aaus-list @ ukrainianstudies.org -- [aaus-list] Next three Ukrainian events at Columbia

[Diana Howansky <dhh2@columbia.edu>]

TODAY:

The Ukrainian Studies Program at Columbia University will host a 
lunchtime lecture by Ernest Gyidel, Fulbright Scholar, titled:

“NATIONAL, SOCIAL AND SITUATIONAL: REVISING THE CIVIL WAR(S) IN THE 
POST-IMPERIAL RUSSIAN SOUTH, 1918-1920.”

This lecture will discuss recent developments in both Russian and 
Ukrainian historiographies of this topic, which share similar features 
but are almost unknown to one another. Both historiographies have a 
group of scholars who continue to depict revolutionary years from the 
perspective of clear-cut national and political camps, as well as a 
small but productive group of revisionists who try to show that enemy 
lines were not along national or social lines, but often across them. 
The historiographies are also both good examples of the difference 
between how contemporary people experienced the Civil War and how 
historians later described their experiences.

Additionally, Mr. Gyidel will report on his findings at the Bakhmetteff 
Archive (Columbia Univ.) on the history of the White movement in Ukraine.

Ernest Gyidel received his B.A. from Uzhhorod State University, and M.A. 
from Central European University (Budapest). Recently he finished his 
Ph.D. studies at the Institute for European Studies of the National 
Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. He is a visiting Fulbright Scholar at 
the Harriman Institute for the 2005-2006 academic year.

WHEN: Tuesday, February 28 at 1:00pm
WHERE: Room 1219, International Affairs Building, Columbia University 
(420 W. 118th St.)

Free and open to the public. Fore more information, contact Diana 
Howansky at (212) 854-4697 or ukrainianstudies@columbia.edu.

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THIS THURSDAY:

The Polish and Ukrainian Studies Programs at Columbia University,
along with the Polish-American Ukrainian Cooperation Initiative (PAUCI), 
UA Heritage Foundation at MB Financial/Chicago IL, Self Reliance (NY) 
Federal Credit Union, Ukrainian American Freedom Foundation, and the 
Center for US-Ukrainian Relations
are sponsoring:

"VISEGRAD-UKRAINE: A MULTI-REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE"

March 2, 2006 – Columbia University

Conference Agenda

9:30-9:45:	Opening Remarks
John S. Micgiel, Director, East Central European Center, Columbia
University
	
9:45-12:00:	Morning Session:
Visegrad-Ukraine Politics: The Diplomatic Dimension
Suggested Theme:  Divining a Role for “Central Europe” in The Global Arena
Panelists:  Petr Kolar, Ambassador of the Czech Republic to the US;
Oleh Shamsur, Ambassador of Ukraine to the US
Moderator: Andrzej Harasimowicz, Visiting Professor, Columbia University

Visegrad-Ukraine Relations: The Economic Dimension
Suggested Theme:  Contemplating the Near Future of the EU's Eastern Frontier
Panelists:  Geza Jeszensky, Former Foreign Minister of Hungary;
Victor Kapustin, Chairman/UKREXIMBANK
Moderator:  Frank Sysyn, Visiting Professor Columbia University

1:30-4:30:	Afternoon Session
Visegrad-Ukraine Relations: The Security Dimension
Suggested Theme:  Contemplating the Near Future of NATO's Eastern Frontier
Panelists:  Adam Towpik, Permanent Representative of Poland to the UN;
James Sherr, Fellow/Conflict Studies RC/UK Defence Academy
Moderator:  Stephen Sestanovich, Professor, Columbia University

Visegrad-Ukraine Relations: The Energy Dimension
Suggested Theme:  Pondering Life Under the Common Shadow of Gazprom
Panelists:  Elzbieta Dzirba, Vice Director, Gaz System PL;
Yevhen Kaminsky, Director/IWEIR/UA Nat. Academy of Sciences
Moderator:  John S. Micgiel, Director, East Central European Center, 
Columbia

Visegrad-Ukraine Relations:  Regional Issues
Suggested Theme:  Divining Ways to Help Ailing Neighbors Become Part of 
"Europe...Whole and Free"
Panelists:  Jan Pieklo, Director, PAUCI; Vladyslav Kaskiv, Head, PORA
Moderator:  Robert Legvold, Professor, Columbia University

4:30-4:45:	Closing Remarks
Mykola Riabchuk, Visiting Professor, Columbia University

*Please note that, on Wednesday, March 1, the NYU Torch Club Forum will 
also feature “From the Baltic to the Black to the Caspian/Building a 
“Community of Democratic Choice [CDC],” with speakers: Ambassador of 
Ukraine to the US, Oleh Shamshur; Georgian Deputy Chief of Mission to 
the US, David Soumbadze; and PAUCI Director, Jan Pieklo, at New York 
University Faculty Club (Eighteen Waverly Place) from 6:00-9:15pm. For 
more information, contact Walter Zaryckyj at waz1@nyu.edu.

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ONE WEEK FROM TODAY:

The Ukrainian Studies Program at Columbia University,
in coordination with the Brooklyn Ukrainian Group, Shevchenko Scientific 
Society, and the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America,
invite you to the next event in the “Race for the Rada” discussion series,
titled:

“WHAT CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THE MARCH 2006 PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS IN 
UKRAINE?”

On March 26, 2006, elections to Ukraine’s parliament, the Verkhovna 
Rada, will take place. These elections are being watched particularly 
closely because, after March, many of the powers now held by the 
presidency will be transferred to parliament, which will elect the prime 
minister. Since the Orange Revolution, we have seen Ukrainian President 
Viktor Yushchenko of the “Our Ukraine” bloc dismiss the prime minister, 
Yuliya Tymoshenko, who then re-energized her bloc and started her bid to 
win the parliamentary elections, making it clear that she wants the post 
back. . . . Can the many battling parties successfully form a majority 
coalition in parliament? . . . Should we expect repeat parliamentary 
elections soon? . . .

Participating in the discussion will be panelists:

* Robert Legvold, Marshall D. Shulman Professor of Political Science at 
Columbia University, who will focus on the elections’ place in the 
evolution of Ukrainian politics since the Orange Revolution and their 
implications for the future, particularly on Ukraine’s shifting 
relationship with Russia;

* John Gillingham III, Professor of History at University of 
Missouri-St. Louis and Senior Visiting Scholar at the Harvard Ukrainian 
Research Institute, who will focus on the elections as they relate to 
Ukraine’s relations with the European Union;

* Mykola Riabchuk, Research Associate at the Center for European Studies 
at Kyiv-Mohyla Academy and Petro Jacyk Visiting Scholar at Columbia 
University, who will focus on Ukraine’s internal regional divisions, 
identities, and political culture with regard to the elections.

Moderated by Frank Sysyn, Professor of History at the University of 
Alberta (Canadian Institute for Ukrainian Studies) and Petro Jacyk 
Visiting Scholar at Columbia University.

When:  Tuesday, March 7, 2006 from 7:00-9:00pm
Where:  Room 1512, International Affairs Building, Columbia University, 
420 W. 118th Street, New York, NY

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For more information about these events, please contact Diana Howansky, 
Columbia Ukrainian Studies Program, at ukrainianstudies@columbia.edu or 
(212) 854-4697.


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Diana Howansky
Staff Associate
Ukrainian Studies Program
Columbia University
Room 1208, MC3345
420 W. 118th Street
New York, NY  10027
(212) 854-4697
ukrainianstudies@columbia.edu
http://www.harrimaninstitute.org/courses/ukrainian_studies_program.html