On the Institute’s website (in the “Our Publications” section), is available the electronic version of the analytical report “The sociocultural transformations in Ukraine under the influence of the russian-ukrainian war”.
The analytical report contains an analysis of socio-cultural transformations in Ukraine during the current Russian-Ukrainian war. It examines the essential manifestations of worldview and existential shifts that have occurred at the level of individual and group consciousness regarding Ukrainian citizens’ perceptions of their life goals and value priorities.
It proposes concepts of the “Russian-Russian” threat to Ukraine’s national values and the protection of national identity in the context of cognitive warfare. It identifies transformations in the ideological preferences of Ukrainian citizens, the specifics of their assimilation of “European” values, and the ethnopolitical aspects of sociocultural changes. The sociocultural dimension of citizenship is outlined, and the reassessment by Ukrainian citizens of past events and figures under the influence of Russian military aggression is characterised.
On the Institute’s website (in the “Our Publications” section), is available the electronic version of the analytical report “The concept of ukrainian unity: origins, evolution, political relevance”.
This analytical report presents a conceptual analysis of Ukraine’s political unity (sobornist) as a multilayered phenomenon that encompasses the idea of state unity, civic solidarity, and strategic integration. The authors explore sobornist as a key political category in the context of the ongoing war and regional challenges. Particular attention is paid to both internal and external factors that contribute to the actualization of unity: decentralization processes, national consolidation, threats to territorial integrity, and the impact of the European integration vector.
Based on an interdisciplinary approach (political science, sociology, and law), the report identifies the integrative potential of sobornist as a mechanism for stabilizing the socio-political space, strengthening democratic institutions, and fostering national dialogue.
On February 3, 2026, Anatolii Podolskyi, a leading researcher at the Department of Ethnopolitical Science of our Institute, Candidate of Historical Sciences, delivered a lecture (online) for students of the Faculty of History of Oles Honchar Dnipro National University on the topic “Holocaust Memory, Research and Educational Aspects: Challenges during War”.
The lecture was given as part of the project of the Department of World History of DNU “European Multiculturalism as an Experience and a Path to the European Integration of Ukraine” under the EU Erasmus+Jean Monnet program. This time, colleagues and students from other educational institutions of Dnipro and the region also joined the lecture for students of the special course of DNU – the Ukrainian State University of Science and Technology, the Kryvyi Rih State Pedagogical University, and the Novooleksandrivsky Lyceum of the Dnipro District.
Anatolii Podolskyi
During the lecture, the lecturer emphasized the scale of the Holocaust tragedy on Ukrainian lands: about 25% of all Holocaust victims were Ukrainian Jews, and more than 2,000 mass graves have been recorded on the territory of Ukraine. Special attention was paid to the fact that independent Ukraine has taken important steps in creating memorials to Holocaust victims, while modern Russia, with its terrorist actions, is destroying both monuments and the culture of memory itself. An important emphasis was also the fact that Ukraine ranks fourth in the world in terms of the number of Righteous Among the Nations. Overall, the lecture was informative, profound in content, and important in terms of the formation of historical memory and civic responsibility.
During lecture
Information about A. Podolskyi lecture
From January 23 to 30, 2026, an international academic visit took place within the framework of the Insight Israel program, organized through cooperation between the Ministry of Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism of the State of Israel and Ariel University. The program aimed to deepen international academic dialogue and to provide insight into the development of Israeli science, the higher education system, and socio-political processes under contemporary security challenges.
The international delegation consisted of 22 representatives of the academic and expert community from 11 countries: Ukraine, Poland, the United States, Canada, Germany, India, Spain, Georgia, Armenia, Austria, and Lithuania. The delegation brought together leading scholars, university administrators, and experts in political science, international relations, law, security studies, innovation, and public policy.
Ukraine was represented in the delegation by Galyna Zelenko, Deputy Director for Research at the I. F. Kuras Institute of Political and Ethnonational Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and Corresponding Member of the NAS of Ukraine. Her participation in the program was an important element in presenting Ukrainian academic scholarship and Ukraine’s wartime experience within a broader international context.
The Insight Israel program included a series of lectures and discussions with leading Israeli scholars and experts, meetings with the leadership of Ariel University, Ben-Gurion University, and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, as well as meetings with members of the Knesset and representatives of state authorities in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Ariel, and southern regions of the country. Special attention was devoted to issues of academic freedom, the role of universities in times of crisis, security challenges, disinformation, and contemporary manifestations of antisemitism.
