The War Museum will host a session of the discussion platform “Our Victory: Ukraine in World War II” and the presentation of the popular science publication “Ukraine in World War II: War Calendar” as part of the museum campaign “Our Victory”, commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe and the victory over Nazism.
This year, the world marks the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II – a global armed conflict involving over 60 countries, including all the major powers of the time. The war shaped the future of Europe and humanity for decades.
russia’s full-scale invasion has become a decisive impetus for Ukrainian society to fundamentally rethink World War II, finally moving away from the Soviet-centric narrative toward a Ukrainian perspective on that global conflict.
The event will be opened by Mykola Tochytskyi, Minister of Culture and Strategic Communications of Ukraine.Yurii Savchuk, General Director of the War Museum, will introduce participants to the new museum exhibition “Our Victory” and present the popular science publication “Ukraine in World War II: War Calendar”.
Speakers of the Platform:
- Volodymyr Viatrovych – PhD in History, politician, public figure, Member of the IX convocation of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, 2nd head of the Ukrainian Institute of National Memory
- Yaroslav Hrytsak – Doctor of Sciences in History, Professor at the Ukrainian Catholic University
- Oleksandr Lysenko – Corresponding Member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Doctor of Sciences in History, Professor at the Institute of History of Ukraine,
- Ivan Patryliak – Doctor of Sciences in History, Professor, Dean of the Faculty of History, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
- Olena Styazhkina – Doctor of Sciences in History, Professor at the Institute of History of Ukraine
Participants:
- Oleksandr Alfyorov – PhD in History, historian, radio host, public and political figure, researcher at the Institute of History of Ukraine
- Akim Halimov – Founder of the “Real History” project, producer at 1+1 Media
- Anton Drobovych – PhD in Philosophy, public and state figure, communications, education, and culture expert, 3rd head of the Ukrainian Institute of National Memory
- Oleksandr Zinchenko – Historian, publicist, journalist, TV presenter, co-founder of the online platform “Istorychna Pravda”
- Vladlen Maraiev – PhD in History, co-author of the YouTube channel “History Without Myths”
- Vitalii Nakhmanovych – Historian, ethnopolitical scientist, museum and public figure, senior researcher at the Museum of the History of Kyiv
Topics for Discussion:
- How Ukraine constructs memory of the end of World War II
- Victory or defeat, occupation or liberation: World War II in Ukrainian public discourse
- How commemorative concepts and practices around World War II have changed due to the current war waged by russia against Ukraine
Free entry.
