„Ukrainian Studies in Münster“

Interdisciplinary Research Network

The academic initiative "Ukrainian Studies in Münster" (USiM) is the interdisciplinary association of Ukraine-related research and teaching at the University of Münster. The aim of the network is to expand Münster as a location for Ukraine research, international networking, the expansion of academic dialogue and research cooperation with Ukrainian as well as European and non-European partner organisations, the promotion of young academics and the transfer of Ukraine-related knowledge to society.

Founded in 2023, the network brings together researchers from ten disciplines in the humanities and social sciences. There is also cooperation on Ukraine-related topics with the Chair of International Relations and Peace and Conflict Research at the Centre for the Study of Conflict and Peace at the nearby University of Osnabrück.

The University of Münster is a dynamic and internationally well-connected centre for Eastern European research. With the subjects of Slavic Studies and Eastern European History, which are directly related to the cultural area of Ukraine, as well as Eastern Church Studies and Jewish Studies, for which essential research areas are also located in today's Ukraine, the University of Münster offers a unique combination of subjects, not only in North Rhine-Westphalia. In addition, there are Ukraine-related teaching and research interests as well as co-operations with Ukraine in Early Modern History, Art History, Law (media law and commercial law), Sociology and Byzantine Studies.

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Partners in Empire? Ukrainian Cossacks, Imperial Loyalty, and Local Pride in the Caucasus

Oleksandr Polianichev (Stockholm)

On Monday, 1 June 2026, Oleksandr Polianichev (Stockholm) will give a lecture on ‘Partners in Empire? Ukrainian Cossacks, Imperial Loyalty, and Local Pride in the Caucasus’ as part of the colloquium of the Department of Eastern European History (AOEG).

The event will take place from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. (c.t.) in Room F 3 of the Fürstenberghaus (Domplatz 22, Münster).

All interested parties are warmly invited to attend!

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Narrativising a Disaster – Chernobyl and its consequences in the memoirs of Valeri Legasov

Lennard Richter (Münster)

On Monday, 29 June 2026, Lennard Richter (Münster) will give a lecture entitled “Narrativising a Disaster – Chernobyl and its Consequences in the Memoirs of Valeri Legasov” as part of the colloquium organised by the Department of Eastern European History (AOEG).

The event will take place from 6.00 pm to 8.00 pm (sharp) in Room F 3 of the Fürstenberghaus (Domplatz 22, Münster).

All interested parties are warmly invited!

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The Idea of Occidentalism in Post-World War II Ukrainian Geocultural Discussions

Tamara Hundorova (Berlin)

On Monday, 1 June 2026, Tamara Hundorova (Berlin) will give a lecture on “The Idea of Occidentalism in Post-World War II Ukrainian Geocultural Discussions” as part of the colloquium organised by the Department of Eastern European History (AOEG).

The event will take place from 6.00 pm to 8.00 pm (sharp) in Room F 3 of the Fürstenberghaus (Domplatz 22, Münster).

All interested parties are warmly invited!

The lecture is organised in cooperation with the Department of Eastern European History and the Institute of Slavic Studies.

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Roman Tiutenko: Ukrainian Diaspora in Bavaria in the 20th Century: Society, Politics, Culture

Roman Tiutenko (Munich)

On Monday, 1 June 2026, Roman Tiutenko (Munich) will give a lecture on ‘Ukrainian Diaspora in Bavaria in the 20th Century: Society, Politics, Culture’ as part of the colloquium of the Department of Eastern European History (AOEG).

The event will take place from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. (c.t.) in Room F 3 of the Fürstenberghaus (Domplatz 22, Münster).

All interested parties are warmly invited to attend!

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Liberation from the Empire: Ukraine, Poland and the Emergence of the New Europe, 1980-1991

Franziska Davies (Potsdam)

On Monday, 18 May 2026, Franziska Davies (Potsdam) will give a lecture on ‘Liberation from the Empire: Ukraine, Poland and the Emergence of the New Europe, 1980-1991’ as part of the colloquium of the Department of Eastern European History (AOEG).

The event will take place from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. (c.t.) in Room F 3 of the Fürstenberghaus (Domplatz 22, Münster).

All interested parties are warmly invited to attend!