriffs) and producer Dar'ya Averchenko (The Editorial Office, Volcano, Ukrainian Sheriffs) as part of Kino, UIL’s online educational course on Ukrainian cinema. We will have a conversation about contemporary Ukrainian cinema, its main themes, challenges, and unique - [Music after the Revolution of Dignity | Muzyka 2026](https://uil.org.uk/events/music-after-the-revolution-of-dignity-muzyka-2026/) - Join the eighth and final seminar of our Muzyka 2026 programme on Ukrainian music. We will examine how Ukrainian composers have responded to Maidan, the war in Donbas, and Russia's full-scale invasion — exploring powerful art music born from conflict and resistance. - [Broadcasting to the West: Ukraine and Cultural Diplomacy at the Eurovision Song Contest | Muzyka 2026](https://uil.org.uk/events/broadcasting-to-the-west-ukraine-and-cultural-diplomacy-at-the-eurovision-song-contest-muzyka-2026/) - Join the eighth and final seminar of our Muzyka 2026 programme on Ukrainian music. We will examine how Ukrainian composers have responded to Maidan, the war in Donbas, and Russia's full-scale invasion — exploring powerful art music born from conflict and resistance. - [Mid-Century Nonconformists | Muzyka 2026](https://uil.org.uk/events/mid-century-nonconformists-muzyka-2026/) - Join the seventh seminar of our Muzyka 2026 programme on Ukrainian music. We will explore how Ukraine turned Eurovision into a powerful platform for cultural diplomacy, carrying the echoes of revolution, war, and national identity to audiences across Europe and beyond. - [Between Modernism, Ukrainisation, and Soviet Ideology: Borys Liatoshynsky’s 1920s Case](https://uil.org.uk/events/between-modernism-ukrainisation-and-soviet-ideology-borys-liatoshynskys-1920s-case/) - Join the fifth seminar of our Muzyka 2026 programme on Ukrainian music. We will examine the fascinating case of Borys Liatoshynsky — how politics shaped one composer's identity and how he emerged as a leading figure of twentieth-century Ukrainian music. - [Ukrainian Art Songs: A Testament to Perseverance | Muzyka 2026](https://uil.org.uk/events/ukrainian-art-songs-a-testament-to-perseverance-muzyka-2026-2/) - Join the fourth seminar of our Muzyka 2026 programme on Ukrainian music. We will discover the "Golden Trio" — Vedel, Berezovsky, and Bortniansky — whose virtuosic a cappella choral music at the turn of the nineteenth century shaped the course of both Ukrainian and Russian composition. - [Mykola Lysenko and the emergence of Ukrainian national music | Muzyka 2026](https://uil.org.uk/events/mykola-lysenko-and-the-emergence-of-ukrainian-national-music-muzyka-2026/) - Join the third seminar of our Muzyka 2026 programme on Ukrainian music. We will explore the life and legacy of Mykola Lysenko, who built a Ukrainian national music tradition against the constraints of Russian imperial rule — a compelling story of culture, identity, and resistance. - [Ukrainian Art Songs: A Testament to Perseverance | Muzyka 2026](https://uil.org.uk/events/ukrainian-art-songs-a-testament-to-perseverance-muzyka-2026/) - Join the second seminar of our Muzyka 2026 programme on Ukrainian music. We will explore the rich tradition of Ukrainian art song — long suppressed by Russia — and meet the composers whose work stands as an unyielding testament to resilience and national identity. - [Muzyka. Discover Ukraine through music | Full course](https://uil.org.uk/events/muzyka-discover-ukraine-through-music-full-course/) - Join our new Muzyka programme on Ukrainian music. - [The Folk Voice and the Bandura | Muzyka 2026](https://uil.org.uk/events/the-folk-voice-and-the-bandura-muzyka-2026/) - Join the first seminar of our Muzyka 2026 programme on Ukrainian music. In this lecture, we will explore the folk traditions of Ukrainian singing and discover how the kobza became Ukraine's national instrument, the bandura. - [Writing (beyond) War: Ukraine in the World](https://uil.org.uk/events/writing-beyond-war-ukraine-in-the-world/) - A SSEES Rethinking Eastern Europe and Eurasia event with Myroslav Laiuk, Yuliya Musakovska and Luke Harding, co-organised by the Ukrainian Institute London. - [The Newest Testament – Literature as Testimony to Ukraine’s Defence. A Reading and Discussion with Artur Dron’](https://uil.org.uk/events/the-newest-testament-literature-as-testimony-to-ukraines-defence-a-reading-and-discussion-with-artur-dron/) - What does it mean to write poetry on the front line of the bloodiest war in Europe since the Second World War and reflective essays that deal with trauma yet also express a will to freedom and life itself? Join us for a reading and discussion with Artur Dron'. - [Connecting Lines of Resistance through Poetry — between Ukraine and the UK](https://uil.org.uk/events/connecting-lines-of-resistance-through-poetry-between-ukraine-and-the-uk/) - Join us for a moving evening of Ukrainian and British poetry exploring resilience, solidarity and cultural connection. - [40 years on: Chornobyl’s legacy and European environmental security](https://uil.org.uk/events/40-years-on-chornobyls-legacy-and-european-environmental-security/) - Marking 40 years since the Chornobyl disaster, the Ukrainian Institute London and the RSA invite you to reflect on its enduring legacy. - [Beginner Ukrainian | Spring intensive course | Online](https://uil.org.uk/events/beginners-ukrainian-spring-intensive-course-online-2/) - This two-week intensive Ukrainian for beginners course is designed to give participants the opportunity to learn the basics of the Ukrainian language and discover more about Ukraine’s culture in a short period of time. - [Why women’s stories of war matter. Ukraine in a global context.](https://uil.org.uk/events/why-womens-stories-of-war-matter-ukraine-in-a-global-context/) - Join us for a conversation on women’s experiences of war, inspired by stories from Ukraine collected by the Ukrainian writer Yuliia Iliukha in her book My Women. - [‘Survival mode: the Ukrainian cinema after 2022’ with Daria Badior | Kino 2026](https://uil.org.uk/events/survival-mode-the-ukrainian-cinema-after-2022-with-daria-badior-kino-2026/) - Join the seventh seminar of our Kino 2026 programme on Ukrainian cinema. In this seminar, we will talk about the state of Ukrainian cinema since the beginning of the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Ukrainian cinema was already sliding into a crisis in 2022, after two years of Covid, ongoing war, and - [‘Ukrainian cinema of the 1990s: from free market to free fall’ with Stanislav Menzelevskyi | Kino 2026](https://uil.org.uk/events/ukrainian-cinema-of-the-1990s-from-free-market-to-free-fall-with-stanislav-menzelevskyi-kino-2026/) - Join the sixth seminar of our Kino 2026 programme on Ukrainian cinema. While we celebrate the independence of Ukraine on 24 August 1991, the processes that brought it about began much earlier and continue to evolve today. Ukrainian cinema in the late 1980s to early 1990s was a contradictory phenomenon—a spontaneous cinematic response to one - [‘Filming turbulent times: is there a Ukrainian documentary wave after 2014?’ with Yuliia Kovalenko | Kino 2026](https://uil.org.uk/events/filming-turbulent-times-is-there-a-ukrainian-documentary-wave-after-2014-with-yuliia-kovalenko-kino-2026/) - Join the fifth seminar of our Kino 2026 programme on Ukrainian cinema. The Revolution of Dignity and the beginning of the Russian aggression in 2014 opened a new page in the history of Ukraine, not only in political and social life, but also in cinema. The tragic events and turbulent struggle for democracy prompted the - ['Dealing with Soviet reality: Kira Muratova’s films as a distorted mirror, smashed to pieces' with Anna Onufriienko | Kino 2026](https://uil.org.uk/events/dealing-with-soviet-reality-kira-muratovas-films-as-a-distorted-mirror-smashed-to-pieces-with-anna-onufriienko-kino-2026/) - Join the fourth seminar of our Kino 2026 programme on Ukrainian cinema. Devoted to Kira Muratova, the session examines how her formally radical films dissect Soviet and post-Soviet reality, deconstruct rhetoric and hierarchy, and use editing as a central protagonist to reveal the nature of violence, absurdity, and trauma embedded in everyday life. - [‘The Great Break: Ukrainian Cinema in 1920–30s. From emancipation to Sovietisation’ with Ivan Kozlenko | Kino 2026](https://uil.org.uk/events/the-great-break-ukrainian-cinema-in-1920-30s-from-emancipation-to-sovietisation-with-ivan-kozlenko-kino-2026/) - Join the second seminar of our Kino 2026 programme on Ukrainian cinema. In the late 1920s, Ukrainian cinema reached its peak: due to well-thought-out policies of local culture elites, a peculiar school of Ukrainian avant-garde film, led by Oleksandr Dovzhenko, arose alongside highly popular commercial cinema. However, the triumph didn’t last long. In 1930, the - ['Queering Socialist Realism: Serhii Parajanov’s early Ukrainian films and his transition to poetic cinema' with Olha Briukhovetska | Kino 2026](https://uil.org.uk/events/queering-socialist-realism-serhii-parajanovs-early-ukrainian-films-and-his-transition-to-poetic-cinema-with-olha-briukhovetska-kino-2026/) - Join the third seminar of our Kino 2026 programme on Ukrainian cinema. Focusing on Serhii Parajanov and his landmark film Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors (1965), the session explores his pioneering role in Ukrainian poetic cinema, the political repression that led to his 1973 arrest and imprisonment, and the broader crackdown on Ukrainian dissident artists, examining - [‘Ukrainian poetic cinema: the flowering and the tragedy’ with Vitaly Chernetsky | Kino 2026](https://uil.org.uk/events/ukrainian-poetic-cinema-the-flowering-and-the-tragedy-with-vitaly-chernetsky-kino-2026/) - Join the first seminar of our Kino 2026 programme on Ukrainian cinema. The seminar delves into the history of the rise and the tragic deliberate destruction by the Soviet state of a remarkable school of innovative filmmaking that arose in Ukraine in the early 1960s and came to be known as the Ukrainian poetic cinema. - [‘Ukrainian cinema from Maidan to 2022: rebirth in times of changes’ with Anthelme Vidaud | Kino 2026](https://uil.org.uk/events/ukrainian-cinema-from-maidan-to-2022-rebirth-in-times-of-changes-with-anthelme-vidaud-kino-2026/) - Join the seventh seminar of our Kino 2026 programme on Ukrainian cinema. This seminar will explore the development of Ukrainian cinema over the decade from 2013 to 2022. After enduring two decades of crisis following the collapse of the Soviet studio system in the 1990s, Ukrainian cinema experienced a period of rebirth, driven by the - [Kaviarnia: Ukrainian language café](https://uil.org.uk/events/kaviarnia-ukrainian-language-cafe-21/) - Are you learning Ukrainian? Are you a native speaker? Join us for free to practise your Ukrainian over a cup of fragrant kava in a warm and welcoming atmosphere. - [Kino 2026 | Ukrainian cinema: a century of innovation, struggle, and resilience | Full course](https://uil.org.uk/events/kino-2026-ukrainian-cinema-a-century-of-innovation-struggle-and-resilience-full-course/) - Join our Kino 2026 programme on Ukrainian cinema. - [Words and War: Ukrainian writer Serhiy Zhadan in conversation with Sasha Dovzhyk](https://uil.org.uk/events/words-and-war-ukrainian-writer-serhiy-zhadan-in-conversation-with-sasha-dovzhyk/) - Ukraine’s celebrated writer Serhiy Zhadan in conversation with Sasha Dovzhyk. Fundraising event in aid of eastern Ukraine. - [Impact of Impunity for Europe and Beyond](https://uil.org.uk/events/impact-of-impunity-for-europe-and-beyond/) - Join us to discuss new challenges to justice in Ukraine and the far-reaching implications of impunity for European and global security. - [Culture as security: how culture protects us](https://uil.org.uk/events/culture-as-security-how-culture-protects-us/) - Join us for an evening of conversation exploring the ways in which culture protects, provokes and sustains societies. Together with a distinguished panel of speakers we will examine the role of culture in national security, the ways in which cultural narratives strengthen resilience, civic identity and democracy, and what it means when culture itself comes - [Private tour of Boris Mikhailov: Ukrainian Diary at The Photographers’ Gallery](https://uil.org.uk/events/private-tour-of-boris-mikhailov-ukrainian-diary-at-the-photographers-gallery/) - Join us for a special private tour of UK’s first major retrospective of one of the most influential Ukrainian artists. - [Talk by RGS member Alex Haslam and photographer Ben Robinson](https://uil.org.uk/events/talk-by-rgs-member-alex-haslam-and-photographer-ben-robinson/) - [Gongadze murder 16 years on: civil society and the media environment in Ukraine. Talk with Myroslava Gongadze](https://uil.org.uk/events/gongadze-murder-16-years-after-civil-society-and-media-environment-in-ukraine-talk-with-myroslava-gongadze/) - ["Till we meet in Donetsk": identity and conflict. Panel discussion](https://uil.org.uk/events/till-we-meet-in-donetsk-identity-and-conflict-panel-discussion/) - [How to finish a revolution: a talk by Orysia Lutsevych](https://uil.org.uk/events/how-to-finish-a-revolution-a-talk-by-orysia-lutsevych/) - [MH17 and PS752: how authoritarians manipulate the truth](https://uil.org.uk/events/mh17-and-ps752-how-authoritarians-manipulate-the-truth/) - [Andrew Wilson talks about his new book 'Ukraine Crisis: What it Means for the West'](https://uil.org.uk/events/andrew-wilson-talks-about-his-new-book-ukraine-crisis-what-it-means-for-the-west/) - [Military and security dimensions of the Donbas Conflict. Talk by Igor Sutyagin](https://uil.org.uk/events/military-and-security-dimensions-of-the-donbas-conflict-talk-by-igor-sutyagin/) - [Eurovision as a Tool of Diplomacy](https://uil.org.uk/events/eurovision-as-a-tool-of-diplomacy/) - The Ukrainian Institute London will partner with the EU Delegation in the UK to host a panel in Liverpool to discuss Eurovision as a tool of cultural diplomacy. - [One year to presidential elections: how to rescue the achievements of the Revolution of Dignity? Talk with Serhiy Leshchenko](https://uil.org.uk/events/one-year-to-presidential-elections-how-to-rescue-the-achievements-of-the-revolution-of-dignity-talk-with-serhiy-leshchenko/) - [Ukrainian B1 Speaking & Communication Intensive | Online](https://uil.org.uk/events/ukrainian-b1-speaking-communication-intensive-online/) - This two-week speaking-focused Ukrainian intensive is designed to help learners strengthen their communication skills, gain confidence in conversation, and develop fluency through daily guided practice. The course is based on UIL’s Intermediate (B1) syllabus and has been adapted to suit learners with varied prior experience. - [Agency vs Victimhood: Women's Experience of the Holodomor 1932-33 in Ukraine](https://uil.org.uk/events/agency-vs-victimhood-womens-experience-of-the-holodomor-1932-33-in-ukraine/) - Join us for a talk by historian Oksana Kis as she examines the experiences of women who lived through the Holodomor. - [The UIL Winter Fundraising Night: Ukrainian Modernism](https://uil.org.uk/events/the-uil-winter-fundraising-night-ukrainian-modernism/) - This year’s Winter Fundraising Night will celebrate Ukrainian modernism in all its richness and diversity, from avant-garde theatre design to the bold artistic visions that shaped a generation. Join us for a festive evening in the elegant Art Deco surroundings of The Garden Cinema, a hidden gem in the heart of Covent Garden. We have - [This is also Ukraine](https://uil.org.uk/events/balmy-army-this-is-also-ukraine/) - Join us for a screening of This is also Ukraine, a poetic and deeply personal portrait of ten Ukrainian teenagers growing up near the front line. Through their own eyes, they share moments of friendship, creativity, and resilience amid the absurdity of war — followed by a discussion with the creative team and mentors behind - [Defending the human in war poetry](https://uil.org.uk/events/defending-the-human-in-war-poetry-2/) - What does it mean to write poetry on the front line of the bloodiest war in Europe since the Second World War? Join the Ukrainian servicewoman and prize-winning poet, Yaryna Chornohuz, to hear her work written under fire while saving lives as a combat medic, and gain a unique perspective on world events. - [The UIL dinner club: great conversation for a good cause](https://uil.org.uk/events/the-uil-dinner-club-great-conversation-for-a-good-cause-3/) - We’re thrilled to bring you another of our new fundraising initiative at the Ukrainian Institute London: The UIL Dinner Club. Join us on Monday 24 November 2025 for an exclusive evening with our guest of honour, Andrey Kurkov, leading Ukrainian writer and patron of the Ukrainian Institute London, following his presentation of the new book - [Genocide | Istoria 2025](https://uil.org.uk/events/genocide-istoria-2025/) - The seminar examines the violence against civilians carried out by Russian authorities and troops in the occupied areas of Ukraine and the