Oksana Zorych, senior researcher at the department of Theory and history of political science, candidate of political sciences, became a laureate of the “Atlas” academic mobility program of the “House of Humanities” Foundation (Paris, France) in the field of research “Propagation of violence. Russian invasion of Ukraine: strategies and tactics of information warfare”.
Oksana Zorych
The Foundation Maison des sciences de l’homme (FMSH) was founded in 1963 by Fernand Braudel in Paris. The Foundation supports research and dissemination of knowledge in the field of humanities and social sciences, as well as innovative research. For more than 50 years, FMSH has been building an important network of national and international partners in order to popularize research in the field of humanities and social sciences.
Among the main programs of the Foundation are the mobility program “Atlas”, “DEA”, “International research networks in HSS”, “Vigoni workshops”, “PREFALK Programme”.
The results of the research, which is carried out by a scientist under the FMSH academic mobility program, will be used in the work on the individual research topic “Integration and disintegration discourses in modern media” of the departmental research topic of the Department of Theory and History of Political Science of the Kuras Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine: “The concept of the unity of Ukraine: origins, evolution, political relevance.”
On July 28, 2022, a round table “Soviet repression against the Ukrainian intelligentsia” was held in Warsaw (Poland). Discussion about the book by Yuriy Shapoval “Unforgiven. Oleksandr Dovzhenko and the communist special services””.
The event was organized by the laboratory named after Richard Pipes of the Institute of Political Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences and took place using the ZOOM platform.
Among the participants of the round table were Polish and Ukrainian scientists – specialists in historical and political sciences.
Director of the Institute of Political Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Humanities, Professor Grzegorz Motyka addressed the participants of the round table with a welcome speech.
During the round table, the book “Unforgiven. Oleksandr Dovzhenko and the communist special services” is a joint publication of the Institute of Political Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences and the Kuras Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. The author-compiler of this unique edition is Yuriy Shapoval – doctor of historical sciences, professor, chief researcher of the Department of Theory and History of Political Science of our Institute.
Yu. Shapoval. Unforgiven. Oleksandr Dovzhenko and the communist special services. Warsaw–Kyiv–Kharkiv, 2022.
While working on the book, the author-compiler used unique documents about Oleksandr Dovzhenko (1894–1956), materials from the form file, as well as other archival sources. Analysis of these files made it possible to see and hear a completely “different” Oleksandr Dovzhenko – a man who was forced to create the Soviet movie canon, but at the same time – a non-conformist capable of giving realistic and ruthless assessments of the ruling order.
The participants of the round table had an interesting and objective conversation about the repressions of the Soviet authorities against representatives of the Ukrainian intelligentsia.
During the work of the round table
Employees of our Institute took part in the work of the round table: Doctor of Political Sciences Oleg Kalakura, Doctor of Political Sciences Oleg Kondratenko, Doctor of Historical Sciences Oleksandr Mayboroda, Doctor of Political Sciences Yuriy Shaihorodskyi.
On the website of the Institute, in the “Our Publications” section, there is an electronic version of the scientific professional publication – the journal “Political Studies”, the founder of which is the Kuras Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.
Articles on problems of the theory and history of political science, research of political institutions and processes, political culture and ideology, problems of world political development, ethno-political science and ethno-state science are published in the next issue of the journal.
Acceptance of manuscripts of articles that will be published in the next (No. 2 (4)’ 2022) number of the magazine continues until October 14. Publication will be made until November 30, 2022.
At the Julius-Maximilian University of Würzburg (JMU), one of the largest universities in Germany, within the framework of the Volkswagen Foundation support program, the implementation of the research project “Ethno-political management in Ukraine and certain EU countries: a comparative analysis” has begun. The co-author and co-executor of the project is the leading researcher of our Institute, Candidate of Political Sciences Anastasiia Dehterenko. The scientific project will be implemented together with an employee of the Department of International Relations and European Studies, Carolyn Rueger from the Institute of Political Science and Sociology of JMU.
Anastasiia Dehterenko
The purpose of the project is to study the peculiarities of ethnopolitical management in Ukraine, to carry out a comparative analysis of ethnopolitics in the countries of the European Union, and to find ways to increase the effectiveness of the implementation of ethnonational policy in Ukraine.
