The text of the monograph “Civilizational Identity of Ukraine: History and Modernity” is posted on the Institute’s website in the “Our Publications” section.
The monograph was prepared by a team of scientists consisting of: O. Rafalskiy (head of the team of authors), O. Kalakura (scientific editor), M. Yurii.
The monograph examines the phenomenon of Ukrainian civilizational identity, its origins, becoming and current condition in the context of humanitarian interdisciplinarity, combination of historical, philosophical, politological, sociological and cultural methods of cognition, from the standpoint of civilizational, anthropological and sociocultural approaches.
Theoretical and methodological principles of the essence of civilizational identity, its structure: ethnic, national, cultural, religious, political, civic, european and other components, the relationship of civilizational identity with mentality and globality in the dynamics of historical progress and transformations since the era of Middle Ages, Kyivan Rus state, Renaissance, modern and ending with postmodern are being clarified. The historical mission of the Ukrainian Cossacks as the bearer of new features of national identity is shown, the civilizational self-determination of Ukrainian identity at the turn of the XIX-XX centuries, the role of conscious, social psychology and national idea in the transformation of identity are being tracked, the causes of the crisis and the split of identity in the conditions of totalitarianism, its devastating consequences for the identificational process of Ukrainianness in general are shown.
Central place is given to the research of the specifics of civilizational identity of independent Ukraine, the role of its components – ethnic, religious, national, civic and European identity, the impact of international relations, democratization of the society, digitalization and globalization of the modern world, Russia’s aggressive politics on identification processes is clarified. The ways of preserving Ukrainian identity in a foreign environment, the role of foreign Ukrainianness in the formation of civilizational identity are highlighted. A number of proposals for further research of the problem, the roles of the state and civil society in activation of the identification process in modern Ukraine and its prospects are expressed.
Made for scientists, lecturers of history, philosophy, cultural studies, sociology, social psychology, political science, ethnology, teachers, graduate students and undergraduate students, all those who are interested in Ukrainian history, methodology of its civilizational, anthropological and sociocultural knowledge.
The edition is dedicated to the bright memory of professors Ivan Kuras, Yuriy Levenets, Mykola Mykhalchenko, Larysa Nagorna, May Panchuk and other Ukrainian ethno-political scientists who passed away.
The text of the monograph (PDF)
On May 17, the All-Ukrainian Scientific and Practical Conference “Ukraine in the Context of Socio-Humanitarian Challenges of the Present: Historical Experience and Prospects” took place online at the Hryhorii Skovoroda University in Pereiaslav.
One of the co-organizers of the scientific event was Kuras Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.
The participants of the conference focused on the discussion of socio-humanitarian challenges, actual political, socio-cultural, religious and nation-building issues of national history in the context of the “hot phase” of the Russian-Ukrainian war, noted on the importance of the intellectual component of resisting the Russian aggression.
Doctor of Political Science, Professor, Head of the Department of Political Culture and Ideology of the Kuras Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Victor Voynalovych made a report on “The Religious Front of the Russian-Ukrainian War: Global and National Potential Consequences” at the plenary session.
During the online conference
During the sectional meetings and in the theses of speeches prepared by the participants were highlighted through the prism of socio-humanitarian problems current issues of socio-political and socio-economic development of Ukraine XX – early XXI century; nation-building, religious and socio-cultural processes in Ukraine; problems of local lore and regional studies of national history.
The discussion was held in the following areas:
- Socio-political and socio-economical slice of the history of Ukraine in the context of socio-humanitarian problems of the XX – XXI centuries.
- History of everyday life and Civil defense in Ukraine.
- Russian-Ukrainian war: civilizational and socio-humanitarian challenges of the Present.
- Nation-building, religious and socio-cultural problems of Ukrainian history.
- Scientific and educational area of Ukraine: traditions and prospects.
- Actual issues of national and patriotic education in Ukraine.
- Socio-humanitarian studies in historiographical heritage.
- Local lore, tourism and regional aspects of socio-humanitarian research.