applicability of legal terms such as genocide and crimes against humanity. - [Imperialism | Istoria 2025](https://uil.org.uk/events/imperialism-istoria-2025/) - The seminar explores the legacies of imperial rule in Ukrainian lands and considers how it continues to shape our understanding of state relations and national identity. - [Resistance | Istoria 2025](https://uil.org.uk/events/resistance-istoria-2025/) - This seminar examines political identity, nationalism, and minority rights under imperial and authoritarian rule. It focuses on the historical and contemporary experiences of the Crimean Tatars as a case study in civic resistance. - [Citizenship | Istoria 2025](https://uil.org.uk/events/citizenship-istoria-2025/) - The seminar will explore how the institution of citizenship has developed in Ukraine from the late Soviet period to the present day, and how it has shaped the trajectories of state- and nation-building. - [A Fan of War: a new play by Ukrainian playwright Polina Polozhentseva](https://uil.org.uk/events/a-fan-of-war-a-new-play-by-ukrainian-playwright-polina-polozhentseva/) - Join us for the UK premiere of a new short play exploring the dark absurdities and unexpected incongruities of life as a Ukrainian refugee in London. - [Documenting Atrocity in Poetry: a conversation with Oksana Maksymchuk](https://uil.org.uk/events/documenting-atrocity-in-poetry-a-conversation-with-oksana-maksymchuk/) - Join us to hear about the role of poetry in war, and live reading from a highly acclaimed Ukrainian poet. - [Kaviarnia: Ukrainian language café](https://uil.org.uk/events/kaviarnia-ukrainian-language-cafe-20/) - Are you learning Ukrainian? Are you a native speaker? Join us for free to practise your Ukrainian over a cup of fragrant kava in a warm and welcoming atmosphere. - [Istoria: lessons for the present | Full course](https://uil.org.uk/events/istoria-lessons-for-the-present-full-course/) - Join our new course on Ukrainian history. - [Ideas of Ukraine | Istoria 2025](https://uil.org.uk/events/ideas-of-ukraine-istoria-2025/) - The concluding seminar reflects on how Ukrainian intellectuals—past and present—have shaped ideas of freedom, identity, and democracy, and discuss how historical visions of Ukraine can inspire responses to today’s challenges and generate ideas for the country’s future. - [Occupation | Istoria 2025](https://uil.org.uk/events/occupation-istoria-2025/) - The seminar focuses on periods of occupation in the 20th and 21st centuries, discussing strategies of survival, negotiation, and resistance. - [Statehood | Istoria 2025](https://uil.org.uk/events/statehood-istoria-2025/) - The seminar examines the formation and evolution of Ukrainian statehood, highlighting lessons for democratic institution-building and civic identity. - [Ukraine in Global History | Istoria 2025](https://uil.org.uk/events/ukraine-in-global-history-istoria-2025/) - The seminar explores Ukraine’s position within wider European and global histories, examining how the country’s past was shaped by and contributed to larger political, economic, and cultural currents. - [Tracing Ukrainian Photography Through History](https://uil.org.uk/events/tracing-ukrainian-photography-through-history/) - Join us to explore key milestones and figures in the development of Ukrainian photography from the mid-20th century to today. - [Ukrainian Contemporary Art and Feminism: Histories within a History | Kultura 2025](https://uil.org.uk/events/ukrainian-contemporary-art-and-feminism-histories-within-a-history-kultura-2025/) - Join us for the eighth Kultura 2025 seminar on Ukrainian visual culture. - [What is the Value of Art? The Ukrainian Art Market and the Impact of the Russian Full-Scale Invasion | Kultura 2025](https://uil.org.uk/events/what-is-the-value-of-art-the-ukrainian-art-market-and-the-impact-of-the-russian-full-scale-invasion-kultura-2025/) - Join us for the ninth and final Kultura 2025 seminar on Ukrainian visual culture. - [Ukrainian Mosaics of the Soviet Period: Between Official Ideology and National Sensibility | Kultura 2025](https://uil.org.uk/events/ukrainian-mosaics-of-the-soviet-period-between-official-ideology-and-national-sensibility-kultura-2025/) - Join us for the seventh Kultura 2025 seminar on Ukrainian visual culture. - [Ukrainian Traces in the Works of Bruno Schulz | Kultura 2025](https://uil.org.uk/events/ukrainian-traces-in-the-works-of-bruno-schulz-kultura-2025/) - Join us for the sixth Kultura 2025 seminar on Ukrainian visual culture. - [Kyiv’s Medieval Glory: Things in Heaven and Earth | Kultura 2025](https://uil.org.uk/events/kyivs-medieval-glory-things-in-heaven-and-earth-kultura-2025/) - Join us for the first Kultura 2025 seminar on Ukrainian visual culture. - [Modern Architecture and Planning in Early Soviet Kharkiv | Kultura 2025](https://uil.org.uk/events/modern-architecture-and-planning-in-early-soviet-kharkiv-kultura-2025/) - Join us for the fifth Kultura 2025 seminar on Ukrainian visual culture. - [Folk Impulse in Ukraine’s Modernist Art | Kultura 2025](https://uil.org.uk/events/folk-impulse-in-ukraines-modernist-art-kultura-2025/) - Join us for the fourth Kultura 2025 seminar on Ukrainian visual culture. - [Taras Shevchenko and Printmaking in the Mid-Nineteenth Century | Kultura 2025](https://uil.org.uk/events/taras-shevchenko-and-printmaking-in-the-mid-nineteenth-century-kultura-2025/) - Join us for the third Kultura 2025 seminar on Ukrainian visual culture. - [The Web of Images: Vision, Memory, and Meditation in Early Modern Ukrainian Culture | Kultura 2025](https://uil.org.uk/events/the-web-of-images-vision-memory-and-meditation-in-early-modern-ukrainian-culture-kultura-2025/) - Join us for the second Kultura 2025 seminar on Ukrainian visual culture. - [OLGA: fundraising screening & panel discussion](https://uil.org.uk/events/olga-fundraising-screening-panel-discussion/) - We are delighted to be partnering with The People's Film Club and Cambridge Ukrainian Studies to hold a fundraiser screening of OLGA at next Wednesday 8th of June. OLGA, starring the talented Ukrainian athlete Anastasia Budiashkina, is set amid the 2014 Maidan Revolution - which saw Ukrainians take to the streets to drive out the - [The UIL dinner club: great conversation for a good cause](https://uil.org.uk/events/the-uil-dinner-club-great-conversation-for-a-good-cause-2/) - Join our second UIL dinner club with Serhii Plokhy. An evening of meaningful conversation in an intimate setting, with delicious food and wine — all while supporting the vital work of the UIL. - [Fragments of Ice screening and Q&A | Ukrainian film festival 2025](https://uil.org.uk/events/fragments-of-ice-screening-and-qa-ukrainian-film-festival-2025/) - Join us to witness the personal and political history of the rebirth of independent Ukraine, seen through incredible contemporary VHS tapes. - [Political prisoners of the Kremlin, past and present](https://uil.org.uk/events/political-prisoners-of-the-kremlin-past-and-present/) - Join us for a powerful conversation on the experiences of Ukrainian political prisoners in history and today. - [Фемінізм в незалежній Україні: кроки назустріч собі](https://uil.org.uk/events/feminism-in-independent-ukraine/) - Ми поговоримо про зміни у громадському сприйнятті фемінізму та феміністичного активізму в Україні від тотальної демонізації та відторгнення на початку 1990-х років до сучасного визнання та прийняття феміністичних ідей і практик на різних рівнях. - [Serhii Plokhy—The New Nuclear Arms Race. Live In Conversation with Luke Harding](https://uil.org.uk/events/serhii-plokhy-the-new-nuclear-arms-race-live-in-conversation-with-luke-harding/) - Join us to hear Serhii Plokhy, the prize-winning Ukrainian historian, discuss with Like Harding the future of nuclear proliferation in a world adapting to fear and insecurity. - [Fighting forgottenness—stories of hope and resilience](https://uil.org.uk/events/fighting-forgottenness/) - Join us to explore stories of redrawn borders, displaced peoples, and broken identities to offer lessons for the future. - [Kaviarnia: Ukrainian language café](https://uil.org.uk/events/kaviarnia-ukrainian-language-cafe-19/) - Are you learning Ukrainian? Are you a native speaker? Join our Language café, Kaviarnia, for free, and practice your Ukrainian over a cup of fragrant kava! - [2000 Meters to Andriivka screening and Q&A | Ukrainian film festival 2025](https://uil.org.uk/events/2000-meters-to-andriivka-screening-and-qa-ukrainian-film-festival-2025/) - Join us to see the extraordinary battle of Ukrainian soldiers to liberate Andriivka, from Oscar-winning director, Mstyslav Chernov. - [Love letters from Ukraine screening and Q&A | Ukrainian film festival 2025](https://uil.org.uk/events/love-letters-from-ukraine-screening-and-qa-ukrainian-film-festival-2025/) - Join us for five short films on love and loss. - [Grey Bees screening and Q&A | Ukrainian film festival 2025](https://uil.org.uk/events/grey-bees-screening-and-qa-ukrainian-film-festival-2025/) - Join us for the captivating film adaptation of Andrey Kurkov’s award-winning novel about a gentle beekeeper navigating war. - [The Editorial Office screening and Q&A | Ukrainian film festival 2025](https://uil.org.uk/events/the-editorial-office-screening-and-qa-ukrainian-film-festival-2025/) - Join us to watch an exciting and mysterious film about what it takes for justice and to be a good man. - [Kaviarnia: Ukrainian language café](https://uil.org.uk/events/kaviarnia-ukrainian-language-cafe-18/) - Are you learning Ukrainian? Are you a native speaker? Join us for free to practise your Ukrainian over a cup of fragrant kava in a warm and welcoming atmosphere. - [Kaviarnia: Ukrainian language café](https://uil.org.uk/events/kaviarnia-ukrainian-language-cafe-july-25/) - Are you learning Ukrainian? Are you a native speaker? Join our Language café, Kaviarnia, for free, and practice your Ukrainian over a cup of fragrant kava! - [Beginners’ Ukrainian | Summer intensive course | In-person](https://uil.org.uk/events/beginners-ukrainian-summer-intensive-course-in-person/) - Sign up for a two-week intensive Ukrainian course for beginners to jump-start your learning. - [Beginners’ Ukrainian | Summer intensive course | Online](https://uil.org.uk/events/beginners-ukrainian-summer-intensive-course-online/) - Sign up for a two-week intensive Ukrainian course for beginners to jump-start your learning. - [Beginners’ Ukrainian | Spring intensive course | In-person](https://uil.org.uk/events/beginners-ukrainian-spring-intensive-course-in-person/) - Sign up for a two-week intensive Ukrainian course to jump-start your learning. - [From soil to soul: a fundraising evening for Ukrainian Institute London](https://uil.org.uk/events/from-soil-to-soul-a-fundraising-evening-for-ukrainian-institute-london/) - Join us for our special 2025 summer fundraiser event. - [Kaviarnia: Ukrainian language café](https://uil.org.uk/events/kaviarnia-ukrainian-language-cafe-17/) - Are you learning Ukrainian? Are you a native speaker? Join our Language café, Kaviarnia, for free, and practice your Ukrainian over a cup of fragrant kava! - [Kaviarnia: Ukrainian language café](https://uil.org.uk/events/kaviarnia-ukrainian-language-cafe-16/) - Are you learning Ukrainian? Are you a native speaker? Join our Language café, Kaviarnia, for free, and practice your Ukrainian over a cup of fragrant kava! - [Justice under siege: Ukraine, war crimes and the fight for dignity with Nobel Laureate Oleksandra Matviichuk](https://uil.org.uk/events/justice-under-siege-ukraine-war-crimes-and-the-fight-for-dignity-with-nobel-laureate-oleksandra-matviichuk/) - Join the RSA, Insulate Ukraine, and the Ukrainian Institute for a fireside chat with Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Oleksandra Matviichuk, in conversation with journalist and author Gillian Tett. Their discussion will explore the cycle of impunity and harsh realities in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, including cultural erasure, child abduction, and the use of - [Russia’s war in a global perspective](https://uil.org.uk/events/russias-war-in-a-global-perspective/) - Join us for an evening with the former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba. - [2025 Literatura intensive summer course](https://uil.org.uk/events/literatura-intensive-summer-course/) - Join us to discover the intricacy, and history, and wonder of Ukrainian literature. This summer, our 2025 Literatura course offers expert seminars covering the breadth of Ukrainian writing. - [Freedom’s liberator: Taras Shevchenko and the idea of modern Ukraine with Rory Finnin | Literatura 2025](https://uil.org.uk/events/freedoms-liberator-taras-shevchenko-and-the-idea-of-modern-ukraine-with-rory-finnin-literatura-2025/) - Join us for the inaugural seminar of the 2025 Literatura summer course. - [Russophone writing in Ukraine with Vitaly Chernetsky | Literatura 2025](https://uil.org.uk/events/russophone-writing-in-ukraine-with-vitaly-chernetsky-literatura-2025/) - Join us for the eighth and final seminar of our 2025 Literatura summer course. - [The poetic witness: Ukrainian women writing through independence and war with Iryna Starovoyt | Literatura 2025](https://uil.org.uk/events/the-poetic-witness-ukrainian-women-writing-through-independence-and-war-with-iryna-starovoyt-literatura-2025/) - Join us for the seventh seminar of our 2025 Literatura summer course. - [Ukraine at war: contemporary prose with Mariia Shuvalova | Literatura 2025](https://uil.org.uk/events/ukraine-at-war-contemporary-prose-with-mariia-shuvalova-literatura-2025/) - Join us for the sixth seminar of our 2025 Literatura summer course. - [Mykola Kulish: the avant-garde in context with Mayhill Fowler | Literatura 2025](https://uil.org.uk/events/mykola-kulish-the-avant-garde-in-context-with-mayhill-fowler-literatura-2025/) - Join us for the fifth seminar in our 2025 Literatura summer course. - [Ukrainian dissidents with Bohdan Tokarskyi | Literatura 2025](https://uil.org.uk/events/ukrainian-dissidents-with-bohdan-tokarskyi-literatura-2025/) - Join us for the fourth seminar of our 2025 Literatura summer course. - [Ukrainian Modernism and Feminism with Tamara Hundorova | Literatura 2025](https://uil.org.uk/events/ukrainian-modernism-and-feminism-with-tamara-hundorova-literatura-2025/) - Join us for the third seminar of our 2025 Literatura summer course. - [Ukrainian literature in dialogue with Uilleam Blacker | Literatura 2025](https://uil.org.uk/events/ukrainian-literature-in-dialogue-with-uilleam-blacker-literatura-2025/) - Join us for the second seminar of the 2025 Literatura summer course. - [Earth screening | Ukrainian film festival 2024](https://uil.org.uk/events/earth-screening-ukrainian-film-festival-2024/) - Join us to watch Earth, the most famous Ukrainian film. Banned by the USSR after only nine days, it depicts a Ukrainian village on the brink of collectivisation. - [Laboratory of innovation: Ukrainian music past and present](https://uil.org.uk/events/laboratory-of-innovation-ukrainian-music-past-and-present/) - Join us to discover Ukraine’s rich tradition of musical innovation, from modernism to today’s powerful responses to war and imperialism. - [The UIL dinner club: great conversation for a good cause](https://uil.org.uk/events/the-uil-dinner-club-great-conversation-for-a-good-cause/) - Join our inaugural UIL dinner club with Luke Harding. An evening of meaningful conversation in an intimate setting, with delicious food and wine — all while supporting the vital work of the UIL. - [Odesa: identity, resistance, and imperial legacy](https://uil.org.uk/events/odesa-identity-resistance-and-imperial-legacy/) - Join us for a discussion featuring Odesans and foreign observers, as they explore Odesa’s identities and histories in the light of its dramatic present, and try to overcome some of the myths that still surround this unique city. - [The Future of European Defence](https://uil.org.uk/events/the-future-of-european-defence/) - Join us to hear Keir Giles and Edward Lucas discuss Europe’s role in defending Ukraine, itself, and peace. - [Beginners’ Ukrainian | Spring intensive course | Online](https://uil.org.uk/events/beginners-ukrainian-spring-intensive-course-online/) - Sign up for a two-week intensive Ukrainian course to jump-start your learning. - [Kaviarnia: Ukrainian language café](https://uil.org.uk/events/kaviarnia-ukrainian-language-cafe-15/) - Are you learning Ukrainian? Are you a native speaker? Join our Language café, Kaviarnia, for free, and practice your Ukrainian over a cup of fragrant kava! - [Survival mode: Ukrainian cinema after 2022 with Daria Badior | Kino 2025](https://uil.org.uk/events/survival-mode-ukrainian-cinema-after-2022-with-daria-badior-kino-2025/) - Join the eighth seminar of our Kino 2025 programme on Ukrainian cinema. - [Kino 2025 | Ukrainian cinema: a century of innovation, struggle, and resilience | Full course](https://uil.org.uk/events/kino-2025-ukrainian-cinema-a-century-of-innovation-struggle-and-resilience-full-course/) - Join