Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies

A two day conference at the University of Alberta examining thirty years of Ukrainian immigration to Canada, the current unprecedented migratory flow of Ukrainians displaced by Russia's war on Ukraine, and how recent research on Ukrainian immigration can inform Canadian policymakers and community leaders.

In partnership with our colleagues at the Національний музей Революції Гідності • Maidan Museum, CIUS is honoured to host the exhibition 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝘆𝗲𝗱 𝗧𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗨𝗸𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲, a visual exposition of places of worship damaged and disfigured in Russia's ongoing war against Ukraine. These beautifully brutal photographs depict the haunted state of many of Ukraine's churches, synagogues,… Continue reading Exhibit: Destroyed Temples of Ukraine

Since the start of the Russian war on Ukraine, eight of the UNESCO World Heritage treasures in Ukraine have come under the threat of destruction. In the past two years of escalated war on Ukraine’s territory, 872 cultural heritage sites and 1,907 cultural infrastructure entities have suffered destruction, and damage sustained by over 630 places… Continue reading 2024 Annual Shevchenko Lecture: Ukrainian Cultural Treasures Under Threat from Russian Aggression

14 March, 2024 5-6:30 P.M. MT Rutherford Library, University of Alberta 11208 89 Ave NW, Edmonton Join Maidan Museum (Kyiv) Director Ihor Poshyvailo for the reception of the "...And They Will Rise in Glory and Power": Destroyed Temples of Ukraine photo exhibit, currently on display in the galleria of the University of Alberta's Rutherford Library.… Continue reading Destroyed Temples Exhibit – Reception & Tour

The Ukrainian State and the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Times of Russian Aggression: Religious Freedom, National Security, and the Rule of Law Contexts with Dr. Dmytro Vovk 14 March, 2024 7 P.M. MT Telus International Centre, Room 134 University of Alberta 11104 87 St NW, Edmonton In this lecture, Dmytro Vovk will analyze the legal… Continue reading 2024 Bohdan Bociurkiw Memorial Lecture