On July 14, 2022, on the territory of the Babyn Yar National Historical and Memorial Reserve, the leading researcher of our Institute, Candidate of Historical Sciences, Anatoliy Podolskiy, held a meeting-excursion on the territory of the reserve for the Ambassador of the United States of America in Ukraine, Mrs. Bridget Brink.
Bridget Brink and Anatoly Podolsky during the meeting
The conversation touched on the events of the modern war, Russian aggression against Ukraine. After the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Russian invaders not only kill people and destroy the buildings and infrastructure of our cities and towns, but also seek to destroy our memory of the past, particularly about the victims of World War II. In March 2022, as a result of missile and bomb attacks by Russian troops, memorial complexes in Kyiv and Kharkiv were destroyed.
The US Ambassador in Ukraine Mrs. Bridget Brink noted during the meeting-excursion that her country has been helping Ukrainians to protect themselves from the atrocities of the Russians since the very beginning of the Russian invasion, which she compared to the crimes of the Nazis in Babyn Yar.
During an excursion in the territory of the “Babyn Yar” reserve
“My visit to Babyn Yar became a reminder of the atrocities committed by the Nazis against Jews and others, which Russian rockets made very real again, while striking and killing innocents,” said the Ambassador. She emphasized: “We must never forget this and help Ukraine to protect itself from these atrocities.”
Mykola Ryabchuk, a leading researcher at the Department of Political Culture and Ideology, held a series of seminars at the University of Regensburg (Germany). Scientific seminars were devoted to Ukrainian-Russian relations and the current Russian military aggression. The cycle was supplemented by a public lecture on the topic “Ukrainian civil society and the state: from confrontation to cooperation.”
In his lecture, Mykola Ryabchuk noted the important role of civil society in upholding democracy in Ukraine and countering the authoritarian tendencies of the first decades of independence.
Mykola Ryabchuk during a public lecture
The scientist emphasized that civil society and, in particular, volunteer groups and organizations played a particularly important role in 2014, when after the high treason of Viktor Yanukovych and many other high-ranking officials, state bodies and institutions in some regions ceased to function, and volunteers had to take over their responsibilities, including the defense of the country. This experience of unity turned out to be relevant in 2022, when under the influence of Russian aggression, the partnership of the state and society in Ukraine became not only desirable and possible, but also vitally necessary.
For two days (July 1-2, 2022), the international scientific conference “Still without peace” took place at the University of Warsaw. It was organized by the Center for East European Studies, which is headed by Professor Jan Malicki. Scientists from Poland, Great Britain, France, and Belarus took part in the conference. Among the participants of the conference were also scientists from Ukraine who are currently living abroad. Among them is the chief researcher of our Institute, doctor of historical sciences, professor Yuriy Shapoval.
Professor Jan Malicki opens the conference
The participants of the international conference discussed the current problems of countering Russian aggression, in particular, in the informational sphere.
Within the framework of the conference, a round table was held on the topic “Russian-Ukrainian war: informational resistance”. Professor Yuriy Shapoval took part in this work and gave a speech.
The participants of the international scientific meeting emphasized on the need to unite the efforts of European countries and strengthen cooperation in the humanitarian, economic, energetical and security spheres to counter Russian aggression.
From left to right: Professor Serhiy Troyan, Professor Antonina Kozyrska, Professor Yuriy Shapoval in front of the building of the Warsaw University Library, where the international conference took place
On the 13th of June, Dr. Mykola Riabchuk, a Senior Research Fellow of the Department of Political Culture and Ideology, took part in a panel discussion on the post-war perspectives of „Ukraine and Europe and the world”, organized by the Paris City Hall in cooperation with the French Institute of Advanced Studies. In his presentation, the Ukrainian scholar argued that Ukraine has been always the linchpin of European stability and security, but the persistent failure of Western powers to properly understand and appreciate this role has largely resulted in the exponential growth of Russian authoritarianism and militarism, up to the current tragic events. Nonetheless, both the EU and NATO have finally recognized their political blindness and increasingly engaged in a multilayer support for Ukraine that fights back the all-out military aggression of a rogue state. This newly discovered unity and solidarity of the democratic states provides a good opportunity for consolidation of democracy on the continent and beyond, for strengthening of international institutions, and for transforming Ukraine into a full-fledged member of the Euro-Atlantic community.
Information about the scientific event (in French)
On the website of the Institute, in the “Our publications” section, the text of A. Yasinska’s monograph “Behavior of voters did not decide on the electoral processes in Ukraine and European countries (2010-2019)” is posted.