our Kino 2025 programme on Ukrainian cinema. - [Ukrainian cinema from Maidan to 2022: rebirth in times of changes with Anthelme Vidaud | Kino 2025](https://uil.org.uk/events/ukrainian-cinema-from-maidan-to-2022-rebirth-in-times-of-changes-with-anthelme-vidaud-kino-2025/) - Join the seventh seminar of our Kino 2025 programme on Ukrainian cinema. - [Dealing with Soviet reality: Kira Muratova’s films as a distorted mirror, smashed to pieces | Kino 2025](https://uil.org.uk/events/dealing-with-soviet-reality-kira-muratovas-films-as-a-distorted-mirror-smashed-to-pieces-kino-2025/) - Join the sixth seminar of our Kino 2025 programme on Ukrainian cinema. - [Filming turbulent times: is there a Ukrainian documentary wave after 2014? with Yuliia Kovalenko | Kino 2025](https://uil.org.uk/events/filming-turbulent-times-is-there-a-ukrainian-documentary-wave-after-2014-with-yuliia-kovalenko-kino-2025/) - Join the fifth seminar of our Kino 2025 programme on Ukrainian cinema. - [Ukrainian cinema of the 1990s: from free market to free fall with Stanislav Menzelevskyi | Kino 2025](https://uil.org.uk/events/ukrainian-cinema-of-the-1990s-from-free-market-to-free-fall-with-stanislav-menzelevskyi-kino-2025/) - Join the fourth seminar of our Kino 2025 programme on Ukrainian cinema. - [Queering socialist realism: Serhii Paradzhanov’s early Ukrainian films and his transition to poetic cinema | Kino 2025](https://uil.org.uk/events/queering-socialist-realism-serhii-paradzhanovs-early-ukrainian-films-and-his-transition-to-poetic-cinema-kino-2025/) - Join the third seminar of our Kino 2025 programme on Ukrainian cinema. - [Ukrainian poetic cinema: the flowering and the tragedy with Vitaly Chernetsky | Kino 2025](https://uil.org.uk/events/ukrainian-poetic-cinema-the-flowering-and-the-tragedy-with-vitaly-chernetsky-kino-2025/) - Join the second seminar of our Kino 2025 programme on Ukrainian cinema. - [The great break: Ukrainian cinema in 1920–30s. From emancipation to Sovietisation with Ivan Kozlenko | Kino 2025](https://uil.org.uk/events/the-great-break-ukrainian-cinema-in-1920-30s-from-emancipation-to-sovietisation-with-ivan-kozlenko-kino-2025/) - Join the first seminar of our Kino 2025 programme on Ukrainian cinema. - [Intent to Destroy: Russia’s two-hundred-year quest to dominate Ukraine](https://uil.org.uk/events/intent-to-destroy-russias-two-hundred-year-quest-to-dominate-ukraine/) - Join us to understand Russia's long imperial ambitions that led to the Russo-Ukrainian War, through a discussion between Eugene Finkel and Olesya Khromeychuk. - [Victoria Donovan in conversation with Olesya Khromeychuk: Life in Spite of Everything](https://uil.org.uk/events/victoria-donovan-in-conversation-with-olesya-khromeychuk-life-in-spite-of-everything/) - Join Victoria Donovan and Olesya Khromeychuk to discuss the history of the Donbas, and how people keep going during war. - [Intercepted screening](https://uil.org.uk/events/intercepted-screening/) - Join us to watch Intercepted, a documentary of the masses of extraordinary, perturbing, intercepted Russian soldiers’ phone calls to their families and friends. - [Kaviarnia: Ukrainian language café](https://uil.org.uk/events/kaviarnia-ukrainian-language-cafe-13/) - Are you learning Ukrainian? Or are you thinking about taking up classes? Join our online Ukrainian language café and practise your Ukrainian over a cup of fragrant kava! - [The Editorial Office + ScreenTalk: director Roman Bondarchuk & producer/co-writer Dar’ya Averchenko](https://uil.org.uk/events/the-editorial-office-screentalk-director-roman-bondarchuk-producer-co-writer-darya-averchenko/) - Join us for a film about a young scientist searching the Ukrainian steppe for an endangered groundhog, coming across a crime that will change the trajectory of his life. - [Kaviarnia: Ukrainian language café](https://uil.org.uk/events/kaviarnia-ukrainian-language-cafe-14/) - Are you learning Ukrainian? Or are you thinking about taking up classes? Join our online Ukrainian language café and practise your Ukrainian over a cup of fragrant kava! - [European security in the aftermath of the US election](https://uil.org.uk/events/european-security-in-the-aftermath-of-the-us-election/) - Join us for discussion with senior practitioners from politics, policy, and journalism to consider the future of European security in the wake of the recent US presidential election. - [Театральна майстерня: ‘Дім та Належність’](https://uil.org.uk/events/theatre-workshop-for-non-actors/) - Цей воркшоп призначений для всіх, хто зацікавлений у дослідженні концепції дому та належності, незалежно від попереднього акторського досвіду. - [Beyond promises: thirty years since the Budapest Memorandum](https://uil.org.uk/events/beyond-promises-thirty-years-since-the-budapest-memorandum/) - Join us for a discussion of the critical lessons of the Budapest Memorandum and to explore strategic pathways for shaping the future of European security. - [Kultura. Exploring Ukraine’s visual culture. Eight-week online course.](https://uil.org.uk/events/kultura-exploring-ukraines-visual-culture-eight-week-online-course/) - Register for a unique opportunity to learn from top experts in visual culture and Ukrainian studies, including leading art scholars from Ukraine. - [Kaviarnia: Ukrainian language café](https://uil.org.uk/events/kaviarnia-ukrainian-language-cafe-12/) - Are you learning Ukrainian? Or are you thinking about taking up classes? Join our online Ukrainian Language Café and practise your Ukrainian over a cup of fragrant kava! - [Explaining the Holodomor to global audiences](https://uil.org.uk/events/explaining-the-holodomor-to-global-audiences/) - Join us for a conversation on how to communicate the history of the Holodomor globally in light of Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine. - [From impunity to accountability: reparations for Russia’s atrocities](https://uil.org.uk/events/from-impunity-to-accountability-reparations-for-russias-atrocities/) - Join us to learn about Russia’s obligation to pay reparations to war crimes survivors and Ukraine, and how this can be enforced. - [The future of Ukraine](https://uil.org.uk/events/the-future-of-ukraine/) - Join us to hear from a panel of experts about the future of Ukraine and how it affects European security and the democratic order around the world. - [The Long Farewell: screening](https://uil.org.uk/events/the-long-farewell-screening/) - Kira Muratova’s film The Long Farewell depicts a seemingly banal story of a jealous and possessive mother and her aloof and lonely son. The story evolves into an analysis of alienation between genders, and misunderstandings between generations, against the background of a frighteningly bleak and dehumanized Soviet reality. - [We Will Not Fade Away: screenings and Q&A](https://uil.org.uk/events/screenings-and-qa-we-will-not-fade-away/) - Ukrainian director Alisa Kovalenko’s perceptive gaze gently captures a coming-of-age tale like no other and a generation that, in spite of everything, is able to recognise and celebrate the fragile beauty of life. - [In the Rearview: screenings](https://uil.org.uk/events/screening-in-the-rearview/) - One country. One minibus. Many journeys. This fly-on-the-wall film captures Ukrainians as they are forced to leave their homes and drive into the unknown. - [Stone Cross: screening](https://uil.org.uk/events/stone-cross-screening/) - A Galician peasant decides to leave his ancestral home and seek a better life in Canada, erecting a stone cross on a hill in his own memory. - [The Reckoning: screening and Q&A. Reporting on Russian war crimes](https://uil.org.uk/events/the-reckoning-screening-qa-reporting-on-russian-war-crimes-in-ukraine/) - Join us to watch short documentaries produced by The Reckoning Project, and hear from co-founder and leading Ukrainian journalist, Nataliya Gumenyuk, and international lawyer, Ibrahim Olabi. - [Reporting on Russian war crimes: screening and Q&A with Nataliya Gumenyuk](https://uil.org.uk/events/reporting-on-russian-war-crimes-screening-and-qa-with-nataliya-gumenyuk/) - Nataliya Gumenyuk, Ukrainian journalist and co-founder of The Reckoning Project, will join us to present new documentaries on Russian war crimes and Ukraine’s fight for justice. - [Earth: screening](https://uil.org.uk/events/earth-screening/) - Watch Earth, the most well-known Ukrainian film, recognized as a masterpiece of world cinema. - [Man with a Movie Camera: screening](https://uil.org.uk/events/man-with-a-movie-camera-screening/) - Man with a Movie Camera is one of the major manifestos of avant-garde world cinema. An extraordinary montage of urban life in Ukrainian megalopolises under New Economic Policy, the film shows the people of the city at work and at play, and the machines that keep the city going. - [Children’s book presentation Хоробрі казки](https://uil.org.uk/events/childrens-book-presentation-хоробрі-казки/) - Victoria Murovana, author of acclaimed children’s book Courageous Tales will join us in London for a book presentation for Ukrainian-speaking children. - [Christmas get-together / Різдвяна зустріч](https://uil.org.uk/events/christmas-get-together-різдвяна-зустріч/) - Join our Christmas get-together to learn more about the different Ukrainian community organisations in London, exchange ideas and sing carols together. - [The Eve of Ivan Kupalo: screening](https://uil.org.uk/events/the-eve-of-ivan-kupalo-screening/) - Come watch The Eve of Ivan Kupalo, a film based on a story of Nikolai Gogol, in which director Yuri Illenko hides an allegorical history of Ukraine. - [An evening in memory of Victoria Amelina](https://uil.org.uk/events/an-evening-in-memory-of-victoria-amelina/) - ‘Her life was dedicated to documenting Russian war crimes. It is her death that documents the latest crime.’ - [An evening of Ukrainian classical violin music](https://uil.org.uk/events/an-evening-of-ukrainian-classical-violin-music/) - Join Ukrainian Institute London for an evening of Ukrainian classical violin music and support Ukrainians displaced to the UK. - [Репарації та права постраждалих у російсько-українській війні](https://uil.org.uk/events/репарації-та-права-постраждалих-у-рос/) - [Ukrainian New Drama book launch](https://uil.org.uk/events/ukrainian-new-drama-book-launch/) - An evening of readings and discussion to mark the publication of the landmark anthology of Ukrainian plays in English translation. - [Ukrainian wartime voices: poetry and non-fiction](https://uil.org.uk/events/ukrainian-wartime-voices-poetry-and-non-fiction/) - Join us for powerful readings and personal testimonies from Ukrainian poets, writers, and activists, capturing the voices of those impacted by the war. - [Higher education in times of war: navigating between survival and development](https://uil.org.uk/events/higher-education-in-times-of-war-navigating-between-survival-and-development/) - Join us for an expert briefing with Taras Dobko, Rector of the Ukrainian Catholic University. - [War and activism: a conversation with Maria Berlinska](https://uil.org.uk/events/war-and-activism-a-conversation-with-maria-berlinska/) - Join us for a conversation with veteran of the Russo-Ukrainian war Maria Berlinska. - [What Would You Take? Exhibition closing event](https://uil.org.uk/events/what-would-you-take-exhibition-closing-event/) - The closing event of the exhibition starts with a musical contribution from Nataliia Radkvova, violinist, followed by the screening of the What Would You Take? documentary (2023) directed by Heilika Pikkov and a panel discussion with Kaupo Kikkas, the author and photographer of the exhibition, moderated by Maria Montague, Deputy Director of the Ukrainian Institute - [Ukrainian avant-garde theatre with Mayhill Fowler | Literatura 2024](https://uil.org.uk/events/ukrainian-avant-garde-theatre-with-mayhill-fowler-literatura-2024/) - Mykola Kulish: the avant-garde in context - [Ukrainian war-time prose with Mariia Shuvalova | Literatura 2024](https://uil.org.uk/events/ukrainian-war-time-prose-with-mariia-shuvalova-literatura-2024/) - Ukraine at war: contemporary prose - [Ukrainian dissidents and the Soviet era with Bohdan Tokarsky | Literatura 2024](https://uil.org.uk/events/ukrainian-dissidents-and-the-soviet-era-with-bohdan-tokarsky-literatura-2024/) - Ukrainian dissidents: Vasyl Stus and Vasyl Holoborodko - [Poetry evening with Iryna Shuvalova](https://uil.org.uk/events/poetry-evening-with-iryna-shuvalova/) - Join us to hear from Iryna Shuvalova, one of the most distinct voices in contemporary Ukrainian poetry! - [Intercepted screening and Q&A | Ukrainian film festival 2024](https://uil.org.uk/events/intercepted-screening-and-qa-ukrainian-film-festival-2024/) - Join us to watch Intercepted, a documentary of the masses of extraordinary, perturbing, intercepted Russian soldiers’ phone calls to their families and friends. - [Ukraine. Displaced. Short films and Q&A | Ukrainian film festival 2024](https://uil.org.uk/events/ukraine-displaced-short-films-and-qa-ukrainian-film-festival-2024/) - Join us to watch Ukraine. Displaced., a series of short films about the millions if Ukrainians who have been forced from their homes, spread across Ukraine and abroad. - [Mission 200 screening and Q&A | Ukrainian film festival 2024](https://uil.org.uk/events/mission-200-screening-and-qa-ukrainian-film-festival-2024/) - Join us to watch Mission 200, following the remarkable journey of Tetiana, a Ukrainian woman whose life takes an extraordinary turn during Russia’s full-scale attack on Ukraine. - [Klondike screening and Q&A | Ukrainian film festival 2024](https://uil.org.uk/events/klondike-screening-and-qa-ukrainian-film-festival-2024/) - Join us to watch Klondike, where the lives of expectant parents Irka and Tolik are upended by the nearby downing of Flight MH17 by Russian forces. - [Kaviarnia: Ukrainian language café](https://uil.org.uk/events/kaviarnia-ukrainian-language-cafe-11/) - Are you learning Ukrainian? Are you a native speaker? Join our Language café, Kaviarnia, for free, and practice your Ukrainian over a cup of fragrant kava! - [Ukrainian film festival 2024: Reflections](https://uil.org.uk/events/reflections-ukrainian-film-festival-2024/) - This year’s film festival is Reflections. This theme speaks about a search for oneself in challenging times, self-reflection and self-determination, the recognition of our past, and the acceptance of a present composed of countless fragments. - [The expanded Sixties: thinking about post-war Ukrainian Sixties then and now | Kultura 2024](https://uil.org.uk/events/the-expanded-sixties-thinking-about-post-war-ukrainian-sixties-then-and-now-kultura-2024/) - Lizaveta German, co-founder of the Naked Room art gallery in Kyiv and co-curator of the Ukrainian Pavilion at the 59th La Biennale di Venezia in 2021, explains how the post-war period of 1960s resonates with us today. - [What is the value of art? | Kultura 2024](https://uil.org.uk/events/what-is-the-value-of-art-kultura-2024/) - Constance Uzwyshyn, PhD candidate in Slavonic Studies at the University of Cambridge and Creative Industries Advisor at UIL, explores the intersection of art, economics, and conflict. - [Kyiv’s medieval glory: things in heaven and earth | Kultura 2024](https://uil.org.uk/events/kyivs-medieval-glory-things-in-heaven-and-earth-kultura-2024/) - Olenka Pevny, Associate Professor in Ukrainian Studies and in Medieval and Early Modern Slavonic Studies at the University of Cambridge, traces the visual culture of Kyiv’s beginnings as a centre of trade, princely politics, and Christian leadership. - [Private online tour of the Royal Academy exhibition In the Eye of the Storm: Modernism in Ukraine | Kultura 2024](https://uil.org.uk/events/private-online-tour-of-the-royal-academy-exhibition-in-the-eye-of-the-storm-modernism-in-ukraine-kultura-2024/) - Katya Denysova and Constance Uzwyshyn will give an online private tour of the Royal Academy exhibition ‘In the Eye of the Storm: Modernism in Ukraine, 1900-1930’, followed by a conversation on the topic. - [Back to the future: how Ukrainian contemporary art reflects the war and its own history | Kultura 2024](https://uil.org.uk/events/back-to-the-future-how-ukrainian-contemporary-art-reflects-the-war-and-its-own-history-kultura-2024/) - Kateryna Iakovlenko, Digital Editor-in-Chief of Suspilne Kultura, takes stock of the toll of Russia’s imperial war of aggression on Ukraine’s culture and art. - [Ukrainian contemporary art and feminism: histories within a history | Kultura 2024](https://uil.org.uk/events/ukrainian-contemporary-art-and-feminism-histories-within-a-history-kultura-2024/) - Olena S Dmytryk, an independent UK-based researcher focusing on social movement studies, sexuality and gender, and visual culture, contextualises the development of contemporary Ukrainian art within the broader waves of feminism. - [Modern architecture and planning in early Soviet Kharkiv | Kultura 2024](https://uil.org.uk/events/modern-architecture-and-planning-in-early-soviet-kharkiv-kultura-2024/) - Christine