The sectional meetings of the conference were attended by researchers and graduate students of our Institute: Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor Bevz T. A., Doctor of Political Sciences, Professor Kalakura O. Ya., Doctor of Political Sciences, Professor Karmazina M. S., Doctor of Political Sciences, Associate Professor Kondratenko O. Yu., Doctor of Political Sciences, Associate Professor Yaremchuk V. D., Candidate of Political Sciences, Senior Researcher Scientist Zorych O. O., Candidate of Historical Sciences Kovach L. L., Candidate of Historical Sciences Lyashenko O. O., Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences Machuskiy V. V., Candidate of Historical Sciences Novorodovsky V. V., Candidate of Philosophical Sciences Shcherbenko E. V., Graduate Student of the Institute Baranivska M. M.
In total, more than 100 participants took part in the conference.
Program of the scientific and practical conference
Dear colleagues!
Today is our professional holiday!
For 26 years in a row, according to the Decree of the President of Ukraine, every year – on the third Saturday of May – the professional holiday of Ukrainian scientists – Science Day is celebrated!
Science Day is a holiday of creative work people, whose activities are aimed at scientific progress and social consolidation, and which is a symbol of spiritual freedom and personal development.
We are going through hard times today. But, despite the difficult conditions of martial law, domestic scientists continue to work selflessly on implementation of scientific research programs, are engaged in volunteer activities, and help the Armed Forces of Ukraine, approaching our victory over the aggressor!
Victory, peace and prosperity to our native Ukraine!
To our scientists – inexhaustible energy, inspiration and new creative achievements!
May the desire for new knowledge never die out,
and inspiration always accompanies scientific activity.
Glory to Ukraine!
International seminar “Analogies and longevity. Russian crimes in Ukraine in terms of historical and genocide researches”
One of the participants of the seminar was the chief researcher of our Institute, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor Yuriy Shapoval. He made a report “How and whether historical analogies help us in understanding and assessing Russia’s current war against Ukraine.”
During the seminar
The seminar was organized by the Institute of Political Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences, with which our Institute has a partnership.
On the website of the Institute, in accordance with the Resolution of the Presidium of the NAS of Ukraine dated on 06.04.2022 № 98, in the section «Our Publications» the text of the national report of the NAS of Ukraine «National resilience of Ukraine: hybrid threats challenge response and prevention strategy» was publicated.
The national report, prepared by the experts of the Section of Social Sciences and Humanities of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, is an attempt to justify the concept of national stability (resilience) as the stability of the civilizational subject of the country in modern geopolitical conditions. To define its strategy to ensure the balance of development and successful counteraction to external and internal threats, including hybrid ones. The question of interaction of national resilience and national security of the state is investigated, the problem of institutional maintenance of strategy of national resilience is put.
Text of the National Report of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (PDF)
The text of the monograph «Hierarchy of Values of the Population of the East and South of Ukraine: Ethnopolitical Aspect in the Context of Russian Aggression» prepared by the team of authors under the guidance of V. Voynalovych is posted on the Institute’s website in the section «Our Publications».
The monograph analyzes the essential content, condition and dynamics of value orientations of the population of the East and South of Ukraine, its social behavior and social practices in the conditions of Russian aggression. Based on the usage of a broad empirical base and the results of researches made by sociological services, the main ideologies of the «Russian world», the main channels of their spread over Ukraine and ways of adaptation to specific Ukrainian realities, prevalence and dynamics of national and civic values have been analyzed. The demographic distribution and evolution of linguistic identities and practices of the population of Eastern and Southern Ukraine, the dynamics of religious and confessional preferences of the population, features and nature of ethnocultural policy in the region, behavior and mobility of major actors in the ethnocultural sphere have been researched. Recommendations for the development and implementation of a social consolidation strategy have been formulated. The book is intended for scientists, politicians, activists of non-governmental organizations, all those who are interested in the problems of national development.
Leading researcher at the Kuras Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Anatoliy Podolskiy gave an open online lecture on the topic: “Ukraine at war. Historical parallels with the past. The pathway to victory over the enemy. Among the listeners were more than 150 teachers, PhD students and undergraduate students of the National University of Life and Environmental Sciences (NULES) of Ukraine.
Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Pedagogy of the University Inna Savitska addressed the audience with an introductory speech. She stressed the urgency of the topic of the lecture, stressed that it is right now – in terms of martial law – appealing to our historical past will help us to understand the present, to a large extent – will determine the future.