The monograph examines the behavior of voters who did not decide electorally based on an analysis of the 2010–2019 presidential and parliamentary election campaigns in Ukraine, France and Poland. The main factors of influence on the formation of electoral preferences of citizens, on the reasons for the growth of electoral uncertainty and absenteeism have been determined. Recommendations to reduce the level of electoral uncertainty among the population of Ukraine are offered.
On June 20, 2022, an international online discussion “Aid During the War” was held with the participation of Ukrainian, Polish and German historians and political scientists. Among the participants of the discussion was a leading researcher of our Institute Anatoliy Podolskiy. During the discussion, the problems that arose among scientists, teachers of institutions of higher education and secondary schools of Ukraine during the war and Russian aggression against our country were discussed, possible ways of financial and other aid to Ukrainian researchers and teachers were discussed.
The discussion was held in German and English. The discussion was also attended by Polish scientist Eliza Gaust from the Centrum Dialogu in Łódź, German historian Dr. Christine Glauning from the Leiterin des Dokumentationszentrum NS-Zwangsarbeit, Ukrainian researcher Lyubov Danylenko, who is currently an expert at NS-Zwangsarbeit / Partnerin d. Hilfsnetzwerk für Überlebende der NS-Verfolgung.
The online discussion was organized by the German institution “Nazi Crimes Victims Aid Network”. The online events of this foundation will take place from June 18 to 29, 2022 and are aimed at uniting efforts to help Ukrainian scientists. “Nazi Crimes Victims Aid Network” Hilfsnetzwerk für Überlebende der NS-Verfolgung in der Ukraine is a union of 48 memorials, museums, communities and initiatives in Germany. Since its creation, the members of the network have been the StiftungDenkmal Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe – FoundationMemorial.
The network provides assistance to people who survived Nazi persecution and their families. Assistance is also provided to Ukrainian colleagues (historians, political scientists, museum workers, teachers, journalists) who find themselves in a crisis situation due to Russia’s war against Ukraine.
The text of the monograph by T. A. Bevz “Regional political elite of Sumchina region: values, identities, political behavior” is posted on the website of the Institute, in the section “Our publications”.
The monograph analyzes the source and historiographical base of the research. Against the background of the analysis of all-Ukrainian elite processes, the formation and development of regional elites of Sumy region in the period from the end of 1991 to 2021 is studied. The transformation of regional political elite identities and its political values is revealed. The policy of regional identity is determined by the culture of regional elites, their conceptions about the past and future of the region, the country. Regional political elites often contribute to the increase of polar and conflicting identities. In the process of studying political behavior, it was proved that the chosen line of behavior of the regional political elite of Sumy region was not always consistent, as it was influenced by many environmental factors and individual characteristics of the elite.
On June 9, Hryhorii Skovoroda University in Pereiaslav hosted an international scientific and practical conference entitled “Transitional Society of the Post-Soviet Type: Problems of Searching for the Paradigm of Development”. One of the co-organizers of the conference was the Kuras Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.
Participants of the international scientific-practical conference
At the beginning of the scientific event, the Rector of the University – Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor V. V. Kotsur awarded the Deputy Director for Research of the Kuras Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor, Corresponding Member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine O. M. Mayboroda with the University Award “Order of Prince Volodymyr Monomakh”, noted the long and fruitful cooperation of the University with our Institute.
Oleksandr Mayboroda receives a University award
The work of the international scientific and practical conference focused on the following areas:
- current problems of modern transitology;
- power and institutions of power in the transitional society;
- socio-cultural contexts of democratic modernization of post-Soviet society;
- problems of forming the identity of a transitional society in the context of globalization;
- political and administrative structures in the conditions of democratic transit of the post-Soviet society;
- political and economic processes in the transitional post-Soviet society;
- democratic transformation of post-Soviet societies in the context of European integration processes;
- ethno-national problems of post-Soviet society.
During the scientific and practical conference
The conference participants worked in the format of two scientific briefings. On the first – “Institutional aspects of democratization of post-Soviet transformation in the context of European integration” reports were made by researchers of our Institute: Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor, Corresponding Member of the NAS of Ukraine O. M. Mayboroda, Doctor of Political Sciences, Professor V. A. Voynalovych, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor Yu. O. Nikolaiets, Doctor of Political Sciences T. M. Lyashenko, Doctor of Political Sciences, Associate Professor O. Yu. Kondratenko, Candidate of Political Science, Associate Professor A. M. Degterenko, Candidate of Historical Sciences O. O. Lyashenko, Candidate of Historical Sciences V. V. Novorodovsky, Candidate of Philosophical Sciences E. V. Shcherbenko.