E. Crawford, urban architecture historian and Associate Professor of Art History at Emory University, zeroes in on the experimental architecture of early Soviet Kharkiv. - [‘Disseminator of the light of truth’: Taras Shevchenko and etching in the mid-nineteenth century | Kultura 2024](https://uil.org.uk/events/disseminator-of-the-light-of-truth-taras-shevchenko-and-etching-in-the-mid-nineteenth-century-kultura-2024/) - Galina Mardilovich, curator of the Smart Museum of Art at the University of Chicago, invites you to discover the prints of legendary poet and artist Taras Shevchenko (1814–1861). - [From folk to modern in Ukraine’s early 20th-century art | Kultura 2024](https://uil.org.uk/events/from-folk-to-modern-in-ukraines-early-20th-century-art-kultura-2024/) - Katia Denysova, a research fellow at the University of Tübingen and co-curator of the In the Eye of the Storm exhibition, examines how artists worked with the Ukrainian vernacular culture to create modernist aesthetic amid socio-political upheaval in Ukraine. - [UIL Summer Fundraiser](https://uil.org.uk/events/uil-summer-fundraiser/) - Join us to honour the indomitable spirit and independence of the people of Ukraine. - [Beginners' Ukrainian | Intensive summer course | Online](https://uil.org.uk/events/beginners-ukrainian-intensive-summer-course-online-2/) - [Ukrainian Sheriffs: screening and Q&A](https://uil.org.uk/events/ukrainian-sheriffs-birmingham/) - Part of our Ukrainian Season: People Power. Welcome to Stara Zburievka, a small Ukrainian town where local sheriffs try to keep the peace. - [Iron Butterflies: screening and Q&A](https://uil.org.uk/events/iron-butterflies-birmingham/) - Part of our Ukrainian Season: People Power. On 17 July, 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 was shot down by Russian forces over eastern Ukraine. - [Roses. Film-Cabaret: screening](https://uil.org.uk/events/roses-film-cabaret-birmingham/) - Part of our Ukrainian Season: People Power. A tragicomic musical documentary exploring the heights of the cabaret genre in the modern world. - [Roses. Film-Cabaret: screening](https://uil.org.uk/events/roses-film-cabaret-screening/) - Part of our Ukrainian Season: People Power. A tragicomic musical documentary exploring the heights of the cabaret genre in the modern world. - [In conversation with writer and soldier Artem Chekh Розмова з письменником і військовим Артемом Чехом](https://uil.org.uk/events/in-conversation-with-writer-and-soldier-artem-chekh/) - Join us to hear from Artem Chekh on being an author and a soldier in contemporary Ukraine. - [Beginners' Ukrainian | Intensive summer course | In-person](https://uil.org.uk/events/beginners-ukrainian-intensive-summer-course-in-person/) - Sign up for a two-week intensive Ukrainian course for beginners to jump-start your learning. - [Crimean Tatars: 80 Years of Remembrance and Resistance](https://uil.org.uk/events/crimean-tatars-80-years-of-remembrance-and-resistance/) - Join us to learn about the rich history and culture of the Crimean Tatars as we commemorate the 80th anniversary of the genocide inflicted on them by the Soviet Union. - [Jews and the new Ukraine. Panel discussion](https://uil.org.uk/events/jews-and-the-new-ukraine-panel-discussion/) - [Poetry of independent Ukraine with Iryna Starovoyt | Literatura 2024](https://uil.org.uk/events/poetry-of-independent-ukraine-with-iryna-starovoyt-literatura-2024/) - Ukrainian poetry of independence: Natalka Bilotserkivets, Serhii Zhadan, Marianna Kiyanovska and Kateryna Kalytko - [Ukrainian literature in Russian with Vitaly Chernetsky | Literatura 2024](https://uil.org.uk/events/ukrainian-literature-in-russian-with-vitaly-chernetsky-literatura-2024/) - Russophone writing in Ukraine: Andrey Kurkov, Boris and Liudmyla Khersonsky - [Multicultural dialogue in Ukrainian literature with Uilleam Blacker | Literatura 2024](https://uil.org.uk/events/multicultural-dialogue-in-ukrainian-literature-with-uilleam-blacker-literatura-2024/) - Ukrainian literature in dialogue: Ivan Franko and Sholem Aleichem - [European Writers’ Festival: Transformation](https://uil.org.uk/events/european-writers-festival-transformation/) - Join us as many of Europe’s greatest storytellers gather together for one remarkable, unmissable weekend, to perform and debate the literature and big ideas defining their countries and Europe today. - [Kaviarnia: Ukrainian language café](https://uil.org.uk/events/kaviarnia-ukrainian-language-cafe-10/) - Are you learning Ukrainian? Or are you thinking about taking up classes? Join our online Ukrainian Language Café and practise your Ukrainian over a cup of fragrant kava! - [Chornobyl 22: Glasgow screening](https://uil.org.uk/events/chornobyl-22-glasgow-screening/) - Watch a short film documenting the Russian occupation of the Chornobyl nuclear power plant in 2022—an act of nuclear terror which threatened another global disaster at this site. - [Chornobyl 22: London screening and Q&A](https://uil.org.uk/events/chornobyl-22-london-screening-and-qa/) - Watch a short film documenting the Russian occupation of the Chornobyl nuclear power plant in 2022—an act of nuclear terror which threatened another global disaster at this site. - [Global environmental challenges: lessons from Ukraine](https://uil.org.uk/events/global-environmental-challenges-lessons-from-ukraine/) - What can other parts of the world learn from Ukraine, as it pioneers bringing acts of ecocide into the discussion of justice in the context of war? - [Ensuring justice: Russia's crimes of child abduction in Ukraine](https://uil.org.uk/events/ensuring-justice-russias-crimes-of-child-abduction-in-ukraine/) - Join us to discuss the abduction and forcible deportation of Ukrainian children, and learn how the international community can ensure justice for the victims of Russian war crimes. - [Russia's Attack on Ukraine and the Responses in Belarus](https://uil.org.uk/events/russias-attack-on-ukraine-and-the-responses-in-belarus/) - The talk will provide an analysis of the changing political situation in Belarus after the 2020 presidential elections, the role of the state in Russia's attack on Ukraine, and future perspectives for Belarusian-Ukrainian relations. - [Stories of Ukrainian resistance](https://uil.org.uk/events/who-told-you-that-i-might-be-weak-the-stories-of-ukrainian-resistance/) - 'Who told you that I might be weak?’ The stories of Ukrainian resistance. Join us to discuss the civic response to Russia’s war in Ukraine and Ukrainian resistance strategies. - [Ukraine: Echoes From History | Serhii Plokhy](https://uil.org.uk/events/ukraine-echoes-from-history-serhii-plokhy/) - On Tuesday 24th May at 18:30, the IWM Institute and the Ukrainian Institute London will be joined by Serhii Plokhy, Harvard Professor and the world’s foremost historian of Ukraine. In an hour of discussion, Plokhy will address these questions and many more, in an attempt to examine the echoes from history — from the Second World War to Chornobyl — in Russia’s current war against Ukraine. - [Ukrainisation and Early Soviet Power in Ukraine](https://uil.org.uk/events/ukrainisation-and-early-soviet-power-in-ukraine/) - Join us to discuss how Ukrainian national culture and language shaped early Soviet power in Ukraine. - [Russian war crimes and human rights violations](https://uil.org.uk/events/war-crimes-and-human-rights-violations-in-russias-war-in-ukraine/) - Join us for a talk with leading human rights defender Oleksandra Matviichuk. - [Theatre of War](https://uil.org.uk/events/theatre-of-war-an-evening-of-playwriting-poetry-and-prose-in-support-of-ukraine/) - Join us for an evening of readings from authors, translators, and scholars of contemporary Ukrainian literature and discussion of the country’s current culture of resistance. - [De-mining Ukraine](https://uil.org.uk/events/de-mining-ukraine/) - Join us to hear from de-mining expert Yulia Chykolba who will discuss the explosive hazards that Ukrainian civilians are facing daily, and what the humanitarian community is doing to help. - [Ukraine Can Win](https://uil.org.uk/events/ukraine-can-win/) - What could a Ukrainian victory look like and is the West prepared for it? Anne Applebaum in conversation with Edward Lucas. - [Decolonising Western Coverage of Ukraine](https://uil.org.uk/events/decolonising-western-coverage-of-ukraine/) - Please join us for this event co-organised by the UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies and the Ukrainian Institute London. - [Avant-garde in Ukraine and Decoloniality](https://uil.org.uk/events/avant-garde-in-ukraine-and-decoloniality/) - Join us to find out more about Ukrainian avant-garde artists, many of whom are still often labelled as Russian. - [An evening with Ukrainian writer Kateryna Babkina](https://uil.org.uk/events/an-evening-with-ukrainian-writer-kateryna-babkina/) - Join us to hear Ukrainian writer Kateryna Babkina read and discuss her work. - [ICOM UK Talks – Heritage in Crisis 2: Decolonising Ukrainian cultural heritage](https://uil.org.uk/events/icom-uk-talks-heritage-in-crisis-2-decolonising-ukrainian-cultural-heritage/) - Decolonisation has become an important global debate. This talk will consider why Russian colonial narratives persist in the west and how heritage and cultural professionals can contribute towards developing a non-prejudiced narrative about Ukraine. - [Ukraine fatigue: the Kremlin’s weapon of war](https://uil.org.uk/events/ukraine-fatigue-the-kremlins-weapon-of-war/) - Russia’s full-scale war has caused much death and destruction in Ukraine. But as the war continues and our attention is drawn to domestic concerns, are we becoming immune to the images of war? - [Blood of Others: An Urgent New Cultural History of Crimea](https://uil.org.uk/events/blood-of-others-an-urgent-new-cultural-history-of-crimea/) - Join Rory Finnin in conversation with James Meek to discover an urgent new cultural history of Crimea and the Black Sea region. - [Fundraiser: An Exclusive Evening with Henry Marsh](https://uil.org.uk/events/fundraiser-an-exclusive-evening-with-henry-marsh/) - Fundraiser for the Ukrainian Institute London. 'Bombs and Bravery: What I Saw in Kyiv' - An Exclusive Evening with Henry Marsh CBE FRCS. - [Invasion: Book launch and conversation with Luke Harding](https://uil.org.uk/events/invasion-book-launch-and-conversation-with-luke-harding/) - Luke Harding will be in conversation with Dr Olesya Khromeychuk, Director of the Ukrainian Institute London to discuss the key developments in the largest armed conflict in Europe since 1945, and the ripple effects of Russia’s war against Ukraine that are being felt far beyond Ukraine’s borders. - [Women and War: a staged reading](https://uil.org.uk/events/women-and-war-a-staged-reading-of-two-new-plays-from-ukrainian-playwrights/) - Join us for a reading of two documentary plays written by leading Ukrainian playwrights Anastasiia Kosodii and Kateryna Penkova. - [Myths and Misconceptions about the Language Situation in Ukraine](https://uil.org.uk/events/myths-and-misconceptions-about-the-language-situation-in-ukraine/) - Please join us for this online event co-organised by the PROLang Research Group (UCL SSEES) and the Ukrainian Institute London. - [Sexual violence as a weapon in Russia’s war in Ukraine](https://uil.org.uk/events/sexual-violence-as-a-weapon-in-russias-war-against-ukraine/) - Join us to discuss the use of sexual violence in Russia’s war against Ukraine and what needs to be done to bring the perpetrators to justice. - [Ukraine's Victory in Russia's War: The Role of the United Kingdom](https://uil.org.uk/events/ukraines-victory-in-russias-war-the-role-of-the-united-kingdom/) - This event will examine what the UK’s role should be going forward to ensure Ukraine emerges fully victorious following Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022. - [Peace and justice](https://uil.org.uk/events/peace-and-justice/) - Oleksandra Matviichuk will reflect on her work as head of the Center for Civil Liberties, an organisation that has worked tirelessly to document war crimes and human rights violations perpetrated in Russia’s war against Ukraine. - [Oksana Zabuzhko in conversation](https://uil.org.uk/events/oksana-zabuzhko-in-conversation-in-person/) - Zabuzhko joins us at the Library, in conversation with Georgina Godwin, to reflect on Ukraine’s resistance, the country’s literary scene during times of war, her experience of displacement and her latest work, My Longest Book Tour. - [Women in the Army: The Case of Ukraine](https://uil.org.uk/events/women-in-the-army-the-case-of-ukraine/) - Join us to discuss the challenges of active participation of women in wars, how they can be addressed, and how analysing the case of Ukraine can help us understand the war zone as gendered space. - [Writing in Times of War: An Evening With Irena Karpa](https://uil.org.uk/events/an-evening-with-irena-karpa/) - Join us for an evening with Irena Karpa, writer, TV presenter and screenwriter, to hear how she combines civic nationalism with a cosmopolitan worldview, and glamour with grassroots volunteering. Irena Karpa will be in conversation with Sasha Dovzhyk. The event will be followed by a drinks reception and a book signing session. - [Russian propaganda: manipulating or manifesting Russians' views on Ukraine?](https://uil.org.uk/events/russian-propaganda-manipulating-or-manifesting-russians-views-on-ukraine/) - What are the dominant narratives about Ukraine in Russian propaganda at home and abroad, and why do these narratives hold sway over so many Russians? Join us to hear leading experts unpack the key messages spread by the Russian propaganda machine, and explore the factors that keep these narratives resonating among the Russian population. - [Crimean Tatar Stories of Deportation and Return (online event)](https://uil.org.uk/events/deportation-day-crimean-tatar-stories-of-deportation-and-return/) - On 18 May 1944, the Stalinist regime deported Crimean Tatars from Crimea to Central Asia and the Urals. Over one-third of the population did not survive this ethnic cleansing. To mark the anniversary of the deportation, we will share Crimean Tatar stories of deportation and return, and discuss the evolving politics of memory and disinformation - [What Would You Take? Screening & discussion](https://uil.org.uk/events/what-would-you-take-screening-discussion/) - This event will start with the screening of the documentary What Would You Take?, followed by a panel discussion with Kaupo Kikkas, Heilika Pikkov and Kateryna Babkina, moderated by the Deputy Director of the Ukrainian Institute London, Maria Montague. - [Fighting Talk: Language and War in Ukraine](https://uil.org.uk/events/fighting-talk-language-and-war-in-ukraine/) - Join writer and historian Olena Stiazhkina and the literary scholar and writer Sasha Dovzhyk for a discussion of language and war in Ukraine as part of the ProLang Research Group Seminar, moderated by Uilleam Blacker. - [The Russo-Ukrainian War](https://uil.org.uk/events/the-russo-ukrainian-war/) - The ‘world's foremost historian of Ukraine’ (FT), Harvard Professor Serhii Plokhy joins us in London to trace the origins and evolution of the war and present an account of his nation’s defiance. - [Russia’s Ecocide in Ukraine](https://uil.org.uk/events/russias-ecocide-in-ukraine/) - Please join us for this panel discussion co-organised by UCL SSEES and the Ukrainian Institute London - [Andrii Portnov on Dnipro: An Entangled History of a European City](https://uil.org.uk/events/andrii-portnov-on-dnipro-an-entangled-history-of-a-european-city/) - Join us to hear Andrii Portnov discuss the entangled history of Dnipro in conversation with Marci Shore. - [Ambassador Melinda Simmons in conversation](https://uil.org.uk/events/ambassador-melinda-simmons-in-conversation/) - Dame Melinda Simmons will speak about her extraordinary ambassadorship in Ukraine since 2019 and during the first 18 months of Russia’s full-scale invasion. - [UKRAINIAN FILM FESTIVAL: 20 DAYS IN MARIUPOL](https://uil.org.uk/events/ukrainian-film-festival-20-days-in-mariupol-5/) - As the Russian invasion begins, a team of Ukrainian journalists trapped in the besieged city of Mariupol struggle to continue their work documenting the war's atrocities. Directed by Pulitzer Prize winner Mystyslav Chernov. - [UKRAINIAN FILM FESTIVAL: 20 DAYS IN MARIUPOL](https://uil.org.uk/events/ukrainian-film-festival-20-days-in-mariupol-3/) - As the Russian invasion begins, a team of Ukrainian journalists trapped in the besieged city of Mariupol struggle to continue their work documenting the war's atrocities. Directed by Pulitzer Prize winner Mystyslav Chernov. - [UKRAINIAN FILM FESTIVAL: 20 DAYS IN MARIUPOL](https://uil.org.uk/events/ukrainian-film-festival-20-days-in-mariupol-4/) - As the Russian invasion begins, a team of Ukrainian journalists trapped in the besieged city of Mariupol struggle to continue their work documenting the war's atrocities. Directed by Pulitzer Prize winner Mystyslav Chernov. - [UKRAINIAN FILM FESTIVAL: 