Inna Savytska
During his lecture, Anatoliy Podolskiy drew parallels between history and the present: the extermination of Jews by Hitler’s Nazis and the Russian Federation’s genocide against the Ukrainian nation in Ukraine.
Anatoliy Podolskiy. During the online lecture
If people do not assimilate the lessons of history, A. Podolskiy stressed out, they are doomed for a repeat of them. The refrain of the speech was the statement: we will no longer be able to study the past, history, without drawing parallels with modern war. From now on, the experience of Ukrainians in occupation, captivity, and the experience of participants in hostilities will prevail over the historical military experience of mankind. “Enemies despise our past, they want to steal our memory. We are talking about our culture, our history, art, spiritual life “- said Anatoliy Podolskiy.
To discover more about the event
The text of Valerii Novorodovskyi’s monograph “National minorities of Ukraine in the political processes of (1945-1991): scientific discourse” is posted on the Institute’s website in the “Our Publications” section.
In the monograph it is examined the scientific discourse of the problem of participation of national minorities in the socio-political life of the Ukrainian SSR in 1945–1991, systematized the existing scientific knowledge on this issue and summarized the main problems of Soviet national policy. The comprehensive research of Soviet, modern Ukrainian and foreign scientific literature is carried out, the main directions of scientists research are singled out and development trends are revealed. A number of problems of historical and ethno-political science raised by scholars are covered.
At its meeting on April 14, 2022, the The National Agency for Higher Education Quality Assurance (NAQA) decided to accredit an educational and scientific program for training doctors of philosophy in the field of knowledge “05 Social and Behavioral Sciences” in “052 Political Science” of the Kuras Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.
The NAQA expert group highly appreciated the level of training of scientific personnel at the Institute and based on the results of professional expertise came to the conclusion that the educational program meets the evaluation criteria.
The decision to accredit the educational and scientific program is published on the official website of the National Agency.
Kyiv Metro has launched a public online poll on the renaming of 5 metro stations whose names are related to Russia or Belarus. The new names will be chosen for the stations “Minska”, “Heroiv Dnipra”, “Beresteiska”, “Druzhby Narodiv” and “Ploscha Lva Tolstogo”.
On April 12, 2022, the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine addressed the Kyiv City Mayor V. Klitschko and the head of the Kyiv Metro Municipal Enterprise V. Brahinsky with a proposal to rename the “Druzhby Narodiv” metro station to “Borys Paton”.
Borys Yevhenovych Paton (1918–2020)
We offer to support the proposal of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine by participating in an online survey.
The poll will last until May 15, 2022.
Anatoliy Podolsky, a leading researcher at our Institute and head of the Center for Jewish History and Culture, took part in the television marathon “Unbreakable Country” on Channel 5 of Ukrainian television.
Podolsky during a speech on “Channel 5”
In an interview for the TV channel, the scientist drew historical parallels between the aggression of Nazi Germany during World War II and the current Russian aggression against Ukraine. Russia still, the scientist said, has not recognized or condemned the crimes of the Stalinist period and has not repented for them. On the contrary, the policy of rehabilitation of this dictator and criminal in the minds of Russians has led to the emergence of the modern Russian tyrant and war criminal. A. Podolsky stressed that the war crimes of the Russian armed forces in Ukraine are crimes against humanity and have all the hallmarks of genocide against the Ukrainian people.
Video of A. Podolsky’s interview
Until the end of 2022, Ukrainian scientists are provided with free access to full-text electronic resources available within the Research4Life project, according to an official statement on the Research4Life website.
The list of available resources has been significantly expanded – more than 15 publishers have opened electronic collections of books and magazines for users from Ukraine. In particular, access to the resources of the following major publishers is provided:
Elsevier;
Springer Nature;
John Wiley & Sons;
Taylor & Francis;
Emerald;
Sage Publications;
IOP Publishing and others.
Currently, almost 75 thousand books and more than 12.5 thousand journals are available for specialists of higher education and research institutions of Ukraine.
Journal “Political Studies” founded by the Kuras Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine is included in the list of scientific professional editions of Ukraine in political science, speciality 052 – “political science”, category “B” (decree of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine from 07.04.2022 № 320).