Yuriy Nikolaiets gives a speech
At the second briefing “Political and cultural and ethno-national contexts of modernization of post-Soviet society” spoke Doctor of Political Science, Professor O. Ya. Kalakura, Candidate of Political Science R. V. Balaban, Candidate of Historical Sciences L. I. Mazuka, Candidate of Historical Sciences L. L. Kovach and Candidate of Philosophical Sciences O. O. Chorny. In total, 115 scientists took part in the conference.
Rostyslav Balaban gives a report
Program of the international scientific and practical conference
On June 10, 2022, the XII International Scientific and Practical Conference “Social Forecasting and Designing of the Future: Changes in Global Security as a Challenge to Peacemaking and Mediation” was held at Zaporizhzhia National University.
More than 100 scientists from research institutions, higher education institutions, non governmental associations and government officials from Ukraine, Georgia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, Turkey and the United States of America participated in the organization and participation in the discussions in plenary and sectionary sessions (conference program).
Doctor of Political Science, Professor, Head of the Department of Kuras Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, President of the Ukrainian Academy of Political Sciences Victor Oleksiyovych Kotygorenko spoke at the plenary session of the conference with the report “Ethnopolitical Security of Ukraine: Challenges and Response Options”
During the international scientific and practical conference
The work of the sessional meetings was organized in four directions:
- “Social forecasting: methodology of research and formation of the worldview of the subject of peacemaking”
- “Prospects for modernization of the political system of Ukraine and changes in the world order”
- “Philosophy of Public Administration and Local Self-Government”
- “European philosophical education and creative industries in the context of peacekeeping. The future of the social sphere in the context of human development and the implementation of peace policy “
During the section meetings, the participants of the international scientific and practical event discussed current issues. Following the results of the international scientific and practical conference, an appropriate resolution was adopted.
On June 7-8, 2022, the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv hosted an international scientific and practical conference “Globalization Challenges: Government of the Future”. The conference is dedicated to the exchange of knowledge and experience, discussion of current issues in the context of globalization challenges in today’s conditions (conference program).
The conference was attended and addressed by researchers from the Kuras Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine: Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor, Chief Researcher of the Department of Theory and History of Political Science Tetyana Bevz, Doctor of Political Sciences, Professor, Chief Researcher of the Department of Political Institutes and Processes Mariya Karmazina and Candidate of Historical Sciences, Senior Researcher Department of Theory and History of Political Science Mykola Gorbatiuk.
During the scientific and practical conference
The topic of T. Bevz’s report was: “Tools for optimization of the government activities in conditions of wartime”. In the report, the scientist noted that in conditions of the war, the algorithms of government agencies at the central and local levels have changed. Central and local governments work as one whole and, largely due to this, the country’s governance system has been preserved. The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine worked in a “turbo regime” and the “defense coalition” worked on the principles of consensus, which meant making important and determined decisions at a special conciliation council with minimal discussions in the session hall. Emphasis was placed on optimizing the structure and quantitative composition of public authorities by reducing inefficient functions and deconcentrating of power; to increase the autonomy of the work of ministries in the context of Ukraine’s possible acquisition of the status of a candidate for membership in the European Union; on the approval of the trend of increased intolerance to corruption; to agree on the government’s program for plans of the country recovery; optimization of public spendings in wartime; the role of civil servants in the war and postwar periods; on the problem of remote work and emigration.
Professor Mariya Karmazina made a report “Activities of political parties in the context of national security of Ukraine (period after February 24, 2022)” at the session of the section “Problems of providing national security in modern conditions.” Mykola Gorbatiuk, a Senior Researcher, delivered a report on the topic: “War and Decentralization: Realities and Prospects of Local Self-Government in Ukraine in the New Geopolitical Conditions.”
