Work of annual Mohyla Lecture 'never more important'

The 2025 Mohyla Lecture took place on Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at the Ukrainian Museum of Canada - National, Saskatoon, and featured Dr. Orysia Kulick, a working historian who just completed a research residency with the Institute for Documentation and Exchange (INDEX) in L’viv, Ukraine.

“We are proud to continue the 25-plus-year tradition of bringing Ukrainian scholars to Saskatoon for our annual Mohyla Lecture,” said Dr. Nadya Foty-Oneschuk, Interim Director of the Prairie Centre for the Study of Ukrainian Heritage. “This work has never before been more important, as Ukrainian scholars work tirelessly to document this era in Ukrainian history.”

Dr. Kulick’s lecture was titled “Notes from the field: Entangled History-Writing in Wartime Ukraine,” and was a refreshingly honest perspective of what a complex time it is for Ukrainian historians, who are trying to document the ongoing war in Ukraine.

“Much of this complexity comes from the fact that documenting this war also means simultaneously re-examining Ukraine’s long and painful history with Russia,” said Dr. Foty-Oneschuk. “The lecture inspired several insightful comments and questions after the fact, signaling the need for us to continue to shedding light on the entangled aspects of Ukrainian history."

Photos courtesy of Lindsey Rewuski, Ukrainian Museum of Canada (UWAC)