20 DAYS IN MARIUPOL](https://uil.org.uk/events/ukrainian-film-festival-20-days-in-mariupol-2/) - As the Russian invasion begins, a team of Ukrainian journalists trapped in the besieged city of Mariupol struggle to continue their work documenting the war's atrocities. Directed by Pulitzer prize winner Mystyslav Chernov. - [UKRAINIAN FILM FESTIVAL: 20 DAYS IN MARIUPOL](https://uil.org.uk/events/ukrainian-film-festival-20-days-in-mariupol/) - As the Russian invasion begins, a team of Ukrainian journalists trapped in the besieged city of Mariupol struggle to continue their work documenting the war's atrocities. Directed by Pulitzer prize winner Mystyslav Chernov. - [UKRAINIAN FILM FESTIVAL: WE WILL NOT FADE AWAY](https://uil.org.uk/events/ukrainian-film-festival-we-will-not-fade-away/) - For five bold Ukrainian teenagers from Donbas, an expedition to the Himalayas provides a brief escape from the reality of the war that has been burning since 2014. A portrait of a generation that, in spite of everything, is able to recognise and celebrate the fragile beauty of life. - [Maria Tumarkin - Reflections on Ukraine](https://uil.org.uk/events/traumascapes-western-elites-complex-identities-reflections-on-ukraine/) - Ukrainian-Jewish-Australian writer and cultural historian Maria Tumarkin will talk with Olesya Khromeychuk about Ukraine as a traumascape, inextinguishable diasporic guilt, fraught identities, the silence of Western cultural elites, and how sites of trauma can become sites of conscience and help lay foundations for Ukraine’s rebuilding. - [UKRAINIAN FILM FESTIVAL: BUTTERFLY VISION](https://uil.org.uk/events/ukrainian-film-festival-butterfly-vision/) - After spending months as a prisoner in Donbas, Ukrainian aerial reconnaissance expert Lilia returns home, but the trauma of captivity continues to torment her and surface in dreamlike ways. A timely testament to the trauma and resilience of women on the Ukrainian frontlines. - [A decade of war: origins of Russian aggression in Ukraine.](https://uil.org.uk/events/a-decade-of-war-origins-of-russian-aggression-in-ukraine/) - Join us to hear about the origins of Russia’s war in Ukraine and the conditions that facilitated its escalation. - [Justice in times of war: Philippe Sands in conversation with Olga Tokariuk](https://uil.org.uk/events/justice-in-times-of-war-philippe-sands-in-conversation-with-olga-tokariuk/) - Join us to hear from Philippe Sands, renowned barrister, author and Professor of Law about the pursuit of justice in times of war. - [Starvation as a weapon of war](https://uil.org.uk/events/starvation-as-a-weapon-of-war/) - 90 years since the Holodomor famine, experts discuss the weaponisation of hunger in Ukraine and globally. - [Homelands: Ukraine, the Zelensky Effect and the Future of Europe](https://uil.org.uk/events/homelands-ukraine-the-zelensky-effect-and-the-future-of-europe/) - Join us to hear from Timothy Garton Ash and Olga Onuch about the future of Europe and Ukraine’s role in it. - [Breaking barriers: women in the Ukrainian Armed Forces](https://uil.org.uk/events/breaking-barriers-women-in-the-ukrainian-armed-forces/) - Join our expert briefing to explore the evolving landscape of women’s roles in the Ukrainian Armed Forces. - [Russia’s genocidal war in Ukraine: the impact on future generations](https://uil.org.uk/events/russias-genocidal-war-in-ukraine-the-impact-on-future-generations/) - Join us for a screening of a short documentary and a panel discussion about the effects of Russia’s genocidal war on Ukrainian children. - [Українські жінки: суспільне та політичне лідерство в контексті війни та відновлення України](https://uil.org.uk/events/ukrainian-women-social-political-leadership-war-reconstruction/) - Реалії війни у значній мірі вплинули на суспільну, політичну та економічну активність українських жінок, як всередині країни, так і за межами України. - [Ukrainian Sheriffs: screening and Q&A](https://uil.org.uk/events/ukrainian-sheriffs-screening-and-qa/) - Part of our Ukrainian Season: People Power. Welcome to Stara Zburievka, a small Ukrainian town where local sheriffs try to keep the peace. - [The Hamlet Syndrome: screening and Q&A](https://uil.org.uk/events/the-hamlet-syndrome-screening-and-qa/) - Part of our Ukrainian Season: People Power. Five people stage a production of Hamlet that relates to their war experience. - [Iron Butterflies: screening and Q&A](https://uil.org.uk/events/iron-butterflies-screening-and-qa/) - Part of our Ukrainian Season: People Power. On 17 July, 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 was shot down by Russian forces over eastern Ukraine. - [Резильєнтність як інструмент відбудови України / Resilience as a Tool for Ukraine’s Recovery](https://uil.org.uk/events/резильєнтність-як-інструмент-відбуд/) - Запрошуємо до обговорення про стійкість українців та українок у захисті та відновленні України, досвід адапатації до життя у Британії та ландшафт українських спільнот у Британії. - [Ukraine solidarity march](https://uil.org.uk/events/ukraine-solidarity-march/) - Join us in solidarity to stand with Ukraine and mark ten years of Russia’s war against Ukraine and two years since the full-scale invasion. - [Start the New Year with UIL](https://uil.org.uk/events/newyear2024/) - Join us for an evening of Ukrainian jazz and tastings of Ukrainian artisan food and wine, all in support of UIL’s work in 2024. - [ICOM UK Talks – Heritage in Crisis 3: Identifying and collecting Ukrainian cultural heritage](https://uil.org.uk/events/icom-uk-talks-heritage-in-crisis-3-identifying-and-collecting-ukrainian-cultural-heritage/) - Ukrainians have lived in the UK for centuries and have long contributed to economic and cultural life here. This final talk in the series will focus on identifying and collecting cultural heritage from Ukraine. - [Kaviarnia: Ukrainian Language Cafe](https://uil.org.uk/events/kaviarnia-ukrainian-language-cafe-9/) - Are you learning Ukrainian or a native speaker? Join our Language Cafe, Kaviarnia, and practise your Ukrainian over a cup of fragrant kava! - [‘Ukraine: Music in Wartime’ with Hobart Earle](https://uil.org.uk/events/ukraine-music-in-wartime-with-hobart-earle/) - A presentation about music in wartime by Hobart Earle, Music Director and Principal Conductor of the Odesa Philharmonic Orchestra. - [Approaching two years of Russia’s full-scale war: expert briefing with Mykola Bielieskov](https://uil.org.uk/events/approaching-two-years-of-russias-full-scale-war-expert-briefing-with-mykola-bielieskov/) - Join our expert military and security briefing with Mykola Bielieskov, Research Fellow at the National Institute for Strategic Studies and Senior Analyst at ‘Come Back Alive’. - [Fundraising dinner with Serhii Plokhy and Olia Hercules](https://uil.org.uk/events/fundraising-dinner-with-serhii-plokhy-and-olia-hercules/) - A unique dining experience with the world’s foremost historian of Ukraine, Professor Serhii Plokhy and award-winning chef and activist Olia Hercules. - [European Writers' Festival: War and its Aftermath](https://uil.org.uk/events/european-writers-festival-war-and-its-aftermath/) - The Ukrainian Institute London is honoured to partner with the European Writers' Festival at the British Library. Leading Ukrainian writer Olena Stiazhkina will be coming to London to take part in the panel 'War and its Aftermath'. - [Summer get-together](https://uil.org.uk/events/summer-get-together/) - Join us for Ukrainian delicacies prepared by Olia Hercules, wine and music and support the Ukrainian Institute London’s work in 2023-24! - [Ukrainian Women Networking | Нетворкінг українок](https://uil.org.uk/events/ukrainian-women-networking/) - Ukrainian Institute London invites all Ukrainian women - from newly arrived to those long established in the United Kingdom - to attend this networking event where our speakers will tell their stories of success as well as struggles in integrating in the UK both personally and professionally. The evening will be a friendly and informal - [UKRAINIAN FILM FESTIVAL: 20 DAYS IN MARIUPOL](https://uil.org.uk/events/ukrainian-film-festival-20-days-in-mariupol-6/) - As the Russian invasion begins, a team of Ukrainian journalists trapped in the besieged city of Mariupol struggle to continue their work documenting the war's atrocities. Directed by Pulitzer Prize winner Mystyslav Chernov. - [Pamfir: Screening and Q&A](https://uil.org.uk/events/pamfir-screening-and-qa/) - A family man returned from working abroad is dragged back into crime for one last job. Thrilling and compelling Ukrainian drama set deep in the Carpathians during carnival season, drawing on local folklore to great visual and dramatic effect. - [Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors](https://uil.org.uk/events/shadows-of-forgotten-ancestors-3/) - This screening is a part of an educational program dedicated to Ukrainian cinema history in partnership with the Garden Cinema. - [Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors](https://uil.org.uk/events/shadows-of-forgotten-ancestors/) - This screening is a part of an educational program dedicated to Ukrainian cinema history in partnership with the Garden Cinema. - [Kaviarnia: Ukrainian Language Cafe](https://uil.org.uk/events/kaviarnia-ukrainian-language-cafe-8/) - Are you learning Ukrainian or a native speaker? Join our Language Cafe, Kaviarnia, and practise your Ukrainian over a cup of fragrant kava! - [UKRAINIAN FILM FESTIVAL: ROCK PAPER GRENADE](https://uil.org.uk/events/ukrainian-film-festival-rock-paper-grenade/) - 10-year-old Tymophii makes an unlikely friend in Felix, an elderly veteran of the Afghan war. A story of tender friendship and growing up during the turbulent 1990s in Ukraine. - [UKRAINIAN FILM FESTIVAL: UKRAINIAN SHORTS](https://uil.org.uk/events/ukrainian-film-festival-ukrainian-shorts/) - Six selected short films made during 2022-23, exploring the themes of resilience, solidarity and mutual support during the ongoing war. - [Ecocide](https://uil.org.uk/events/ecocide/) - Online seminar discussing the links between genocide and ecocide practised in Ukraine - [Zhadan i Sobaky: Fundraising Gig](https://uil.org.uk/events/zhadan-i-sobaky-fundraising-gig/) - Fundraising gig with Ska band Zhadan i Sobaky for the Serhiy Zhadan Charitable Foundation, which provides aid to eastern Ukraine. - [In Short, Europe: Explore](https://uil.org.uk/events/in-short-europe-explore/) - [Ukrainian statehood and identity in history and today](https://uil.org.uk/events/ukrainian-statehood-and-identity-in-history-and-today/) - Join us to discuss Ukraine's diverse identity and its relationship with statehood through a historical perspective with Professor Paul Robert Magocsi and Dr Marnie Howlett. - [Kaviarnia: Ukrainian Language Cafe](https://uil.org.uk/events/kaviarnia-ukrainian-language-cafe-7/) - Are you learning Ukrainian? Or are you thinking about taking up classes? Join our online Ukrainian Language Cafe and practise your Ukrainian over a cup of fragrant kava! - [Modernism in Ukraine, 1900-1930s](https://uil.org.uk/events/modernism-in-ukraine-1900-1930s-exhibition-presentation-and-book-launch/) - Join us for an evening of conversation about artistic modernism in Ukraine of the early 20th century. The curator and editor Katia Denysova will present the exhibition and publication In the Eye of the Storm: Modernism in Ukraine, 1900-1930s, followed by a discussion with Dr Olenka Pevny and Constance Uzwyshyn of Cambridge University. - [United for Ukraine: Vigil](https://uil.org.uk/events/united-for-ukraine-vigil/) - The US and Ukrainian Embassies will host a vigil at Trafalgar Square, in cooperation with the Tent Partnership for Refugees on the eve of the first anniversary of the brutal war. - [Vigil and Rally from Holland Park to the Russian Embassy](https://uil.org.uk/events/vigil-and-rally-from-holland-park-to-the-russian-embassy/) - Together with Ukrainian community organisations in the UK, we'll be marking one year of Russia's war against Ukraine with a candelit march from Holland Park to the Russian Embassy. - [CASSANDRA by Lesia Ukrainka - Cambridge](https://uil.org.uk/events/cassandra-by-lesia-ukrainka-cambridge/) - The Trojan story retold by Ukraine’s pioneering feminist writer, Lesia Ukrainka. Presented by Live Canon and the Ukrainian Institute London in an award-winning new translation by Nina Murray. - [CASSANDRA by Lesia Ukrainka - Oxford](https://uil.org.uk/events/cassandra-by-lesia-ukrainka-oxford/) - The Trojan story retold by Ukraine’s pioneering feminist writer, Lesia Ukrainka. Presented by Live Canon and the Ukrainian Institute London in an award-winning new translation by Nina Murray. - [Occupied + Q&A | DocHouse](https://uil.org.uk/events/occupied-qa-dochouse-2/) - Occupied screening will mark a year since Russian troops occupied Kherson, and will be followed by a panel discussion featuring the filmmakers and guests. - [Music to the Rescue Recital](https://uil.org.uk/events/music-to-the-rescue-recital/) - Join us for a recital of ‘Music To The Rescue’ by Anna Starushkevych (mezzo-soprano) and Anna Demianchuk (pianist). - [Kaviarnia: Ukrainian Language Cafe](https://uil.org.uk/events/kaviarnia-ukrainian-language-cafe-6/) - Are you learning Ukrainian? Or are you thinking about taking up classes? Join our online Ukrainian Language Cafe and practise your Ukrainian over a cup of fragrant kava! - [A Musical Illustrated Show, Drawing for Peace in Ukraine](https://uil.org.uk/events/a-musical-illustrated-show-drawing-for-peace-in-ukraine/) - Ukrainian, British and European authors and illustrators Elina Ellis, Ole Könnecke, François Place and Axel Scheffler will be giving a live drawing performance with readings and music on stage, all together. Alina Bzhezhinska, ​a renowned Ukrainian harpist will accompany them in this moment of joy. With readings by Olesya Khromeychuk, Director of the Ukrainian Institute - [ICOM UK – Heritage in Crisis 1: Looting Ukrainian cultural heritage](https://uil.org.uk/events/icom-uk-heritage-in-crisis-1-looting-ukrainian-cultural-heritage/) - This talk will focus on the role of ICOM Red Lists in combatting illicit trade in cultural artefacts. - [Raindance 2022: Pamfir](https://uil.org.uk/events/raindance-2022-pamfir/) - Western Ukraine, on the eve of a traditional carnival. Pamfir returns to his family after months of absence. Their love is so unconditional that when his only child starts a fire in the prayer house, Pamfir has no other choice but to reconnect with his troubled past to repair his son’s fault. He will be - [Ukraine Lab Launch](https://uil.org.uk/events/ukraine-lab-launch/) - Exploring global challenges through the prism of Ukraine and the art of storytelling. This is an online only event hosted on the British Library platform. - [Opera for Ukraine](https://uil.org.uk/events/opera-for-ukraine/) - Ukrainian opera star Yuriy Yurchuk leads a special one-off fundraising concert in support of Ukraine. - [Lesia Ukrainka's Cassandra at Omnibus Theatre](https://uil.org.uk/events/lesia-ukrainkas-cassandra-at-omnibus-theatre/) - The Trojan story retold by Ukraine’s pioneering feminist writer, Lesia Ukrainka. A UK premiere in an award-winning new translation by Nina Murray. - [Ukraine Defiant: Stop-Zemlia](https://uil.org.uk/events/ukraine-defiant-stop-zemlia/) - Festival Closing Film - dedicated to thousands of displaced Ukrainian youth, as a hopeful memory of a peaceful home. Followed by a Q&A with the filmmakers and a Ukrainian DJ Mingulitka set afterparty. - [Ukraine Defiant: This Rain Will Never Stop](https://uil.org.uk/events/ukraine-defiant-this-rain-will-never-stop/) - Fleeing the Syrian civil war, Andriy and his Kurdish family start a new life in a small town in Eastern Ukraine, only to be caught up in another war. Following Andriy back to his homeland, the documentary takes the viewer on a journey from Ukraine to Iraq, Syria and Germany, featuring war zones, military parades, - [Ukraine Defiant: Terykony](https://uil.org.uk/events/ukraine-defiant-terykony/) - Living near the frontline, children find their playgrounds in bombed-out houses. Despite the devastating effect of the war on their lives, they continue to dream and play. Nastya was six when three missiles fired by the Russian army hit her house on New Year's Eve. She survived but lost her father, her home and her - [Ukraine Defiant: Atlantis](https://uil.org.uk/events/ukraine-defiant-atlantis/) - Donbas, Eastern Ukraine, in 2025. A desert unsuitable for human habitation. Serhiy, an ex soldier suffering from PTSD, struggles to adapt to his new reality: a life in pieces, a land in ruins. When the smelter he works at shuts down, he joins the volunteer Black Tulip mission dedicated to exhuming war corpses. Can this - [Kaviarnia: Ukrainian Language Cafe](https://uil.org.uk/events/kaviarnia-ukrainian-language-cafe-5/) - Are you learning Ukrainian? Or are you thinking about taking up classes? Join our online Ukrainian Language Cafe and practise your Ukrainian over a cup of fragrant kava! - [Understanding the