Mohyla Lecture chronicles changes to Ukraine through revolutions, war
Dr. Mychailo Wynnyckyj has had front-row seats to tumultuous period in country's history
By Paul SinkewiczThe future of Ukraine will be shaped by its recent history of identity-defining revolutions, and an unwanted war with Russia that has been raging since 2016, according to one of the leading experts in the field of Ukraine studies.
Dr. Mychailo Wynnyckyj visited Saskatoon to deliver the 24th annual Mohyla Lecture on April 19. He is currently a Research Fellow at the Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute and teaches in the Sociology Department and the Business School at the National University “Kyiv-Mohyla Academy” where he was recently appointed Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies.
Dr. Wynnyckyj is a fellow Ukrainian Canadian who has been living and working in the heart of Kyiv for over two decades, thus having a front-row seat to the very events he will be speaking about, said Dr. Nadya Foty-Oneschuk, Interim Director of the Prairie Centre for the Study of Ukrainian Heritage (PCUH).
His lecture was titled Three Revolutions and a War: Learned Resilience and What it Means for Post-War Ukraine.
“Dr. Wynnyckyj’s observations, especially in this last year, have provided countless supporters of Ukraine around the world with a reliable, insightful touchstone during a turbulent time. We could not have asked for a better, more timely voice to share with our community for the 2023 Mohyla Lecture,” said Dr. Foty-Oneschuk.
Originally from Kitchener Ontario, Dr. Wynnyckyj has lived permanently in Kyiv for over two decades, and is a regular commentator for English-language media outlets (CNN, FoxNews, Al Jazeera, BBC, CBC, CTV, KyivPost, and others), and provides analysis on current events in his "Thoughts from Kyiv" blog. His book “Ukraine’s Maidan, Russia’s War: A Chronicle and Analysis of the Revolution of Dignity” was published in English in 2019, and in Ukrainian translation in 2021.
The lecture is part of a special year for the Prairie Centre for the Study of Ukrainian Heritage (PCUH), as it celebrates its 25th anniversary.
Watch the 2023 Mohyla Lecture HERE
