The conference is organized by the War Museum in cooperation with the Kyiv Department of Junior Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (Communal Institution of Out-of-School Education), with the support of the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine and the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine.
The events of Ukrainian history in the 20th–21st centuries — the First World War and the struggle for liberation, the Second World War and armed resistance against occupational regimes, the fight for freedom and the right to self-determination, the War for Ukraine’s Independence, and the defense of statehood — have become important stages in the formation of national identity and political culture. Currently, the key tasks of society are to preserve the memory of the events that determined the fate of the Ukrainian people and to understand their significance for the present and the future.
The Annual All-Ukrainian Youth Scientific Conference “Preserving Memory in Times of Trial in the 20th–21st Centuries” is an important platform for shaping the historical consciousness of young people and engaging them in understanding the complex pages of Ukraine’s past. The event promotes the development of research skills, critical thinking, and civic activity among students.
We invite the following to participate in the conference:
- Students of general secondary education institutions (grades 9–11);
- Students of vocational (vocational-technical) education institutions;
- Students of professional pre-higher education institutions aged 14–18;
- Students of higher education institutions.
A collection of reports will be published based on the conference results.
Thematic Sections of the Conference
- The Struggle for Ukrainian Statehood in the 20th–21st Centuries:
- Political challenges and the struggle for national self-determination;
- Liberation movements in Ukrainian territories;
- The history of repressions, genocides, and tolerance;
- Front and rear: everyday life during armed conflicts.
- Museum Guard in Ukraine During the russian-Ukrainian War:
- Ukrainian museums in wartime: challenges and new approaches in activity;
- Experience in organizing and functioning of museums in European and world countries: lessons for Ukraine.
- Family Traditions and Regional Heritage of Our Region:
- Preservation of intergenerational memory – through the prism of family histories.
General Conditions
- Working Languages: Ukrainian, English
- Form of Participation: Offline, Online
Please send your application for participation in the conference to the email address dsf@warmuseum.kyiv.ua by March 17, 2026. In the subject line of the email, please indicate: “Preserving Memory in Times of Trial in the 20th–21st Centuries.” A separate Word file containing the application should also be attached to the email. The application must include information about the event participant, their scientific supervisor, the topic of the report, and an abstract of 300–500 characters (with spaces).
The reports of the conference participants will be published in the museum’s collection, which is scheduled for release in June 2026. For publication, it is necessary to format the report as a scientific article (for formatting requirements) and send it to dsf@warmuseum.kyiv.ua by April 24, 2026.
Participation in the conference is free of charge.
The application form and general requirements for text formatting are in the attached files on the website page.
Join our event and help preserve the memory of the heroic path of the Ukrainian people to freedom!
Contacts for inquiries:
- Svitlana Datsenko +38067 459 55 11
- Vitalina Voitenko +38093 738 82 97