psychological impact of the war on children](https://uil.org.uk/events/understanding-the-psychological-impact-of-the-war-on-children/) - The experience of war can leave deep psychological scars in children. Join us for a discussion with Professor Dennis Ougrin (Queen Mary University of London) on how to recognise the symptoms of psychological trauma and how to help children affected by the war. This event will be held in Ukrainian without translation into English. - ["Slovo" House film screening](https://uil.org.uk/events/slovo-house-unfinished-novel-supporting-ukraine-and-other-countries-in-conflict-zones/) - The UK premiere of Taras Tomenko's "Slovo" House: Unfinished Novel in support of Ukraine and other countries in conflict zones. - [Ma: outdoor film screening](https://uil.org.uk/events/ma-outdoor-film-screening/) - Outdoor film screening and Q&A as part of the I Will Tell Film Festival 2022 - [Intermediate Ukrainian | Online fundraiser](https://uil.org.uk/events/intermediate-ukrainian-online-fundraiser/) - Join us for a one-off intermediate Ukrainian lesson with Volodymyr Oleyko. Proceeds from this event will go to Kyiv territorial defence. - [Ukrainian for complete beginners | Online fundraiser](https://uil.org.uk/events/ukrainian-for-complete-beginners-online-fundraiser/) - Join us for a one-off complete beginner's Ukrainian lesson with Lilia Zheleva. Proceeds from this event will go to humanitarian aid in Ukraine. - ['What Shall We Do With These Buildings?': fundraiser](https://uil.org.uk/events/what-shall-we-do-with-these-buildings-ukraine-fundraiser/) - “What Shall We Do With These Buildings?” is a documentary-dance film which explores the legacy of Soviet architecture in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Moving fluidly between interview and dance, the film playfully investigates the dynamic impact that these buildings have on the people who live with them. What should be done with them? Should they be preserved, - [Dispatches from Ukraine](https://uil.org.uk/events/interview-with-stanislav-aseyev-ukrainian-journalist-and-political-prisoner/) - Join us for ‘Dispatches from Ukraine’ at the Frontline Club. Hear from Ukrainian journalists, all of whom are currently on the ground in Ukraine and will join us live via Zoom. This event will be held in person at the Frontline Club, and tickets are also available to watch online via livestream. This event is - [Russia's war against Ukraine: panel discussion with Ukrainian MPs](https://uil.org.uk/events/russias-war-against-ukraine-panel-discussion-with-ukrainian-mps/) - [Andrey Kurkov in conversation with Mark Forsyth](https://uil.org.uk/events/andrey-kurkov-in-conversation-with-mark-forsyth/) - Join us to hear from Andrey Kurkov, leading Ukrainian writer and patron of the Ukrainian Institute London. Andrey will be in conversation with Sunday Times bestselling author, Mark Forsyth. - [The Earth is Blue as an Orange: fundraiser, film screening & discussion](https://uil.org.uk/events/the-earth-is-blue-as-an-orange-fundraiser-film-screening-discussion/) - As the Russian Federation’s unprovoked military invasion of Ukraine continues to escalate, we are coming together in solidarity with Ukraine to raise funds for humanitarian aid and to encourage sustained support from London. - [Wings: We Stand With Ukraine film screening](https://uil.org.uk/events/wings/) - During the Second World War, Nadezhda flew daring combat missions as a pilot. Now, she struggles to adapt to post-war life: dissatisfied as a headteacher, hapless in romance, drifting apart from her daughter, and haunted by a lost love. Can she make peace with a world that is shifting beneath her feet? Larisa Shepitko’s deft - [The Earth is Blue as an Orange: We Stand With Ukraine film screening & panel discussion](https://uil.org.uk/events/the-earth-is-blue-as-an-orange-we-stand-with-ukraine-film-screening-panel-discussion/) - Join us for a special screening of The Earth is Blue as an Orange followed by a panel discussion. Exquisitely shot and bold in its approach, director Iryna Tsilyk’s documentary follows single mother Anna and her four children as they document their lives under siege in Donbas, Ukraine. - [Can Europe sever its dependence on Russian gas?](https://uil.org.uk/events/can-europe-sever-its-dependence-on-russian-gas-to-save-ukraine/) - Can Europe sever its dependence on Russian gas to save Ukraine? As Russia’s unprovoked war against Ukraine is becoming increasingly destructive, triggering global alarm over possible nuclear attacks, Western leaders have been looking to end the invasion by adopting broad-sweeping sanctions. However, they stopped short of punishing Russia’s biggest source of revenue, its oil and - ['Cassandra': rehearsed reading & conversation with translator](https://uil.org.uk/events/cassandra-rehearsed-reading-conversation-with-translator/) - The past is irrelevant. The present can be adjusted. The future, however, can be seen. But only by one woman. Endurance and survival, action and anxiety, facts and the words that describe them. Cassandra must walk the razor-edge that separates these. - [Escalation in Ukraine: what’s at stake for the West?](https://uil.org.uk/events/escalation-in-ukraine-whats-at-stake-for-the-west/) - Join us to hear from world-class journalists on the situation at the frontline and what the escalation of the war in Ukraine could mean for Europe and the world. - [How to cope with Putin's aggression](https://uil.org.uk/events/living-in-fear-and-anguish-how-to-cope-with-putins-aggression/) - Join Archbishop Gudziak to discuss the current situation in Ukraine and how we can find hope and spiritual strength in these troubled times. - [Nord Stream 2 and Russia’s weaponisation of energy](https://uil.org.uk/events/nord-stream-2-and-russias-weaponisation-of-energy/) - Join us to hear from leading experts on the role of energy politics in Russia’s war against Ukraine and the possible ramifications of Nord Stream 2 for European security. - [Kaviarnia: Ukrainian Language Cafe](https://uil.org.uk/events/kaviarnia-ukrainian-language-cafe-4/) - Are you learning Ukrainian? Are you a native speaker? Join our Language Cafe to practise your Ukrainian over a fragrant cup of kava - [“Don’t mention the war”: does Europe need a shared historical narrative of WW2?](https://uil.org.uk/events/dont-mention-the-war-does-europe-need-a-shared-historical-narrative-of-ww2/) - [Meet Oksana Lyniv - Ukraine’s star conductor](https://uil.org.uk/events/meet-oksana-lyniv-ukraines-star-conductor/) - ['A Loss': book launch with Olesya Khromeychuk](https://uil.org.uk/events/a-loss-the-story-of-a-dead-soldier-told-by-his-sister-a-conversation-with-olesya-khromeychuk/) - Join us for the launch of Dr Olesya Khromeychuk's book on the war in Donbas. - [Communist coverups: parallels between Chornobyl & Covid-19](https://uil.org.uk/events/communist-coverups-parallels-between-the-chornobyl-covid-19-disasters/) - Join us for a talk with Michael Bociurkiw about the parallels between the handling of the Chornobyl & Covid-19 disasters. - [This Rain Will Never Stop](https://uil.org.uk/events/this-rain-will-never-stop/) - Ukrainian Film Festival 2021: Freedom on Screen - [Mr Jones](https://uil.org.uk/events/mr-jones/) - Ukrainian Film Festival 2021: Freedom on Screen - [What does independence mean to Ukrainians?](https://uil.org.uk/events/from-lviv-to-luhansk-what-does-independence-mean-to-ukrainians/) - Join us to discuss new research on the values and experiences that unite Ukrainians after 30 years of independence. - [From Odessa With Love: book launch and conversation with Vladislav Davidzon](https://uil.org.uk/events/from-odessa-with-love-book-launch-and-conversation-with-vladislav-davidzon/) - https://uil.org.uk/events/from-odessa-with-love-book-launch-and-conversation-with-vladislav-davidzon/ https://www.waterstones.com/book/from-odessa-with-love/vladislav-davidzon/9781680539660 - [My Thoughts Are Silent](https://uil.org.uk/events/my-thoughts-are-silent/) - Ukrainian Film Festival 2021: Freedom on Screen - [Kaviarnia: Ukrainian Language Cafe](https://uil.org.uk/events/kaviarnia-ukrainian-language-cafe-3/) - [Unknown feminist of fin-de-siècle europe: Lesia Ukrainka](https://uil.org.uk/events/the-unknown-feminist-of-fin-de-siecle-europe-lesia-ukrainka/) - Discover Lesia Ukrainka's work with this expert panel, in a lively evening of discussion and poetry chaired by Lucy Delap. - [Ukrainian workers and the national question in 1917](https://uil.org.uk/events/ukrainian-workers-and-the-national-question-in-1917/) - Online discussion about the 1917 Revolution in Ukraine and the contributions to it made by Ukrainian, Jewish and Russian social democratic parties. - [Ukraine at 30! Garden party & fundraiser](https://uil.org.uk/events/ukraine-at-30-garden-party-fundraiser/) - [80 years since Babyn Yar: Ukrainian-Jewish shared past in literature](https://uil.org.uk/events/80-years-since-babyn-yar-ukrainian-jewish-shared-past-in-literature/) - [Bringing Ukraine’s culture to the world](https://uil.org.uk/events/bringing-ukraines-culture-to-the-world-shaping-new-narratives-through-art/) - [Ukraine at 30: Back to the 1990s](https://uil.org.uk/events/ukraine-at-30-back-to-the-1990s/) - [An evening with conductor Kirill Karabits](https://uil.org.uk/events/an-evening-with-conductor-kirill-karabits/) - [Poetry night with Iryna Shuvalova](https://uil.org.uk/events/poetry-night-with-iryna-shuvalova/) - [Poetry night | Discovery and translation of works by Mykola Bazhan](https://uil.org.uk/events/poetry-night-discovery-and-translation-of-works-by-mykola-bazhan/) - [Homeward: Q&A with director Nariman Aliev](https://uil.org.uk/events/homeward-qa-with-director-nariman-aliev/) - Q&A with director of Homeward, Nariman Aliev - [Literatura: Russophone writing in Ukraine](https://uil.org.uk/events/literatura-russophone-writing-in-ukraine/) - Seminar with Prof Vitaly Chernetsky on Russophone writing in Ukraine (part of the Institute’s Online Ukrainian Literature Course) - [Literatura: Ukrainian post-Soviet literature](https://uil.org.uk/events/literatura-ukrainian-post-soviet-literature/) - Seminar with Dr Iryna Starovoyt on post-Soviet Ukrainian literature(part of the Institute’s Online Ukrainian Literature Course) - [Literatura: Contemporary literature of eastern Ukraine](https://uil.org.uk/events/literatura-contemporary-literature-of-eastern-ukraine/) - Seminar with Dr Sasha Dovzhyk on works by Serhii Zhadan and Olena Stiazhkina (part of the Institute’s Online Ukrainian Literature Course). - [Literatura: Ukrainian dissidents](https://uil.org.uk/events/literatura-ukrainian-dissidents/) - Seminar with Dr Bohdan Tokarsky on works by Vasyl Stus (part of the Institute’s Online Ukrainian Literature Course) - [Literatura: Ukrainian modernism and feminism](https://uil.org.uk/events/ukrainian-modernism-and-feminism-online-literature-course/) - Seminar with Prof Tamara Hundorova on works by L. Ukrainka and O. Kobylianska (part of the Institute’s Online Ukrainian Literature Course). - [Literatura: Ukrainian avant-garde](https://uil.org.uk/events/ukrainian-avant-garde-online-literature-course/) - Seminar with Dr Mayhill Fowler on Mykola Kulish & the Ukrainian avant-garde (part of the Institute’s Online Ukrainian Literature Course) - [Literatura: Ukrainian literature in dialogue](https://uil.org.uk/events/ukrainian-literature-in-dialogue-online-literature-course/) - Seminar with Dr Uilleam Blacker on works by Sholem Aleichem and Ivan Franko (part of the Institute’s Online Ukrainian Literature Course) - [Literatura: The cultural emergence of modern Ukraine](https://uil.org.uk/events/the-cultural-emergence-of-modern-ukraine-online-literature-course/) - Seminar with Dr Rory Finnin on works by Taras Shevchenk and Ivan Kotliarevs’kyi (part of the Institute’s Online Ukrainian Literature Course). - [Recovering family histories](https://uil.org.uk/events/recovering-family-histories/) - This online event will explore artistic projects that share powerful family histories between Ukraine, Belarus and Poland and the UK. - [Kaviarnia: Ukrainian Language Cafe](https://uil.org.uk/events/kaviarnia-ukrainian-language-cafe-2/) - Join our Language Cafe, Kaviarnia, and practise your Ukrainian over a cup of fragrant kava! - [The Future of Donbas](https://uil.org.uk/events/the-future-of-donbas/) - This webinar will consider what the future holds for those parts of Donbas that have suffered most from Russian aggression for the past seven years. - [Andrei Sheptytskyi: a count who became a priest](https://uil.org.uk/events/andrei-sheptytskyi-a-count-who-became-a-priest/) - This webinar will discuss the relevance of Andrei Sheptytskyi for 21st century Ukraine and Europe. - [Розмова з телеведучим Майклом Щуром](https://uil.org.uk/events/українська-політична-сатира-розмова/) - Український інститут у Лондоні запрошує вас на розмову про українську політичну сатиру з Майклом Щуром. - [Crimea: seven years of annexation](https://uil.org.uk/events/crimea-seven-years-of-annexation/) - This webinar will explore the key issues faced by the residents of Crimea and discuss the prospects for the peninsula’s return to Ukraine. - [30 years of women’s activism in Ukraine](https://uil.org.uk/events/30-years-of-womens-activism-in-ukraine/) - Join us to mark International Women’s Day by exploring the history of women's activism in Ukraine. - [“Adventures of a BIG girl in a Flat City” by Yulia Pylyavska](https://uil.org.uk/events/adventures-of-a-big-girl-in-a-flat-city-by-yulia-pylyavska/) - [War & Peace: photo exhibition and charity auction](https://uil.org.uk/events/war-peace-photo-exhibition-and-charity-auction/) - [An evening with Vitali Klitschko](https://uil.org.uk/events/a-talk-by-vitali-klitschko/) - [The role of women during and after Euromaidan: roundtable discussion](https://uil.org.uk/events/roundtable-discussion-the-role-of-women-during-and-after-euromaidan/) - [Ukraine’s first President: a talk from Leonid Kravchuk](https://uil.org.uk/events/ukraines-first-president-a-talk-from-leonid-kravchuk/) - [Central and Eastern European presidents and their power to block legislation: a talk by Philipp Köker](https://uil.org.uk/events/central-and-eastern-european-presidents-and-their-power-to-block-legislation-a-talk-by-philipp-koker/) - [Andrey Kurkov presents: The Milkman in the Night](https://uil.org.uk/events/andrey-kurkov-presents-the-milkman-in-the-night/) - [A talk and Q&A session with Viktor Yushchenko](https://uil.org.uk/events/a-talk-from-viktor-yushchenko/) - [Ukraine: terra malecognita? A roundtable on Ukrainian Studies in the West](https://uil.org.uk/events/ukraine-terra-malecognita-a-roundtable-on-ukrainian-studies-in-the-west/) - [Women in 1960s Ukrainian cinema](https://uil.org.uk/events/women-in-1960s-ukrainian-cinema/) - [Why “it’s kicking off everywhere”, but still no Occupy 2.0 in Ukraine and ex-socialist transition countries?](https://uil.org.uk/events/why-its-kicking-off-everywhere-but-still-no-occupy-2-0-in-ukraine-and-ex-socialist-transition-countries/) - [Offshore scheming and corrupt networks: the case of Pavlo Lazarenko](https://uil.org.uk/events/offshore-scheming-and-corrupt-networks-the-case-of-pavlo-lazarenko/) - [Ukrainian businesswomen in the City of London](https://uil.org.uk/events/ukrainian-businesswomen-in-the-city-of-london/) - [Remembering Holodomor: one generation later](https://uil.org.uk/events/remembering-holodomor-one-generation-later/) - [The structure and dynamics of conflict and conflict management: a talk by Christina Hantel-Fraser](https://uil.org.uk/events/the-structure-and-dynamics-of-conflict-and-conflict-management-a-talk-by-christina-hantel-fraser/) - [Beyond the front line: fighting the information war](https://uil.org.uk/events/beyond-the-front-line-fighting-the-information-war-ukrainian-journalists-taking-on-the-kremlins-propaganda-machine/) - [The causes and implications of the current Ukraine Crisis: perspectives from Donetsk and Odessa](https://uil.org.uk/events/the-causes-and-implications-of-the-current-ukraine-crisis-perspectives-from-donetsk-and-odessa/) - [Business and investment opportunities in Ukraine](https://uil.org.uk/events/business-and-investment-opportunities-in-ukraine/) - [Reintroducing Ukraine: a new set of assumptions for what Ukraine is, and is not ? A talk by Yevhen Hlibovytsky](https://uil.org.uk/events/reintroducing-ukraine-a-new-set-of-assumptions-for-what-ukraine-is-and-is-not-a-talk-by-yevhen-hlibovytsky/) - [Ukraine and Russia: are we near the endgame? A talk by Adrian Karatnycky](https://uil.org.uk/events/ukraine-and-russia-are-we-near-the-endgame-a-talk-by-adrian-karatnycky/) - [War and reform in Ukraine: an impossible duo? Panel discussion](https://uil.org.uk/events/war-and-reform-in-ukraine-an-impossible-duo-panel-discussion/) - ['What about the killings in Ukraine, Mr Putin?' A talk by BBC Panorama’s John Sweeney](https://uil.org.uk/events/what-about-the-killings-in-ukraine-mr-putin-a-talk-by-bbc-panoramas-john-sweeney/) - [From revolution in the streets, to