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has decided to terminate international agreements in the field of education and science with the Republic of Belarus. The relevant resolution was adopted at a government meeting on April 9.
The agreements were concluded more than 20 years ago, but due to the support of the Republic of Belarus for the unprecedented, open, large-scale armed war of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, these documents were terminated.
Thus, intergovernmental agreements on mutual recognition and equivalence of documents on education and academic titles, cooperation in the field of attestation of scientific and scientific-pedagogical staff of higher qualification, as well as the agreement between the Government of Ukraine and the Government of Belarus on cooperation in science and technology were denounced.
After the complete cessation of cooperation in the field of education and science with Russia, the denunciation of all agreements with the country that supports the aggressor was a consistent step. As is known, on March 24, the Cabinet of Ministers annulled agreements in the field of education and science with Russia.
On April 6, 2022, a session of the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine was held, at which a number of important issues were considered and relevant decisions were made.
On the National Report of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine “National Fortitude of Ukraine: a Strategy for Responding to Challenges and Preventing Hybrid Threats”.
During the meeting, the report of the Vice President of the NAS of Ukraine, Academician of the NAS of Ukraine Serhiy Pyrozhkov on the main provisions of the National Report of the NAS of Ukraine “National Fortitude of Ukraine: Strategy for Responding to Challenges and Anticipating Hybrid Threats” was heard.
The National Report comprehensively examines the issue of resilience of Ukrainian society and national-state projects to external challenges and threats in historical retrospect and in recent times. The main types of hybrid threats to Ukraine in the conditions of Russian aggression are analyzed. The priority directions and stages of realization of the strategy of national stability of Ukraine, and also institutional, legal and informational factors of its maintenance in political, economic, social, humanitarian and military spheres are defined.
The report is an integrated result of scientific research carried out within the research projects of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in the field of socio-humanitarian sciences in 2021. Specialists from the Institute of History of Ukraine of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kuras Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Institute of Sociology of NAS of Ukraine, Koretsky Institute of State and Law of NAS of Ukraine, Skovoroda Institute of Philosophy of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, State Institution “Institute of World History of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine” took part in the preparation of the National Report of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
The President of the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine and Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Vasyl Kremen, Corresponding Member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Oleksandr Vlasiuk, Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Yaroslav Yatskiv, Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Hanna Skrypnyk took part in the discussion.
Oleh Rafalskyi, Vice President of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Corresponding Member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, noted that the relevance of the Academy’s research is confirmed by today’s events. He also noted the sharpness and timeliness of the question. In his opinion, the report answers the main question of international experts on the nature of the strength of the Ukrainian people against Russian aggression. Volodymyr Horbulin, First Vice President of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, also stressed the timeliness of the report.
After hearing and discussing the report of the Vice President of the NAS of Ukraine Academician of the NAS of Ukraine Sergiy Pyrozhkov on the main provisions of the National Report of the NAS of Ukraine “National Fortitude of Ukraine: Strategy for Responding to Challenges and Anticipating Hybrid Threats”, the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine noted, that in the conditions of the military aggression of Russian Federation against Ukraine, an extremely urgent task for our country is to strengthen the national system of fortitude as a key segment of protecting state independence and preserving the civilizational subjectivity of the country.
Following the discussion of this issue, the Resolution “On the National Report of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine “National Fortitude of Ukraine: Strategy for Responding to Challenges and Preventing Hybrid Threats” was approved.
On the participation of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in the development of the Strategy for the Protection, Preservation and Promotion of the History of Ukrainian Statehood
Having considered the issue of participation of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in the development of the Strategy for Protection, Preservation and Promotion of the History of Ukrainian Statehood, in order to ensure the participation of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in the development of the state policy on Ukrainian history, initiated by the Decree of the President of Ukraine of August 24, 2021 № 423/2021 “On the Day of Ukrainian Statehood”, the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine adopted a resolution stating that research aimed at developing a project Strategy for Protection, Preservation and Promotion of Ukrainian History is one of the priority area of activity of the profile institutions of the Section of Social Sciences and Humanities NAS of Ukraine.