The participation of a Ukrainian researcher in this format of international academic cooperation contributed to conveying the Ukrainian perspective on issues of political resilience, institutional development, and the preservation of democratic mechanisms under conditions of war. At the same time, the program served as a platform for establishing new professional contacts, exchanging experiences, and shaping prospects for further joint research and educational initiatives.
On January 27, 2026, on the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the National Historical and Memorial Reserve “Babyn Yar” presented the “Living Memory” awards to people who preserve and pass on the memory of Babyn Yar. The diploma “For preserving the memory of the Babyn Yar tragedy” and the honorary award “Living Memory” were received by Anatolii Podolskyi, a leading researcher in the ethnopolitical science department of our Institute, head of the Ukrainian Center for Holocaust Studies, candidate of historical sciences.
The awarding took place during the opening of the scientific round table “Ukrainian Society and the Holocaust Memory: Challenges during the War”. During the presentation of the honorary award, the director of the National Historical and Memorial Reserve “Babyn Yar” Roza Tapanova emphasized that A.Yu. Podolskyi has been researching the Nazi genocide of Jews in Ukraine and Eastern Europe for over 30 years and is shaping a culture of remembrance, respect for human rights, and tolerance.
Rosa Tapanova, Anatolii Podolskyi
Scholars of the I. F. Kuras Institute of Political and Ethno-National Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine have joined the Working Group tasked with preparing comprehensive legislative proposals on the specific features of organizing and conducting elections during a special period and/or in the post-war context. This expert group was established to develop key legal provisions aimed at ensuring the legitimacy and fairness of electoral processes under extraordinary conditions.
The Institute is represented in the Working Group by Halyna Ivanivna Zelenko, Deputy Director, Doctor of Political Science, Corresponding Member of the NAS of Ukraine; Viktor Oleksiiovych Kotyhorenko, Head of the Department of Ethnopolitics, Doctor of Political Science, Professor; Rostyslav Valeriiovych Balaban, Leading Research Fellow, PhD in Political Science; and Nataliia Viktorivna Kononenko, Leading Research Fellow, PhD in Political Science.
Researchers from the Institute are actively involved in work on critically important components of the future draft law, including election administration and the development of electoral infrastructure; the organization of voting for internally displaced persons, as well as in temporarily occupied and frontline territories; ensuring the electoral rights of Ukrainian citizens residing abroad; and fulfilling Ukraine’s international obligations in the field of elections.
Nataliia Viktorivna Kononenko has already prepared and submitted an official proposal to supplement the draft law “On the Specific Features of Ensuring the Organization and Conduct of Nationwide Elections after the Termination or Cancellation of Martial Law in Ukraine.” This initiative is aimed at protecting citizens’ direct electoral rights and предусматриває the mandatory publication on the official website of the Central Election Commission of information by candidates for the office of President of Ukraine and for the Verkhovna Rada regarding the time and purpose of their stay abroad during the period of martial law. The proposal prepared by the researcher is currently under discussion within the Working Group.
On January 28, 2026, Yurii Nikolaiets, Doctor of Historical Sciences and Deputy Director of the Institute, delivered a report at the Presidium of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. In his presentation, titled “Countering Destructive Information Influences in Ukraine Amidst the Russo-Ukrainian War” he emphasized that sources of destructive influence within the information and communication environment can include not only hostile media outlets but also domestic resources. The desire to embellish the state of affairs (often hoping for increased aid from allies or partners), ‘whitewash’ the country’s top military and political leadership—some of whose actions have proven erroneous—conceal the consequences of ill-advised personnel policies or economic reforms, or shift responsibility for failed actions (typically onto the military or foreign partners whose aid is labeled ‘insufficient’ or ‘untimely’) can itself become a source of destructive information influence.
The threat of destructive information influences resulting from internal political struggles may lie in creating circumstances that lead to a sharp decline in trust in the authorities, which becomes an obstacle to implementing policies aimed at organizing resistance against the enemy.
Under such conditions, a network of high-quality regional media and national media supported by Western funding can serve as an alternative to the nationwide telethon. In this context, it is necessary to work with media consumers to increase the information responsibility of citizens. A clear understanding must be formed regarding the limited trust that should be placed in anonymous sources, especially those that do not produce content on a consistent basis.
A vital pillar of state information policy remains the preservation of national unity in the ongoing struggle against the aggressor. To bolster the social mobilization potential, the state must disseminate content highlighting the prospects of post-war reconstruction. This includes the implementation of innovative projects, the modernization of economic activity, the reform of business-government relations, and the strengthening of interregional ties. Furthermore, strategic communication should emphasize the unique expertise of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which have successfully navigated the largest-scale conflict since World War II, neutralizing over a million invaders and destroying vast quantities of enemy equipment, including significant portions of the Russian Black Sea Fleet and strategic aviation through the pioneering use of remote-controlled and robotic systems.