revolution in the offices of power](https://uil.org.uk/events/from-revolution-in-the-streets-to-revolution-in-the-offices-of-power/) - [Ukrainians in the UK: immigration and legal issues seminar](https://uil.org.uk/events/ukrainians-in-the-uk-immigration-and-legal-issues-seminar/) - [The significance of the pious princes and martyrs St Borys and Hlib for us today](https://uil.org.uk/events/the-significance-of-the-pious-princes-and-martyrs-st-borys-and-hlib-for-us-today/) - [Ukrainians in the UK: seminar on family and marriage legal issues](https://uil.org.uk/events/ukrainians-in-the-uk-seminar-on-family-and-marriage-legal-issues/) - [The sculptures of Johann Georg Pinzel from the collection of the Lviv National Gallery of Arts](https://uil.org.uk/events/the-sculptures-of-johann-georg-pinzel-from-the-collection-of-the-lviv-national-gallery-of-arts/) - [Ukrainian books of the last decade: a talk by Svitlana Pyrkalo](https://uil.org.uk/events/ukrainian-books-of-the-last-decade-a-talk-by-svitlana-pyrkalo/) - [How to build a nation while at war: a vision for Ukraine by the Nestor Group. Presentation by Yevhen Hlibovytsky](https://uil.org.uk/events/how-to-build-a-nation-while-at-war-a-vision-for-ukraine-by-the-nestor-group-presentation-by-yevhen-hlibovytsky/) - [Russia and Crimea before annexation: a perspective from below](https://uil.org.uk/events/russia-and-crimea-before-annexation-a-perspective-from-below/) - [The Kremlin’s anti-Westernist campaign and the radical right: talk by Andreas Umland and Anton Shekhovtsov](https://uil.org.uk/events/the-kremlins-anti-westernist-campaign-and-the-european-radical-right-and-left-a-talk-by-andreas-umland-and-anton-shekhovtsov/) - [Ukrainians in the UK: new Ukrainian passports, update on new UK visa and entry rules 2015](https://uil.org.uk/events/ukrainians-in-the-uk-new-ukrainian-passports-update-on-new-uk-visa-and-entry-rules-2015/) - [29 years after Chornobyl. Talk by Igor Shevchenko](https://uil.org.uk/events/29-years-after-chornobyl-talk-by-igor-shevchenko/) - [Our life is a dream: a talk with author Yaroslav Melnyk](https://uil.org.uk/events/our-life-is-a-dream-a-talk-with-author-yaroslav-melnyk/) - [What the Ukraine Crisis reveals about the West. A talk by Volodymyr Dubovyk](https://uil.org.uk/events/what-the-ukraine-crisis-reveals-about-the-west-a-talk-by-volodymyr-dubovyk/) - [Ukraine’s post-Maidan transformation: glass half-full or half-empty? Talk by Yevhen Hlibovytsky](https://uil.org.uk/events/ukraines-post-maidan-transformation-glass-half-full-or-half-empty-talk-by-yevhen-hlibovytsky/) - [A child survivor of the Holocaust in Poland and Ukraine tells their story](https://uil.org.uk/events/child-survivor-of-the-holocaust-in-poland-and-ukraine-tells-their-story/) - [How to stop disinformation: lessons from Ukraine for the wider world](https://uil.org.uk/events/how-to-stop-disinformation-lessons-from-ukraine-for-the-wider-world/) - [Persecution of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church after WW2. Public lecture by Oleh Turiy](https://uil.org.uk/events/persecution-of-the-ukrainian-greek-catholic-church-after-ww2-public-lecture-by-oleh-turiy/) - [De-communisation and the re-shaping of national memory in Ukraine and beyond](https://uil.org.uk/events/de-communisation-and-the-re-shaping-of-national-memory-in-ukraine-and-beyond/) - [Western aid to Ukraine: how effective is it? A view from the UK](https://uil.org.uk/events/western-aid-to-ukraine-how-effective-is-it-a-view-from-the-uk/) - ['Grey Bees' by Andrey Kurkov: discussion with the author](https://uil.org.uk/events/grey-bees-by-andrey-kurkov-discussion-with-the-author/) - Discussion with Ukraine's most famous novelist, Andrey Kurkov, on his new book 'Grey Bees'. - [De-communisation in Ukraine: design, implementation and interpretations](https://uil.org.uk/events/de-communisation-in-ukraine-design-implementation-and-interpretations/) - [Mental health care in Ukraine: what it is, what it should be and what needs to be done](https://uil.org.uk/events/mental-health-care-in-ukraine-what-it-is-what-it-should-be-and-what-needs-to-be-done/) - [Social media: what is their role in shaping identity and mediating conflict? Talk with Gregory Asmolov](https://uil.org.uk/events/social-media-what-is-their-role-in-shaping-identity-and-mediating-conflict-talk-with-gregory-asmolov/) - [Displaced in Ukraine: trauma and identity through theatre. Screening and talk with Natalia Vorozhbyt and Samir Puri](https://uil.org.uk/events/displaced-in-ukraine-trauma-and-identity-through-theatre-screening-and-talk-with-natalia-vorozhbyt-and-samir-puri/) - ["Debaltseve" and the narrative of the Donbas War in the British and Ukrainian media](https://uil.org.uk/events/debaltseve-and-the-narrative-of-the-donbas-war-in-the-british-and-ukrainian-media/) - [BBC Ukrainian Book of the Year 2016: talk with Svitlana Pyrkalo](https://uil.org.uk/events/bbc-ukrainian-book-of-the-year-2016-talk-with-svitlana-pyrkalo/) - ["Bitter Harvest": meet the film producers](https://uil.org.uk/events/bitter-harvest-meet-the-film-producers/) - [Talk with Mustafa Nayyem: presentation of 'GoGlobal' and update on reforms programme](https://uil.org.uk/events/talk-with-mustafa-nayyem-presentation-of-goglobal-and-update-on-reforms-programme/) - [Ukraine: continuing difficult reforms. Talk with Natalie Jaresko](https://uil.org.uk/events/ukraine-continuing-difficult-reforms-talk-with-natalie-jaresko/) - [Ukraine’s hidden tragedy: population displacement from the country’s war torn regions](https://uil.org.uk/events/ukraines-hidden-tragedy-population-displacement-from-the-countrys-war-torn-regions/) - [Peasant revolts in Ukraine following the 1917 Revolution](https://uil.org.uk/events/peasant-revolts-in-ukraine-following-the-1917-revolution/) - [Alternative educational projects in Ukraine](https://uil.org.uk/events/alternative-educational-projects-in-ukraine/) - [Lessons from Josyf Slipyj for the 21st century. Talk by Bishop Gudziak](https://uil.org.uk/events/lessons-from-josyf-slipyj-for-the-21st-century-talk-by-bishop-gudziak/) - [Ukrainian avant-garde in film: unknown Kyiv of 1929. Screening and talk](https://uil.org.uk/events/ukrainian-avant-garde-in-film-unknown-kyiv-of-1929-screening-and-talk/) - [Why the Ukrainian Revolution matters for historians of Russian revolutions](https://uil.org.uk/events/why-the-ukrainian-revolution-matters-for-historians-of-russian-revolutions/) - [Red Famine: talk with Anne Applebaum](https://uil.org.uk/events/red-famine-talk-with-anne-applebaum/) - [Facing the past in Lviv: talk with Philippe Sands](https://uil.org.uk/events/facing-the-past-in-lviv-talk-with-philippe-sands/) - [Russia’s propaganda against Ukraine: a talk with the author of 'War Artist'](https://uil.org.uk/events/russias-propaganda-against-ukraine-a-talk-with-the-author-of-war-artist/) - [Dignity in the face of totalitarian oppression: the legacy of Patriarch Slipyj. Lecture by Bishop Gudziak](https://uil.org.uk/events/dignity-in-the-face-of-totalitarian-oppression-the-legacy-of-patriarch-slipyj-lecture-by-bishop-gudziak/) - [Decommunized: Ukrainian Soviet mosaics. Book launch and talk](https://uil.org.uk/events/decommunized-ukrainian-soviet-mosaics-a-new-look-at-ukraines-soviet-heritage-book-launch-and-talk/) - [Presentation of Chatham House Report 'The Struggle for Ukraine'](https://uil.org.uk/events/presentation-of-chatham-house-report-the-struggle-for-ukraine/) - ["The Last Day": talk with author Yaroslav Melnyk](https://uil.org.uk/events/the-last-day-talk-with-author-yaroslav-melnyk/) - [Identity puzzles by Igor Pomerantsev](https://uil.org.uk/events/identity-puzzles-by-igor-pomerantsev/) - [Making change irreversible: the case of Ukraine. Talk with Yevhen Hlibovytsky](https://uil.org.uk/events/making-change-irreversible-the-case-of-ukraine-talk-with-yevhen-hlibovytsky/) - [Ukrainian-Jewish relations in the new Ukraine, a presentation of a special issue of "Odessa Review"](https://uil.org.uk/events/ukrainian-jewish-relations-in-the-new-ukraine-a-presentation-of-a-special-issue-of-odessa-review/) - [How to overcome political fragmentation in Ukraine? Talk with Adrian Karatnycky](https://uil.org.uk/events/how-to-overcome-political-fragmentation-in-ukraine-talk-with-adrian-karatnycky/) - [Ukrainian 1930s avant-garde taking the stage in London. Meet the team behind 'Maklena' and become part of the story](https://uil.org.uk/events/ukrainian-1930s-avant-garde-taking-the-stage-in-london-meet-the-team-behind-maklena-and-become-part-of-the-story/) - [25 Years of New Ukrainian Literature. A lecture by Tamara Hundorova](https://uil.org.uk/events/25-years-of-new-ukrainian-literature-a-lecture-by-tamara-hundorova/) - [Challenges and opportunities of doing business in Ukraine. Talk with Andy Hunder](https://uil.org.uk/events/challenges-and-opportunities-of-doing-business-in-ukraine-talk-with-andy-hunder/) - ["The Ukrainian Night": book talk and discussion](https://uil.org.uk/events/the-ukrainian-night-book-talk-and-discussion/) - [Russian language and culture in new Ukraine: a threat to avert or a treasure to cherish? Talk with Andrei Kurkov](https://uil.org.uk/events/russian-language-and-culture-in-new-ukraine-a-threat-to-avert-or-a-treasure-to-cherish-talk-with-andrei-kurkov/) - [Ukraine health reform: leapfrogging to a modern health system. Talk with Dr Ulana Suprun](https://uil.org.uk/events/ukraine-health-reform-leapfrogging-to-a-modern-health-system-talk-with-dr-ulana-suprun/) - [Jews and Ukrainians: A Millennium of Co-Existence](https://uil.org.uk/events/jews-and-ukrainians-a-millennium-of-co-existence/) - ["Slovo" House: film screening and talk with Uilleam Blacker](https://uil.org.uk/events/slovo-house-film-screening-and-talk-with-uilleam-blacker/) - [Five years after Maidan: what’s next for Ukraine? Talk with Yaroslav Hrytsak](https://uil.org.uk/events/five-years-after-maidan-whats-next-for-ukraine-talk-with-yaroslav-hrytsak/) - [Ukraine’s lesson in communication warfare. Talk with Dmytro Kuleba](https://uil.org.uk/events/ukraines-lesson-in-communication-warfare-talk-with-dmytro-kuleba/) - [Holocaust and lost cultural and urban spaces in modern Ukraine. A panel discussion](https://uil.org.uk/events/holocaust-and-lost-cultural-and-urban-spaces-in-modern-ukraine-a-panel-discussion/) - ["Hunger for Truth" The Rhea Clyman Story: a film screening and discussion with Andrew Tkach and Anne Applebaum](https://uil.org.uk/events/hunger-for-truth-the-rhea-clyman-story-a-film-screening-and-discussion-with-andrew-tkach-and-anne-applebaum/) - [Explaining and documenting Ukraine’s famine: new research findings from the UK](https://uil.org.uk/events/explaining-and-documenting-ukraines-famine-new-research-findings-from-the-uk/) - [Kaviarnia: Ukrainian language cafe](https://uil.org.uk/events/kaviarnia-ukrainian-language-cafe/) - Are you learning Ukrainian? Are you a native speaker? Join our Language Cafe, Kaviarnia, and practice your Ukrainian over a cup of fragrant kava! - [Oleg Sentsov in conversation with Natalia Koliada & David Lan](https://uil.org.uk/events/oleg-sentsov-in-conversation-with-natalia-koliada-david-lan/) - [Debora (Dvorah) Vogel: Yiddish poetry from Lviv](https://uil.org.uk/events/debora-dvorah-vogel-yiddish-modernist-poetry-from-lviv/) - Discussion of the works of Deborah (Dwory) Vogel (1900-1942), a native of Galicia, who lived part of her life in Lvov / Lvov / Lemberg. - [Ukraine: Holocaust and memory. Panel discussion and display of artwork](https://uil.org.uk/events/ukraine-holocaust-and-memory-panel-discussion-and-display-of-artwork/) - [Serhiy Zhadan: Ukraine's enfant terrible. A talk with the author](https://uil.org.uk/events/serhiy-zhadan-ukraines-enfant-terrible-a-talk-with-the-author/) - [Sheptytsky and Holocaust](https://uil.org.uk/events/sheptytsky-and-holocaust/) - [Ukrainian diaspora in Great Britain and France in the post-Maidan period: key challenges and trends](https://uil.org.uk/events/ukrainian-diaspora-in-great-britain-and-france-in-the-post-maidan-period-key-challenges-and-trends/) - [Female authors of L’viv in the drama of the 20th century. Lecture by Iryna Starovoyt](https://uil.org.uk/events/female-authors-of-lviv-in-the-drama-of-the-20th-century-lecture-by-iryna-starovoyt/) - [The Azov Sea clash: repercussions and Western response. Panel discussion](https://uil.org.uk/events/the-azov-sea-clash-repercussions-and-western-response-panel-discussion/) - [Ukrainian Presidential Elections Night](https://uil.org.uk/events/ukrainian-presidential-elections-night/) - [Remembering Jewish Culture in Ukraine: 'In the Synagogue' film screening and discussion](https://uil.org.uk/events/remembering-jewish-culture-in-ukraine-in-the-synagogue-film-screening-and-discussion/) - [Chernobyl: History of a Tragedy. Serhii Plokhy in conversation with Luke Harding](https://uil.org.uk/events/chernobyl-history-of-a-tragedy-serhii-plokhy-in-conversation-with-luke-harding/) - [Bracing for uncertainty, not turbulence. Talk with Vitaly Portnikov](https://uil.org.uk/events/bracing-for-uncertainty-not-turbulence-talk-with-vitaly-portnikov/) - [Kurbas: 1920s avant-garde theatre in Ukraine. Public lecture by Virlana Tkacz and Waldemart Klyuzko](https://uil.org.uk/events/kurbas-1920s-avant-garde-theatre-in-ukraine-public-lecture-by-virlana-tkacz-and-waldemart-klyuzko/) - [Ukraine: art, society and power. Talk with Nikita Kadan](https://uil.org.uk/events/ukraine-art-society-and-power-talk-with-nikita-kadan/) - [Disinformation and the future of democracy. The case of Great Britain and Ukraine](https://uil.org.uk/events/disinformation-and-the-future-of-democracy-the-case-of-great-britain-and-ukraine/) - [Fighting for truth in the post-truth era: talk with Peter Pomerantsev & David Patrikarakos](https://uil.org.uk/events/fighting-for-truth-in-the-post-truth-era-talk-with-peter-pomerantsev-david-patrikarakos/) - [What unites Ukrainians?](https://uil.org.uk/events/what-unites-ukrainians/) - Discussion with leading sociologists and media experts exploring the latest research on what unites and motivates Ukrainians. - [Ukrainian Orthodox Church: one year after the Tomos](https://uil.org.uk/events/ukrainian-orthodox-church-one-year-after-the-tomos/) - [Ukraine: break-through or roll-back of reforms? Valeria Gontareva in conversation](https://uil.org.uk/events/ukraine-break-through-or-roll-back-of-reforms-valeria-gontareva-in-conversation/) - ["A nail that won't bend": meet Oleg Sentsov](https://uil.org.uk/events/a-nail-that-wont-bend-meet-oleg-sentsov/) - [Poetry against the system: Vasyl Stus and the untold story of Ukrainian dissidents](https://uil.org.uk/events/poetry-against-the-system-vasyl-stus-and-the-untold-story-of-ukrainian-dissidents/) - [Thriving in isolation: the poetry of Vasyl Stus](https://uil.org.uk/events/thriving-in-isolation-the-poetry-of-vasyl-stus/) - [How battered and bruised may Ukraine emerge post Covid-19?](https://uil.org.uk/events/how-battered-and-bruised-may-ukraine-emerge-post-covid-19/) - [Dispatches from Crimea: webinar with Nataliya Gumenyuk](https://uil.org.uk/events/dispatches-from-crimea-webinar-with-nataliya-gumenyuk/) - [BBC Ukrainian Book of the Year: talk with Tamara Horikha Zernya](https://uil.org.uk/events/bbc-ukrainian-book-of-the-year-talk-with-tamara-horikha-zernya/) - [Summer Kitchens: book launch and online cooking lesson with Olia Hercules](https://uil.org.uk/events/summer-kitchens-book-launch-and-online-cooking-lesson-with-olia-hercules/) - [Babyn Yar memorial: is consensus possible? Panel discussion](https://uil.org.uk/events/babyn-yar-memorial-is-consensus-possible-panel-discussion/) - [An evening with Oksana Zabuzhko and Rosie Goldsmith](https://uil.org.uk/events/an-evening-with-oksana-zabuzhko-and-rosie-goldsmith/) - [Is there room for culture? Challenges of Ukraine's nascent cultural diplomacy](https://uil.org.uk/events/is-there-room-for-culture-challenges-of-ukraines-nascent-cultural-diplomacy/) - [People power in the face of state violence in Belarus](https://uil.org.uk/events/people-power-in-the-face-of-state-violence-in-belarus/) - [Ukrainian Institute London: 2015-2020. Taking stock and moving forward](https://uil.org.uk/events/ukrainian-institute-london-2015-2020-taking-stock-and-moving-forward/) - [Poetry of the marginalised: 100 years of Paul Celan](https://uil.org.uk/events/poetry-of-the-marginalised-100-years-of-paul-celan/) - [Q&A with director of 'The Forgotten' Daria Onyshchenko](https://uil.org.uk/events/qa-with-director-of-the-forgotten-daria-onyshchenko/) - Q&A with Daria Onyshchenko, director of 'The Forgotten' as part of online Ukrainian Film Festival 2020. - [Frontline art. Representing Donbas 2013-19](https://uil.org.uk/events/frontline-art-representing-donbas-2013-19/) - [Ukraine's cultural renaissance: how to keep it going?](https://uil.org.uk/events/ukraines-cultural-renaissance-how-to-keep-it-going/) - The webinar will discuss the transformation of Ukraine's cultural policy and the transformative role of culture in Ukraine. It will discuss the role of western cultural institutions as