On June 2-3, 2022, the West Ukrainian National University (Ternopil) hosted the International Scientific and Practical Conference “Transformational Processes of the Social and Humanitarian Sphere of Modern Ukraine in the Conditions of War: Challenges, Problems and Prospects”. The international scientific event brought together academic scientists, educators, social and humanitarian sphere practitioners, and university students. Representatives of leading institutions of Ukraine, USA, Turkey, Austria, Poland, Slovakia, and China responded to the proposal of scientific communication. The scale of the event is evidenced by the participation of more than 50 participating universities and partners of the West Ukrainian National University. Coordinated interaction of co-organizers of the conference – Ukrainian Scientific-Methodological Center for Practical Psychology and Social Work of the National Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of Ukraine, Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University, partners from the Catholic University of Ruzomberok (Slovakia), Higher School of Management and Administration (Poland), a significant number of participants (about 300, including more than 70 doctors, professors) became an indicator of high professionalism of scientists and the difficulty of forming a single integrated social and humanitarian space of Ukraine during the war (conference program).
During the International Scientific and Practical Conference
Our Institute was one of the partners participating in this international event. The scientific committee of the conference included Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor, Chief Research Fellow of the Department of Theory and History of Political Science of our Institute Tetyana Bevz.
Tetyana Bevz
Bevz took part in the work of the plenary part of the conference. The scientist’s report – “The idea of «unity» in the diplomatic discourse of the state during the war” – was devoted to the problems of the development of public diplomacy, the concept of «unity», which during the war became especially important for Ukrainian diplomacy and for defining its main tasks – development of the main directions of content and strategic communications for public diplomacy, the use of modern communication channels in the report of key messages, the consideration and inclusion of strategic communications in the agenda of countries and organizations where relevant measures are implemented. Diplomatic efforts during the war, the speaker stressed, are extremely important. Ukraine has set a precedent for the unprecedented unity of the democratic world around the emotion of genuine admiration for Ukrainian courage and around the understanding that freedom must be fought for and European unity must be strengthened.
Maria Karmazina, Doctor of Political Science, Professor, Chief Research Fellow of the Department of Political Institutes and Processes of our Institute, took part in the conference and presented a report “90 Days of the Full-Scale Russian Invasion of Ukraine: Diplomatic Achievements of the President of Ukraine”.
During the section “Historical and socio-cultural dimensions of Ukrainian scientific discourse in today’s conditions” with the report “Overcoming negativism in the public consciousness as a factor in the development of Ukrainian national identity” spoke PhD, researcher at the Department of Theory and History of Political Science Institute of Kuras Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Oleksandr Chorny.
On May 24-25, Qatar hosted the 14th Conference on Interreligious Dialogue, which brought together religious leaders – representatives of various currents of Christianity, Islam and Judaism, scholars, statesmen from 49 countries.
At the Conference, the theme of which this year was “Religions and Hate Speech. Sacred texts and practices”, the report was made by the Chief Researcher of our Institute Viktor Yelenskyi. On the example of the doctrinal evolution of the socio-theological thought of the Moscow Patriarchate, he showed how the theory and practice of dehumanizing the “other” grew out of the language of enmity. This dehumanization goes through stages of desecration of the sanctities of the “other”, then – the denial of his right to his own identity and existence as “another” to the denial of the right to physical existence as such.
The speaker stressed that the radical break between the Moscow Patriarchate and its own social concept coincided with the internalization and sacralization of the doctrine of the “Russian world”, now condemned by leading Orthodox theologians and scholars as ethnophiletic and heretical. Viktor Yelenskyi pointed out the factors that turn hate speech into the speech and practices of hatred and, ultimately, the legitimization of war to destroy the object of hatred. He called on the religious and political leaders participants of the Conference to take concrete steps to prevent any involvement of instigators of war in membership in interfaith world and regional organizations, to inevitably punish them and to establish mechanisms to respond effectively to religious justification of aggressive wars and violence.
On May 20, 2022, the International Scientific and Practical Conference “Theory and Practice of Public Administration” was held in the Academy of Public Administration of Moldova. Representatives of Moldova, Romania, Poland and Ukraine took part in the conference.
Tetiana Vasylevska, Doctor of Science in Public Administration, Professor of the Educational and Scientific Institute of Public Administration and Public Service of the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, made a welcoming speech on behalf of Ukraine.
International scientific-practical conference
at the Academy of Public Administration of the Republic of Moldova
Tetyana Bevz, Doctor of History, Professor, Chief Research Fellow of the Department of Theory and History of Political Science of our Institute, took part in the conference and made a report within the work of the section “Actual Problems of Political Science and Integration Processes”. The topic of the scientist’s report is “National identity in the context of globalization”.
