Publications

Ukrainian Diaspora in Canada: Methodology and Practice of Research

Drs. S. V. Poliakova and Oleh Wolowyna

ІSSN 2072-9480. Demography and Social Economy, 2019, № 3 (37)

Abstract The aims of this paper are the estimation of demographic and socio-economic characteristics of the Ukrainian diaspora in Canada, and the description of methodological problems arising in the process of its implementation.Population censuses, which represent the entire population of Canada, including those of Ukrainian origin,are considered as the most ... Continue reading

Why Women Protest: Insights from Ukraine’s EuroMaidan

First published in 2018

Olena Nikolayenko and Maria DeCasper Slavic Review 77, no. 3 (Fall 2018): 726–51 This article examines why Ukrainian women participated in the 2013–14 anti-government protests, widely known as the EuroMaidan. Based upon in-depth interviews with female protesters, the study uncovers a wide range of motivations for women’s engagement in the ... Continue reading

Chernobyl: The History of a Nuclear Catastrophe

First published in 2018

Serhii Plokhy (New York: Basic Books, 2018) Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction, 2018 On the morning of April 26, 1986, Europe witnessed the worst nuclear disaster in history: the explosion of a reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Soviet Ukraine. Dozens died of radiation poisoning, fallout contaminated ... Continue reading

Demographic Historical Analysis of Ukrainians in the USA

First published in 2018

Dr. Oleh Wolowyna published the article, titled “Demographic-Historical Analysis of Persons of Ukrainian Ancestry in the United States.” The Annales Universitatis Paedagogicae Cracoviensis. Studia Sociologica 10 (1): 142–163 Abstract Ukrainians are one of the least researched ethnic groups in the United States. Part of the problem is the turbulent modern history ... Continue reading

The White Chalk of Days: The Contemporary Ukrainian Literature Series Anthology

First published in 2017

Mark Andryczyk, ed., The White Chalk of Days: The Contemporary Ukrainian Literature Series Anthology (Boston, MA: Academic Studies Press, 2017) This publication commemorates the tenth year of the Contemporary Ukrainian Literature Series. Co-sponsored by the Ukrainian Studies Program at the Harriman Institute, Columbia University and the Kennan Institute at the ... Continue reading

Ukraine vs. Russia: Revolution, Democracy and War: Selected Articles and Blogs, 2010-2016

First published in 2017

Alexander Motyl, Ukraine vs. Russia: Revolution, Democracy and War: Selected Articles and Blogs, 2010-2016 (Washington, DC: Westphalia Press, 2017) Ukraine vs. Russia offers indispensable background knowledge and analysis on one of the most important issues of the day—Vladimir Putin’s war against democratic Ukraine. Alexander J. Motyl’s articles and blogs offer ... Continue reading

Hip Hop at Europe’s Edge: Music, Agency, and Social Change

First published in 2017

Edited by Milosz Miszcynski and Adriana Helbig (Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press) Responding to the development of a lively hip hop culture in Central and Eastern European countries, this book demonstrates how a universal model of hip hop serves as a contextually situated platform of cultural exchange and becomes locally ... Continue reading

Youth Movements and Elections in Eastern Europe

First published in 2017

Olena Nikolayenko, Youth Movements and Elections in Eastern Europe (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2017) At the turn of the twenty-first century, a tide of nonviolent youth movements swept across Eastern Europe. Young people demanded political change in repressive political regimes that emerged since the collapse of communism. The Serbian ... Continue reading

Ivan Franko and the Literary Depiction of Jews. Parsing the Contexts

George G. Grabowicz

Ivan Franko und die jüdische Frage in Galizien Interkulturelle Begegnungen und Dynamiken im Schaffen des ukrainischen Schriftstellers. Göttingen : V & R Unipress, Vienna University Press im Verlag V & R Unipress, 2016, Pages 59-92.