On the results of the implementation of the Section of Social Sciences and Humanities of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine the target programs of scientific research of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in 2019-2021
The Presidium of the NAS of Ukraine heard information from the Vice President of the NAS of Ukraine, Head of the Section of Social Sciences and Humanities of the NAS of Ukraine Academician of the NAS of Ukraine Sergiy Pyrozhkov on the main scientific and practical results obtained as a result of their implementation. The Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine notes that the implementation of these programs has made significant theoretical and applied achievements in studying the current state and prospects of Ukrainian society, developing conceptual approaches to solving urgent problems in political, economic and cultural spheres.
The implementation of these programs, according to the Resolution of the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, allowed to implement scientific results in the form of analytical and prognostic materials, projects of regulations, recommendations on socially important issues concerning the practice of activity of the highest bodies of state power and administration of Ukraine, profile committees of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, ministries and departments.
The Resolution of the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in particular notes the high scientific and practical level of research conducted by scientists of our Institute within the program “Social Ideal and Political Interests in Ukraine” (head – Corresponding Member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Oleh Rafalskyi), scientific topic “Hierarchy of values among the population of the East and South of Ukraine: ethno-political aspect in the context of Russian aggression” (Doctor of Political Science Victor Voynalovych etc.), monographic study “Responsible Politics in Modern Ukraine: Illusions and Realities” (edited by Corresponding Member NAS of Ukraine Oleksandr Maiboroda).
Resolution of the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine approved the corresponding member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Oleh Rafalskyi as the head of the target research program of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine “Strategy of social transformation in Ukraine: project, potential, prospects” – Kuras Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.
On the postponement of the evaluation of the effectiveness of scientific institutions of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
In connection with the military aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine and the imposition on February 24, 2022 by Decree of the President of Ukraine of 24.02.2022 № 64/2022 martial law in Ukraine, the Presidium of the NAS of Ukraine made a decision to postpone in the time of the martial law in Ukraine the evaluation of the effectiveness of scientific institutions of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and to suspend preparatory activities for such assessment.
The world’s largest publishers of scientific journals condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, shocked by the humanitarian crisis, and call for an end to aggression.
On March 31, 2022, the world’s largest publishers of scientific journals published a joint statement terminating services for Russian and Belarusian scientific organizations and institutions, as well as access to full texts of articles in scientific journals. This means that in the territory of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus legal access to the largest full-text collections of articles published by Elsevier, Springer / Nature, IOP Publishers and others, as well as to the abstract databases Web of Science and Scopus will be terminated.
Among the publishers who signed the appeal: ACS Publications, Apple Academic Press, Brill, Cambridge University Press & Assessment, De Gruyter, Elsevier, Emerald Publishing, Future, Science Group, IOP Publishing, Karger Publishers, Springer Nature, The Geological Society, The Institution of Engineering and Technology, Thieme Group, Wolters Kluwer.
Issues of international scientific activity of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine under martial law were considered at the meeting of the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine on March 30, 2022.
The President of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Anatoliy Zagorodniy informed about the state of affairs in this area of activity. Thus, in accordance with the decision of the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine to terminate all forms of cooperation between the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and Russian scientific organizations and Russian scientists, the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine withdrew from the International Association of Academies of Sciences, which didn’t bother neither to blame unprovoked military aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine, nor to call for an immediate end to the bloody violence by the aggressor against the civilian population of Ukraine, to stop the destruction of the industrial and scientific potential of our country.
The National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine terminated agreements on scientific and technical cooperation with the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and Mikhail Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology.
Scientists of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, who were elected by the Russian Academy of Sciences as foreign members of this academy, sent a collective statement to the Presidium of the RAS about their resignation from foreign members of the RAS.
With regard to foreign members of the NAS of Ukraine who supported the criminal actions of the leadership of the Russian Federation, the Presidium of the NAS of Ukraine at its meeting on March 17, 2022 instructed the Academy to submit to the General Meeting of the NAS of Ukraine the submission on expulsion of these persons from the membership of foreign members of the NAS of Ukraine in the manner prescribed by the Statute of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.