Ukraine’s countermeasures against destructive information influences must extend beyond Russian propaganda. It is essential to recognize that such influences can also originate from domestic political actors, civil society, or even international partners. Ensuring effective resistance to these threats is a critical necessity during the war and will remain a cornerstone of national security in the post-war era.
On occasion of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Ukrainian Center for Holocaust Studies, Goethe-Institut Ukraine in cooperation with Jewish community of the Dusseldorf, Polish Institute in Kyiv program are holding on the 27 January 2026 a round table discussion “Holocaust Commemoration and the Ukrainian Society: Challenges during war”. This event is aimed at encouraging discussion on the Holocaust commemoration in the Ukrainian society, fostering education about the Holocaust in Ukraine, commemoration of the victims and preservation of the heritage through public work.
The round table was opened with an introductory speech by Anatoliy Podolsky, a leading researcher in the Department of Ethnopolitical Science of our Institute, Head of the Ukrainian Center for Holocaust Studies, Candidate of Historical Sciences. The speech noted that in recent years, during the large-scale Russian aggression and war against Ukraine, the study and teaching of the Holocaust topic has not stopped, new scientific works have appeared, methodological developments have appeared regarding the teaching of this difficult issue as part of Ukraine’s own history during World War II, and the insertion of the tragic fate of Ukrainian Jews into the general historical context of Ukrainian history in the middle of the last century.
Discussions during the round table
We will remind you that in 2005, the UN General Assembly adopted Resolution No. 60/7, in which it proclaimed January 27 as the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Holocaust. The resolution emphasizes the importance of educational and outreach work to learn the lessons of the Holocaust and prevent future manifestations of hatred, bigotry, racism, and prejudice.
Anatoly Podolsky
On the Institute’s website (in the “Our Publications” section), is available the electronic version of the monograph “The concept of ukrainian unity: origins, evolution, political relevance”.
The monograph explores the genesis of the concept of Ukrainian sobornist (unity), its historical evolution, and its contemporary political relevance as a foundation of national cohesion and statebuilding.
Part One, “The Idea of Ukrainian Sobornist: Historical Origins, Evolution, and Semantic Development”, offers a comprehensive analysis of the formation and development of the idea of sobornist within Ukrainian political thought, historical memory, and public discourse — from its early origins to the emergence of modern statehood. The monograph traces the transition from notions of ethnic unity to the concept of political sobornist of the Ukrainian nation, examining the role of unification ideas in the political programs of parties in both Western Ukraine and the Dnipro region.
Part Two focuses on a thorough analysis of the political concept of Ukrainian sobornist in the context of modern socio-political transformations triggered by internal challenges and external aggression. Special attention is given to the renewed relevance of the idea of sobornist following the occupation of Crimea and parts of Donetsk and Luhansk regions, and throughout the full-scale war, when Ukrainian society faced unprecedented threats to statehood while simultaneously demonstrating a remarkable level of national consolidation and resilience.
On January 22, 2026, a round table dedicated to the Day of Unity of Ukraine “National Communities of Ukraine – Historical Events and Modernity in a National Context” was held at the I. F. Kuras Institute of Political and Ethno-National Studies of the NAS of Ukraine.
The event was attended by the Chairman of the Public Union “Council of National Communities of Ukraine,” Honored Worker of Culture of Ukraine Ashot Avanesyan, Members of Parliament of Ukraine Maksym Tkachenko and Nelli Yakovleva, Representative of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights Oleksandr Osipov, Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports of Ukraine Ulyana Tokareva, Project Coordinator of the Council of Europe Office in Ukraine Nataliia Oliinyk, Director General of the Directorate of School Education of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine Inna Kilderova, and Attaché of the Department for Global Ukrainian Community and Humanitarian Cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Viktor Cholovskyi.
The round table was opened by Yurii Nikolaiets, Deputy Director of the Institute of Political and Ethnonational Studies, Doctor of Historical Sciences, and Professor. The participants noted that under the conditions of the modern Russian-Ukrainian war, civic identity is of paramount importance. The cohesion of citizens in organizing resistance to the aggressor prevented the enemy from realizing its plans and liquidating Ukrainian statehood.