Context is always important, but particularly so in an issue as fraught as this. The basic context for the issue addressed here is the historical and social fabric of Ukrainian-Jewish relations in the course of the 19th and early 20th century and its reflection in Ukrainian literature. As much as our general focus ... Continue reading

Regional variations of 1932–34 famine losses in Ukraine

Oleh Wolowyna, Serhii Plokhy, Nataliia Levchuk, Omelian Rudnytskyi, Alla Kovbasiuk, Pavlo Shevchuk

Canadian Studies in Population 43, no. 3–4 (2016): 175–202.

Abstract: Yearly estimates of urban and rural direct losses (excess deaths) from the 1932–34 famine are presented for the oblasts of Soviet Ukraine. Contrary to expectations, the highest losses are not found in the grain-producing southern oblasts, but in the north-central Kyiv and Kharkiv oblasts. Several hypotheses are proposed and ... Continue reading

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Celebrating the 90th Birthday of Larysa OnyshkevychMay 12, 2025To the President of the Shevchenko Scientific Society in the US (2000-2006)Full Member of the SocietyDr. Larysa OnyshkevychDear and Honored Dr. Onyshkevych,On the occasion of your 90th birthday, the Shevchenko Scientific Society in the US extends to you its most sincere congratulations and best wishes.From the vantage point of your remarkable life, you undoubtedly recall many pivotal events of the twentieth century that you personally witnessed. Born into a family of Ukrainian Galician intellectuals, you were instilled from an early age with the core values of Galician patriots—those who championed the vision of a united and sovereign Ukraine. The upheavals of World War II profoundly reshaped the lives of countless Ukrainians, including your own family, who became part of the émigré community, choosing exile over accepting the Bolshevik occupation or the very idea of a Soviet Ukraine. You have movingly captured these experiences of displacement in your extraordinary memoir, Borders, Bombs, and … Two Right Shoes.Growing up abroad—first in Canada and later in the United States—you pursued your education with dedication while actively participating in Ukrainian organizations, most notably Plast. Your deepening interest in literature, and particularly in drama, led you to pursue Slavic Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, where you earned your doctorate and continued your scholarly research. This work resulted in an impressive body of academic contributions, including numerous articles, curated anthologies, and your influential monograph Text and Performance: Ukrainian Modern Drama. You served as the chief editor of the collections The Worlds of Taras Shevchenko (Volumes 1 and 2), and On the Ukrainian Orthography and Related Issues; for many years, you chaired the UVAN Committee on the Study of Volodymyr Vynnychenko’s Work. You also led the literature section of the journal Suchasnist, making significant editorial contributions. Among your most important achievements are the compilation of two landmark anthologies: The Twins Shall Meet Again: Anthology of Drama of the Ukrainian Diaspora and An Anthology of Modern Ukrainian Drama, published in both Ukrainian and English.Recognizing the importance of amplifying Ukrainian voices on the global stage, you translated and published the poetry of Vira Vovk, Vasyl Stus, Ihor Kalynets, and Ihor Rymaruk, the prose of Serhii Paradzhanov, and the dramatic works of Valeriy Shevchuk. Your efforts extended beyond creative literature; you are also widely respected for your translations of seminal works of literary criticism from English into Ukrainian.Perhaps the most impactful and enduring chapter of your scholarly career has been your leadership of the Shevchenko Scientific Society in the US. As a visionary organizer and advocate for Ukrainian intellectual life abroad, you played a pivotal role in preserving and advancing Ukrainian academic institutions in the diaspora. Under your guidance, NTSh-A expanded its archival and library collections and brought to light important scholarly legacies through publications. Your tenure was marked by a series of significant conferences in literary studies, linguistics, and translation theory. You were the driving force behind numerous foundational initiatives that NTSh-A successfully realized—efforts that have meaningfully enriched the tradition of Ukrainian intellectual and cultural life beyond the homeland.Dear Honoree, as each of us reflects on our life and professional journey, we come to appreciate that the Biblical phrase “a time to gather stones” is more than a poetic metaphor—it carries a profound meaning. It speaks to the understanding that life’s challenges and achievements are deeply intertwined, leaving behind not only visible results but also a lasting intellectual legacy.With respect and admiration,The Board of the Shevchenko Scientific Society in the US (NTSh-A) ... See MoreSee Less