Also, figures of Russian science, culture, Russian statesmen and public figures who supported the armed aggression of the Russian Federation against Ukraine will be deprived of the title of “Honorary Doctor of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.”
Members of the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine discussed the further participation of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in the activities of the International Intergovernmental Research Center Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR) (Dubna, Russia). Since the beginning of the armed invasion to our country, the JINR leadership has not expressed any words condemning the war, any calls to stop the violence, stop bombing peaceful cities and destroy civilian, including scientific, infrastructure, or words of support for the permanent JINR member state – Ukraine. Specialists in nuclear and high-energy physics working at the JINR, who know the possible consequences of radiation accidents, also did not react to Russia’s nuclear terrorism, including the capture of nuclear facilities at the Chernobyl and Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plants and bombing of the research facility “Source of neutrons” in Kharkiv. In view of this, the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine decided to suspend cooperation with the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research.
The Vice-President of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Director of the Kuras Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine O. Rafalsky took part in the work of the Presidium.
The European Commission has set up an Internet platform that brings together informational and support services for researchers fleeing the war or staying under siege in Ukraine.
The portal offers assistance in finding house, employment and recognition of educational qualifications. The portal summarizes information from 30 European countries, non-governmental groups and initiatives within the EU.
The ERA4Ukraine platform is based on the existing EURAXESS network, which brings together information for researchers from more than 600 centers and 43 national portals in the EU and Horizon Europe.
In particular, the European Research Council appealed to its 5,600 current grant holders to provide employment opportunities for refugee researchers and support staff from Ukraine. Since then, 380 proposals have been received and will be posted on the ERA4Ukraine platform.
A separate service, which contains a list of internship and employment opportunities for Ukrainian refugee researchers in Europe, has been created by the EURAXESS network.
With the start of the Russian military invasion of Ukraine, the European Commission stopped cooperating with Russian organizations under the Horizon Europe program and allocated additional funds to Ukrainian researchers who received funding from the program. “Awaiting ratification of Ukraine’s association with Horizon Europe, we have made sure that successful beneficiaries can already receive funding from EU R&I programs,” said EU Research Commissioner Maria Gabriel.
In the face of full-scale Russian aggression, the entire democratic world has united and supported Ukraine. The scientific community of our country also needs the full support and solidarity of the world scientific community. The maximum restriction to use information in the field of science and technology by the Russian Federation, its institutions and citizens will be an appropriate response to the use of tanks and missiles against our country. The Ministry of Education and Science appealed to Clarivate and Elsevier, which own the largest abstract bibliographic databases Web of Science and Scopus, to:
- completely suspend cooperation with the Russian Federation, deprive Russian institutions, as well as institutions established since 2014 in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, access to Web of Science, Scopus and all other electronic databases and tools owned by companies:
- to terminate cooperation with citizens of the Russian Federation who work in companies and their representative offices;
- to stop indexing with abstract, bibliographic databases of Web of Science and Scopus journals published by Russian institutions, as well as institutions operating in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine;
- to stop carrying out by the companies different trainings and other actions intended for scientists from the Russian Federation;
- to cease the existence of the Russian Index of Scientific Citation (RSCI) as a separate index of the Web of Science platform.
“These measures are completely justified and logical, taking into account that Russian science is used by their authorities for aggressive purposes, for criminal propaganda, and also works to strengthen the military-industrial potential of a state that openly threatens the world with nuclear weapons,” said the Deputy Minister for European Integration Alexey Shkuratov.
Nobel laureates in physics, mathematics, chemistry, economics, peacekeeping and literature expressed their support for Ukraine and Ukrainian people, and opposed Russian military aggression.
Just as Nazi Germany attacked Poland in 1939 (using similar tricks and false provocations) and Soviet Union in 1941, the Russian government led by President Putin launched an unreasonable military aggression – nothing else but war – against a neighboring state of Ukraine. Together, we condemn these military actions and President Putin’s denial of the very legitimacy of Ukraine’s existence», the statement said.
The Nobel laureates stressed that the Russian invasion of Ukraine tarnished the international reputation of the Russian state for decades.
“We have united around this appeal to call on the Russian government to stop the invasion and withdraw its troops from Ukraine”, the Nobel laureates said in a letter.
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