Imperialism | Istoria 2025
Date and time:
Tuesday 18 November, 2025
18:30 - 20:00
Location:
ONLINE
Focus: Empire, domination, and identity.
Description: 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.
Lecturer: Professor Serhii Yekelchyk, University of Victoria.
Lecturer
Professor Serhii Yekelchyk, University of Victoria.
Born and educated in Ukraine, Serhy Yekelchyk received a PhD from the University of Alberta. He is the author of eight books on modern Ukrainian history and Russo-Ukrainian relations, including the award-winning Stalin’s Citizens: Everyday Politics in the Wake of Total War (Oxford University Press, 2014). A professor of History and Slavic Studies at the University of Victoria, Yekelchyk is the current President of the Canadian Association for Ukrainian Studies.