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May 10, 2025Dr. Greta Uehling (University of Michigan)Book Launch: Decolonizing Ukraine: The Indigenous People of Crimea and Pathways to FreedomIn this ground-breaking book, distinguished anthropologist Greta Uehling illuminates the untold stories of Russia’s occupation of Crimea from 2014 to the present, revealing the traumas of colonization, foreign occupation, and population displacement. Drawing upon extensive fieldwork in Ukraine, including over 90 personal interviews, Uehling brings her readers into the lives of people who opposed Russia’s Crimean operation, many of whom fled for government-controlled Ukraine. Via the narratives of people who traversed perilous geographies and world-altering events, Uehling traces the development of a new sense of social cohesion that encompasses diverse ethnic and religious groups. The result is a compelling story—one of resilience, transformation, and ultimately, the unwavering pursuit of freedom and autonomy for Ukraine, regardless of ethnicity or race. Decolonizing Ukraine: The Indigenous People of Crimea and Pathways to Freedom demonstrates how understanding Crimea is essential to understanding Ukraine – and the war with Russia – today. Moderator: Dr. Maria Sonevytsky (Bard College) ... See MoreSee Less

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May 9, 2025Dr. Serhii Tereshchenko (University at Albany, State University of New York (SUNY)). Theory of Cultural Change in Yevhen Malaniuk's Poetry and ScholarshipAfter the Ukrainian National Republic was taken over in 1919, the army officer Yevhen Malaniuk, then 22 years old, moved to Poland. He lived there for twenty years until another world war forced him to move to Czechoslovakia, then Germany, and finally to New York, where he found a job in engineering. Malaniuk, with his ties to academia and many publications, is a little-known public thinker who has already discussed important issues that Ukrainians face today: how to showcase the Ukrainian nation to the world and how cultural politics affects people's well-being. He presented his ideas about culture in poetry in the books "The Stiletto and the Stylus" (1925) and "The Power" (1951). He also developed a cultural theory on how a nation under occupation can move towards a democratic open society in his quasi-anthropological studies, including "Essays in the History of Our Culture" (1954), "On the Problem of Bolshevism" (1956), and "A Book of Observations" (1962).Moderator: Dr. Tetiana Dzyadevych (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) ... See MoreSee Less