In her speech Tetyana Bevz noted that in the 21st century national identity differs from the national identity of other historical periods so that “in the global era, national identity is both stronger through effective nation-building strategies and much more open to foreign influences that cannot be controlled and not allowed into the national space”.
During the conference
The speaker stressed out that the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation into Ukraine created a new reality, strengthening the feeling of political unity and state identity of Ukrainians. Ukrainians have proved to themselves and to others that they exist as a nation that has a civic and national identity and is able to defend its independence, territorial integrity and unity.
May 12, 2022, a leading researcher at the Kuras Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Anatoliy Podolskiy gave a lecture on the Ukrainian resistance during the war in Ukraine and the Russian aggression, which has been going on for more than three months.
It was an online conference held at the French Cultural Center in Tokyo. The event was attended by about 200 students, high school students and their teachers. The audience was represented by seven countries in the Pacific region: Japan, Australia, Cambodia, China, South Korea, Indonesia and Vietnam.
Among the listeners were future historians, geographers, political scientists, and geopolitics specialists. The participants of the conference expressed their support for Ukraine in the difficult times of the military confrontation with Russia, and wished them a fastest victory over the Russian invaders and occupiers.
The problems highlighted by A. Podolskiy during his lecture focused on the need to rethink the events of World War II under the influence of modern Russian aggression and Ukraine’s struggle for its own identity, freedom and Ukrainian statehood. Emphasis is placed on comparing the war crimes of Hitler’s Germany and modern rushism.
The English-language video conference was a notable educational event for the Asia-Pacific region of AEFE educational institutions. Several international French universities and high schools from Tokyo, Hana, Phnom Penh, Jakarta, Shanghai, Sydney, Seoul and Kyoto joined the scientific and educational event.
On May 23, Dr. Mykola Riabchuk, the Senior Research Fellow oy, took a part in the conference on “Russia’s war in Ukraine and the End of the Post-Cold War Era: European and Historical Contexts” at Stockholm University. He delivered a keynote speech at conference opening under the title “In Spite of the Obvious: Ukraine and the Crisis of Realpolitik” – with a sharp critique of the so-called “realist” approach to international relations, in particular to the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war. There is nothing wrong with the “realism”, he argued, as long as it stands for a sober assessment of political situation and capacities of the political actors. But, rather often than not, the presumed “realism” is employed as a mere disguise for a cynical sacrifice of the professed liberal democratic (a.k.a. “Western”) values for the sake of particular interests and corporate benefits.
During the discussion
At the end of the conference, Dr. Riabchuk also took part in the last, third discussion panel where he addressed the conference concluding topic “Ukraine and/in the world: Scenarios of the future”.
On May 18-20, 2022, the IV International Scientific Conference “Euro-Atlantic Security and Policy of the Russian Federation” was held online, organized by the Institute of Security Sciences of the Jan Kochanowski University (Poland), the NATO-DEEP Center for Defense Enhancement (Belgium) and the Center for European Policy Analysis in Washington (USA).
The conference was attended by the Head of the Department of Political Institutes and Processes of our Institute, Doctor of Political Sciences, Professor, Corresponding Member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Galyna Zelenko.
Galyna Zelenko
In her report, G. Zelenko substantiated the groundlessness of Russia’s accusations of Nazism against Ukraine and that the “junta” rules in Kyiv. She stressed that for the first time in the history of Ukraine, the President of Ukraine, who in 2019 became V. Zelensky, was elected by 74% of citizens with a turnout of almost 70%. The legitimacy of the election was recognized by all observers, both from the governments of the world and from reputable international organizations.
As for the accusations of Nazism, G. Zelenko drew the participants’ attention to the fact that in the conditions of military aggression the surge of nationalism is a completely natural reaction of the society. At the same time, ideological nationalist forces in Ukraine have always had illusory parliamentary prospects. Nationalist parties (primarily the well-known “Right Sector”) received less than 2% of the vote in the 2014 parliamentary elections. According to the results of the 2019 parliamentary elections, the nationalist parties Svoboda, the Right Sector, the National Corps, and the Democratic Ax together received only about 3% of the votes. Therefore, nationalism should not be entangled with patriotism, which is really a characteristic feature of modern Ukrainian society, patriotism, without which Ukraine would not be able to resist Russian military aggression.
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