well as civil society. - [Workshop: Ukrainian for heritage speakers](https://uil.org.uk/events/workshop-ukrainian-for-heritage-speakers/) - This workshop is for people who were brought up speaking Ukrainian but who might find it challenging to keep up with the language as it evolves, who would like to improve their understanding of how the language functions, or wish to expand their vocabulary to express themselves more fluently. - [Get to know UCU: open day and alumni event](https://uil.org.uk/events/get-to-know-ucu-open-day-and-alumni-event-for-the-ukrainian-catholic-university/) - Join us to learn more about opportunities to study and volunteer at Ukraine’s top independent university. ## Locations - [ONLINE](https://uil.org.uk/locations/online-25/) - [ONLINE](https://uil.org.uk/locations/online-24/) - [ONLINE](https://uil.org.uk/locations/online-23/) - [ONLINE](https://uil.org.uk/locations/online-22/) - [ONLINE](https://uil.org.uk/locations/online-21/) - [ONLINE](https://uil.org.uk/locations/online-20/) - [ONLINE](https://uil.org.uk/locations/online-19/) - [ONLINE](https://uil.org.uk/locations/online-18/) - [Edinburgh Futures Institute](https://uil.org.uk/locations/edinburgh-futures-institute/) - [School of Slavonic and Eastern European Studies, UCL](https://uil.org.uk/locations/school-of-slavonic-and-eastern-european-studies-ucl/) - [ONLINE](https://uil.org.uk/locations/online-17/) - [ONLINE](https://uil.org.uk/locations/online-16/) - [Conway Hall](https://uil.org.uk/locations/conway-hall/) - [The Admiral Codrington](https://uil.org.uk/locations/the-admiral-codrington-2/) - [The Admiral Codrington](https://uil.org.uk/locations/the-admiral-codrington/) - [Tatar Bunar: cuisine inspired by Ukraine](https://uil.org.uk/locations/tatar-bunar-cuisine-inspired-by-ukraine-3/) - [Tatar Bunar: cuisine inspired by Ukraine](https://uil.org.uk/locations/tatar-bunar-cuisine-inspired-by-ukraine-2/) - [Tatar Bunar: cuisine inspired by Ukraine](https://uil.org.uk/locations/tatar-bunar-cuisine-inspired-by-ukraine/) - [The Embassy of the Republic of Poland in the UK](https://uil.org.uk/locations/the-embassy-of-the-republic-of-poland-in-the-uk-3/) - [The Embassy of the Republic of Poland in the UK](https://uil.org.uk/locations/the-embassy-of-the-republic-of-poland-in-the-uk-2/) - [The Embassy of the Republic of Poland in the UK](https://uil.org.uk/locations/the-embassy-of-the-republic-of-poland-in-the-uk/) - [ONLINE](https://uil.org.uk/locations/online-15/) - [ONLINE](https://uil.org.uk/locations/online-14/) - [ONLINE](https://uil.org.uk/locations/online-13/) - [ONLINE](https://uil.org.uk/locations/online-12/) - [ONLINE](https://uil.org.uk/locations/online-11/) - [ONLINE](https://uil.org.uk/locations/online-10/) - [ONLINE](https://uil.org.uk/locations/online-9/) - [ONLINE](https://uil.org.uk/locations/online-8/) - [ONLINE](https://uil.org.uk/locations/online-7/) - [The French Institute](https://uil.org.uk/locations/the-french-institute/) - [Bentham House 4-8 Endsleigh Gardens London WC1H 0EG United Kingdom](https://uil.org.uk/locations/bentham-house-4-8-endsleigh-gardens-london-wc1h-0eg-united-kingdom/) - [The Poetry Cafe](https://uil.org.uk/locations/the-poetry-cafe/) - [The RSA](https://uil.org.uk/locations/the-rsa/) - [Institut français](https://uil.org.uk/locations/institut-francais-2/) - [3 Sheldon Square](https://uil.org.uk/locations/3-sheldon-square-4/) - [3 Sheldon Square](https://uil.org.uk/locations/3-sheldon-square-3/) - [3 Sheldon Square](https://uil.org.uk/locations/3-sheldon-square-2/) - [3 Sheldon Square](https://uil.org.uk/locations/3-sheldon-square/) - [ONLINE](https://uil.org.uk/locations/online-6/) - [ONLINE](https://uil.org.uk/locations/online-5/) - [ONLINE](https://uil.org.uk/locations/online-4/) - [ONLINE](https://uil.org.uk/locations/online-3/) - [ONLINE](https://uil.org.uk/locations/online-2/) - [Association of Ukrainians in Great Britain](https://uil.org.uk/locations/association-of-ukrainians-in-great-britain/) - [Frame](https://uil.org.uk/locations/frame/) - [Camden People’s Theatre](https://uil.org.uk/locations/camden-peoples-theatre-2/) - [The Swedenbourg Hall](https://uil.org.uk/locations/the-swedenbourg-hall-3/) - [The Swedenbourg Hall](https://uil.org.uk/locations/the-swedenbourg-hall-2/) - [The Swedenbourg Hall](https://uil.org.uk/locations/the-swedenbourg-hall/) - [The Photographers’ Gallery](https://uil.org.uk/locations/the-photographers-gallery-2/) - [The Photographers’ Gallery](https://uil.org.uk/locations/the-photographers-gallery/) - [Maison François](https://uil.org.uk/locations/maison-francois-2/) - [Maison François](https://uil.org.uk/locations/maison-francois/) - [Café Francois](https://uil.org.uk/locations/cafe-francois/) - [79 Holland Park](https://uil.org.uk/locations/79-holland-park-2/) - [Swedenborg Hall](https://uil.org.uk/locations/swedenborg-hall-5/) - [The Conduit Club](https://uil.org.uk/locations/the-conduit-club/) - [The Kiln Theatre](https://uil.org.uk/locations/the-kiln-theatre/) - [Bishopsgate Institute](https://uil.org.uk/locations/bishopsgate-institute/) - [The Delaunay](https://uil.org.uk/locations/the-delaunay/) - [Torrington Place G13](https://uil.org.uk/locations/torrington-place-g13/) - [Daunt Books Marylebone](https://uil.org.uk/locations/daunt-books-marylebone/) - [Barbican Centre, Cinema 2](https://uil.org.uk/locations/barbican-centre-cinema-2/) - [Camden People’s Threatre](https://uil.org.uk/locations/camden-peoples-threatre/) - [Streamed live and at RSA House](https://uil.org.uk/locations/streamed-live-and-at-rsa-house/) - [UCL Institute of Archaeology lecture theatre G6](https://uil.org.uk/locations/ucl-institute-of-archaeology-lecture-theatre-g6/) - [Centrala](https://uil.org.uk/locations/centrala/) - [Paddington Central](https://uil.org.uk/locations/paddington-central/) - [British Library Pigott Theatre](https://uil.org.uk/locations/british-library-pigott-theatre/) - [Large Common Room, Goodenough College](https://uil.org.uk/locations/large-common-room-goodenough-college-2/) - [Large Common Room, Goodenough College](https://uil.org.uk/locations/large-common-room-goodenough-college/) - [Goodenough College, Large Common Room](https://uil.org.uk/locations/goodenough-college-large-common-room/) - [Goodenough College, Large Common Room, London House, Mecklenburgh Square, WC1N 2AB](https://uil.org.uk/locations/goodenough-college-large-common-room-london-house-mecklenburgh-square-wc1n-2ab/) - [Glasgow Film Theatre](https://uil.org.uk/locations/glasgow-film-theatre/) - [RSA House, WC2N 6EZ](https://uil.org.uk/locations/rsa-house-wc2n-6ez/) - [Ukrainian Institute London](https://uil.org.uk/locations/ukrainian-institute-london-10/) - [Ukrainian Institute London](https://uil.org.uk/locations/ukrainian-institute-london-9/) - [Ukrainian Institute London](https://uil.org.uk/locations/ukrainian-institute-london-8/) - [Ukrainian Institute London](https://uil.org.uk/locations/ukrainian-institute-london-7/) - [Ukrainian Institute London](https://uil.org.uk/locations/ukrainian-institute-london-6/) - [79 Holland Park](https://uil.org.uk/locations/79-holland-park/) - [Speakers’ Corner, W2 2EU](https://uil.org.uk/locations/speakers-corner-w2-2eu/) - [Speakers’ Corner, Hyde Park, W2 2EU](https://uil.org.uk/locations/speakers-corner-hyde-park-w2-2eu/) - [Ukrainian Social Club](https://uil.org.uk/locations/ukrainian-social-club/) - [AUGB London](https://uil.org.uk/locations/augb-london-2/) - [AUGB London](https://uil.org.uk/locations/augb-london/) - [Ukrainian Religious Society of St Sophia](https://uil.org.uk/locations/ukrainian-religious-society-of-st-sophia-4/) - [ONLINE](https://uil.org.uk/locations/online/) - [Ukrainian Religious Society of St Sophia](https://uil.org.uk/locations/ukrainian-religious-society-of-st-sophia-3/) - [Ukrainian Religious Society of St Sophia](https://uil.org.uk/locations/ukrainian-religious-society-of-st-sophia-2/) - [The Caledonian Club](https://uil.org.uk/locations/the-caledonian-club-3/) - [The Caledonian Club](https://uil.org.uk/locations/the-caledonian-club-2/) - [The Caledonian Club](https://uil.org.uk/locations/the-caledonian-club/) - [Ukrainian Institute London](https://uil.org.uk/locations/ukrainian-institute-london-5/) - [The Garden Cinema](https://uil.org.uk/locations/the-garden-cinema-2/) - [Concert Hall, Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of the Holy Family](https://uil.org.uk/locations/concert-hall-ukrainian-catholic-cathedral-of-the-holy-family/) - [Reform Club](https://uil.org.uk/locations/reform-club-2/) - [British Library Knowledge Centre Theatre](https://uil.org.uk/locations/british-library-knowledge-centre-theatre/) - [Concert Hall](https://uil.org.uk/locations/concert-hall-3/) - [Concert Hall](https://uil.org.uk/locations/concert-hall-2/) - [Concert Hall](https://uil.org.uk/locations/concert-hall/) - [The Royal Court Theatre](https://uil.org.uk/locations/the-royal-court-theatre/) - [JW3](https://uil.org.uk/locations/jw3-2/) - [JW3](https://uil.org.uk/locations/jw3/) - [Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral](https://uil.org.uk/locations/ukrainian-catholic-cathedral-4/) - [Tate Liverpool](https://uil.org.uk/locations/tate-liverpool/) - [Bentham House](https://uil.org.uk/locations/bentham-house-2/) - [100 Liverpool Street](https://uil.org.uk/locations/100-liverpool-street/) - [Europe House](https://uil.org.uk/locations/europe-house-2/) - [Battersea Arts Centre](https://uil.org.uk/locations/battersea-arts-centre/) - [Swedenborg Hall](https://uil.org.uk/locations/swedenborg-hall-4/) - [Masaryk Room, UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies](https://uil.org.uk/locations/masaryk-room-ucl-school-of-slavonic-and-east-european-studies/) - [Zetter Townhouse](https://uil.org.uk/locations/zetter-townhouse/) - [Pigott Theatre](https://uil.org.uk/locations/pigott-theatre/) - [Frontline Club](https://uil.org.uk/locations/frontline-club/) - [St James Church](https://uil.org.uk/locations/st-james-church/) - [Ukrainian Institute London](https://uil.org.uk/locations/ukrainian-institute-london-4/) - [Lecture Theatre 2, Vernon Square](https://uil.org.uk/locations/lecture-theatre-2-vernon-square/) - [St Volodymyr Statue](https://uil.org.uk/locations/st-volodymyr-statue/) - [Trafalgar Square](https://uil.org.uk/locations/trafalgar-square/) - [Round Church](https://uil.org.uk/locations/round-church/) - [North Wall Arts Centre](https://uil.org.uk/locations/north-wall-arts-centre/) - [RSA House](https://uil.org.uk/locations/rsa-house/) - [Bertha DocHouse,](https://uil.org.uk/locations/bertha-dochouse-6/) - [The London Library](https://uil.org.uk/locations/the-london-library/) - [Bentham House](https://uil.org.uk/locations/bentham-house/) - [St Peter's Church Notting Hill](https://uil.org.uk/locations/st-peters-church-notting-hill/) - [Room B35, Birkbeck Main Building](https://uil.org.uk/locations/room-b35-birkbeck-main-building/) - [Institut français](https://uil.org.uk/locations/institut-francais/) - [PINCH BAR - FITZROVIA](https://uil.org.uk/locations/pinch-bar-fitzrovia/) - [SB31 Denys Holland Lecture Theatre, UCL Faculty of Laws, 4-8 Endsleigh Gardens, WC1H 0EG](https://uil.org.uk/locations/room-347-ucl-school-of-slavonic-and-east-european-studies/) - [Reform Club](https://uil.org.uk/locations/reform-club/) - [Swedenborg Hall](https://uil.org.uk/locations/swedenborg-hall-3/) - [Omnibus Theatre](https://uil.org.uk/locations/omnibus-theatre-2/) - [Omnibus Theatre](https://uil.org.uk/locations/omnibus-theatre/) - [Curzon Soho](https://uil.org.uk/locations/curzon-soho/) - [Crowndale Centre](https://uil.org.uk/locations/crowndale-centre/) - [Storey Club](https://uil.org.uk/locations/storey-club/) - [Ukrainian Religious Society of Saint Sophia](https://uil.org.uk/locations/ukrainian-religious-society-of-saint-sophia/) - [Prince Charles Cinema](https://uil.org.uk/locations/prince-charles-cinema/) - [Portobello Green](https://uil.org.uk/locations/portobello-green/) - [Camden People's Theatre](https://uil.org.uk/locations/camden-peoples-theatre/) - [Ukrainian Religious Society of St Sophia](https://uil.org.uk/locations/ukrainian-religious-society-of-st-sophia/) - [Birkbeck, University of London](https://uil.org.uk/locations/birkbeck-university-of-london/) - [The Garden Cinema](https://uil.org.uk/locations/the-garden-cinema/) - [Genesis Cinema](https://uil.org.uk/locations/genesis-cinema/) - [Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral](https://uil.org.uk/locations/ukrainian-catholic-cathedral-3/) - [The Frontline Club](https://uil.org.uk/locations/the-frontline-club-2/) - [Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral](https://uil.org.uk/locations/ukrainian-catholic-cathedral-2/) - [Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral](https://uil.org.uk/locations/ukrainian-catholic-cathedral/) - [Swedenborg Hall](https://uil.org.uk/locations/swedenborg-hall-2/) - [Swedenborg Hall](https://uil.org.uk/locations/swedenborg-hall/) - [Embassy of Ukraine to the United Kingdom](https://uil.org.uk/locations/embassy-of-ukraine-to-the-united-kingdom-2/) - [Embassy of Ukraine to the United Kingdom](https://uil.org.uk/locations/embassy-of-ukraine-to-the-united-kingdom/) - [The Calder Bookshop](https://uil.org.uk/locations/the-calder-bookshop-3/) - [The Calder Bookshop](https://uil.org.uk/locations/the-calder-bookshop-2/) - [The Calder Bookshop](https://uil.org.uk/locations/the-calder-bookshop/) - [The Calder Bookshop & Theatre](https://uil.org.uk/locations/the-calder-bookshop-theatre/) - [Curzon Wimbledon](https://uil.org.uk/locations/curzon-wimbledon-2/) - [Curzon Wimbledon](https://uil.org.uk/locations/curzon-wimbledon/) - [Cine Lumiere](https://uil.org.uk/locations/cine-lumiere-2/) - [Bertha DocHouse](https://uil.org.uk/locations/bertha-dochouse-5/) - [Bertha DocHouse,](https://uil.org.uk/locations/bertha-dochouse-4/) - [Bertha DocHouse](https://uil.org.uk/locations/bertha-dochouse-3/) - [Bertha DocHouse](https://uil.org.uk/locations/bertha-dochouse-2/) - [Bertha DocHouse](https://uil.org.uk/locations/bertha-dochouse/) - [Cine Lumiere](https://uil.org.uk/locations/cine-lumiere/) - [The British Library Theatre](https://uil.org.uk/locations/the-british-library-theatre/) - [Dnister Restaurant](https://uil.org.uk/locations/dnister-restaurant-6/) - [Dnister Restaurant](https://uil.org.uk/locations/dnister-restaurant-5/) - [Dnister Restaurant](https://uil.org.uk/locations/dnister-restaurant-4/) - [Dnister Restaurant](https://uil.org.uk/locations/dnister-restaurant-3/) - [Dnister Restaurant](https://uil.org.uk/locations/dnister-restaurant-2/) - [Dnister Restaurant](https://uil.org.uk/locations/dnister-restaurant/) - [21 Binney Street](https://uil.org.uk/locations/21-binney-street/) - [Binney St](https://uil.org.uk/locations/binney-st/) - [22 Binney Street](https://uil.org.uk/locations/22-binney-street-2/) - [22 Binney Street](https://uil.org.uk/locations/22-binney-street/) - [Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of the Holy Family in Exile](https://uil.org.uk/locations/ukrainian-catholic-cathedral-of-the-holy-family-in-exile/) - [Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of the Holy Family in Exile](https://uil.org.uk/locations/ukrainian-catholic-cathedral-of-the-holy-family-in-exile-2/) - [Freud Museum](https://uil.org.uk/locations/freud-museum/) - [Floor 26, Millbank Tower](https://uil.org.uk/locations/floor-26-millbank-tower/) - [Room 347, School of Slavonic and Eastern European Studies, University College London](https://uil.org.uk/locations/room-347-school-of-slavonic-and-eastern-european-studies-university-college-london/) - [Europe House](https://uil.org.uk/locations/europe-house/) - [Community Centre](https://uil.org.uk/locations/community-centre/) - [Henry Jackson Society Office](https://uil.org.uk/locations/henry-jackson-society-office/) - [Old Building, LSE](https://uil.org.uk/locations/old-building-lse/) - [The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development](https://uil.org.uk/locations/the-european-bank-for-reconstruction-and-development/) - [Committee Room G, House of Lords](https://uil.org.uk/locations/committee-room-g-house-of-lords/) - [European Bank for Reconstruction and Development](https://uil.org.uk/locations/european-bank-for-reconstruction-and-development/) - [Room G11, Ground Floor, South Wing, Institute of Advanced Studies Common Ground ,University College London](https://uil.org.uk/locations/room-g11-ground-floor-south-wing-institute-of-advanced-studies-common-ground-university-college-london/) - [Bertha Dochouse Screen, Curzon Bloomsbury](https://uil.org.uk/locations/bertha-dochouse-screen-curzon-bloomsbury/) - [Jewish Community Centre London (JW3)](https://uil.org.uk/locations/jewish-community-centre-london-jw3/) - [Institute of Light](https://uil.org.uk/locations/institute-of-light/) - [TW1.G.01](https://uil.org.uk/locations/tw1-g-01/) - [Knowledge Centre Theatre, British Library](https://uil.org.uk/locations/knowledge-centre-theatre-british-library/) - 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