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krytyka.com/ua/reviews/peremishchennia-osoby-spogady-shhodennykovi-zapysy-i-fotodokumenty-inzhene...Спогади інженера Юхима Харченка (20.01.1912 – 04.12.2004) — це унікальне історичне свідчення й водночас пізнавальна розповідь про шлях українського селянина з-під Умані. Здобувши на батьківщині добру технічну освіту, під час Другої світової війни він приєднався до оунівського запілля на Дніпропетровщині й потрапив спершу в нацистський концтабір, а по війні — вже у табір переміщених осіб і зрештою дістався Америки. Книжка містить два окремі мемуарні тексти: «Спомини» («Від села Подобна до концтабору Бухенвальд») і «ДіПі. Табір Корнберґ» (розділ ґрунтується на щоденникових записах автора і нотатках його таборового приятеля Костя Степового, що їх Харченко залучив ув оповідь). У прилозі опубліковано добірку архівних світлин та документів і післямову публікаторки Стефанії Харченко «Татова книжка».Важко сказати, що в цих спогадах важливіше: насичена деталями приватна історія чи докладне змалювання драматичної «картини доби», де знайшли відбиток Перша світова війна (на ній загинув батько Юхима Харченка), селянський побут доби непу і коренізації, колективізація та голод 1932–1933 років, індустріялізація, початок Другої світової, німецький полон, примусова праця в Бухенвальді, повоєнне життя в діпівському таборі Кронберґ (там Харченко став одним із керівників самоврядування). Подальші події, як-от виїзд до Штатів і життя у новому світі, згадано лише побіжно, в контексті тривалого постання самих мемуарів. Цікаво, що до Кронберґа оповідь зосереджено на особистому (поминаючи розлогий відступ про історію українського руху і конфлікт між бандерівцями та мельниківцями, в якому Юхим Харченко завжди тримається на боці «своєї партії» – ОУН-Р), а в частині про табір Ді-Пі фокус зміщується на загальніший обрис.Якщо не знати, що Харченко спирався на щоденникові нотатки, готуючи спогади, можна щиро здивуватися його неймовірній пам’яті на факти й імена: односельців і однокласників, викладачів, випадкових знайомців. У розквіті життя, сягнувши 33 років, він перебирає адміністрування табору Ді-Пі, «республіки Україна в мініятюрі» — цієї «моделі Самостійної України», яку у вересні 1947 року замешкувало 2700 людей. Хроніка таборового життя здебільшого по-інженерському суха, зі спорадичними вкрапленнями кумедних чи трагічних історій. Щоденниковий текст складено з маленьких фраґментів на кшталт «Населення табору», «Українська управа табору», «Церкви», «Школи», «Таборова преса», «Музична школа», «Аматорський театральний гурток». Велика українська громада-республіка, попри зовнішній контроль міжнародних організацій, фактичну ізольованість і радше обмежені можливості для приватних ініціятив, намагалася налагодити «нормальний» побут зі школами й дитячими садками, часописами і театром, лікарнями, їдальнями, ремісничими майстернями та церквами різних конфесій. Перш ніж 28 квітня 1949 року табір було закрито, «до Бельґії еміґрувало 400 осіб, до Канади 387, до США 155, до Франції 16, до Нової Зеляндії 1. Венесуеля – 16 осіб, Бразилія – 21, Мароко – 10, Англія – 9, Австралія – 235». Які країни і на яких умовах запрошували українців – окрема цікава тема записок.Від 1992 року Юхим Харченко впродовж чотирьох років надиктовував спогади на диктофон, а його донька Стефанія — відома нью-йоркська мисткиня — перетворювала їх на друкований текст. Загалом же знадобилося 32 роки, щоби книжка врешті побачила світ. Літературне опрацювання та редаґування ориґіналу, яким опікувався Вадим Дивнич, здійснено з межовою увагою до властивостей авторського правопису, стилістики і слововжитку, зокрема, до написання імен, топонімів, етнонімів, ергонімів тощо.Усі вміщені у книжці документи й знімки, крім тих, для яких зазначено інше джерело, походять із архіву Наукового Товариства імені Шевченка в Америці, з фонду Юхима Харченка (Juchym Charczenko. Papers, ID 118. Archives, Shevchenko Scientific Society in the US, New York).Видання підготовано й видано коштом Наукового Товариства ім. Шевченка в Америці в рамках проєкту публікування мемуаристики з архівних фондів НТШ-А під орудою Василя Махна. ... See MoreSee Less

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Introducing Our Member of the Month:Olena Nikolayenko"It is difficult to give career advice to recent PhD graduates in this climate of political and socioeconomic uncertainty. Despite a recent spike in interest in Ukrainian culture and calls for decolonization in East European Studies, there have been a handful of tenure-stream job openings in social sciences, with a focus on Eastern Europe. Under such circumstances, it is important to reflect on the ways in which the case of Ukraine might be considered critical to addressing a puzzle in the literature and, thus, attract a wider audience."Read the profile: shevchenko.org/news-events/news/member-of-the-month-olena-nikolayenko/ ... See MoreSee Less

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