During the round table, a presentation was held for the monograph “The Concept of Sobornist (Unity): Origins, Evolution, Political Relevance,” authored by staff members of the I.F. Kuras Institute of Political and Ethnonational Studies. Presenting this scholarly work, Tetiana Bevz — Chief Researcher of the Institute, Doctor of Historical Sciences, and Professor — noted that on the Day of Unity of Ukraine, revisiting the idea of sobornist acquires not only symbolic but also fundamental scientific and methodological significance. Within political science, sobornist should be viewed as a multidimensional normative category that combines territorial integrity, identity, political loyalty, and the responsibility of citizens for a shared political space. It serves simultaneously as a way of conceptualizing state unity and as a criterion for its functional capacity under conditions of external coercion and internal tension.
Sobornist is realized as a daily socio-political practice — through horizontal ties of solidarity, mutual aid, and citizen participation in defending the state and supporting its institutions. In this sense, sobornist emerges as a dynamic process of reproducing the political community rather than a once-and-for-all fixed state. It stands not only as a category of historical memory or an element of national myth but as a key analytical tool for studying state resilience, the logic of political consolidation, and the forms of survival of a national community during a prolonged war.
The participants of the event expressed their views on the importance of the unity of Ukrainian citizens in organizing resistance to the enemy invasion and focusing efforts on restoring the territorial integrity of our state.
On the Institute’s website (in the “Our Publications” section), is available the electronic version of the analytical report “The russian-ukrainian war as a conflict of identities, values and ideologies”.
The analytical report examines the main aspects of the ongoing Russian–Ukrainian war as a conflict of identities, values, and ideologies. By substantiating the differences between Ukrainian and Russian political cultures, as well as the value orientations and social practices of Ukrainian and Russian societies, the report identifies the key factors underlying Russian aggression against Ukraine. An analysis of ideological and identification processes in Russian and Ukrainian societies makes it possible to assess the prerequisites for Russian society’s propensity to wage war and the determination of Ukrainian citizens to offer resolute resistance in a military confrontation that is existential for Ukraine.
On the Institute’s website (in the “Our Publications” section), is available the electronic version of the analytical report “The Russian-Ukrainian War as a Conflict of Identities, Values, and Ideologies”.
The analytical report examines the main aspects of the ongoing Russian–Ukrainian war as a conflict of identities, values, and ideologies. By substantiating the differences between Ukrainian and Russian political cultures, as well as the value orientations and social practices of Ukrainian and Russian societies, the report identifies the key factors underlying Russian aggression against Ukraine. An analysis of ideological and identification processes in Russian and Ukrainian societies makes it possible to assess the prerequisites for Russian society’s propensity to wage war and the determination of Ukrainian citizens to offer resolute resistance in a military confrontation that is existential for Ukraine.
On the Institute’s website (in the “Our Publications” section), is available the electronic version of the analytical report “Ethnopolitical resilience of Ukraine”.
The crises accompanying the formation of the ethnopolitical system of modern Ukraine and its core subject – the Ukrainian nation – have paradoxically accelerated this process. The largest of such crises, caused by Russian aggression in 2014 and its full-scale escalation in 2022, is still ongoing. Its ultimate consequences are difficult to predict, yet doing so is both important and necessary.
The proposed analytical report provides a concise summary of the findings of the eponymous study on the ethnopolitical challenges of the war, as well as the challenges likely to arise when the power of arms gives way to the power of diplomacy. The authors’ versions of responses to these challenges may be useful to the institutions and officials of Ukraine’s ethnopolitical system, as well as to everyone for whom it is important that Ukrainian state and nation be resilient—and therefore successful.
On the Institute’s website (in the “Our Publications” section), is available the electronic version of the analytical report “Socio-political solidarity in Ukraine in the post-war period: forecast estimates”.
The analytical report contains a forward-looking analysis of problems that may affect the level of solidarity within Ukrainian society after the end of the Russian–Ukrainian war, in the context of Ukraine’s post-war reconstruction. It examines the readiness of the country’s political and institutional system to perform a consolidating role; analyzes potential lines of social group conflict; identifies the main strategic trajectories of development around which a national consensus may be formed; and offers a forecast of changes in the nature of public solidarity, outlining likely scenarios for this process. The report also considers the key causes and factors that may have a positive or negative impact on the level of cohesion between the authorities and citizens, in particular with regard to dialogue between them, the use of information resources to influence public consciousness, and countering external factors aimed at undermining social unity in Ukraine.
On the Institute’s website (in the “Our Publications” section), is available the electronic version of the analytical report “Imperatives of Wartime in the System of State Power”.
The analytical report “Imperatives of Wartime in the System of State Power” is devoted to a comprehensive analysis of the transformations of Ukraine’s system of state power under the conditions of full-scale war. It focuses on changes in the balance between the concentration and dispersion of power and their impact on the preservation of democratic institutions; the mechanisms of political legitimacy in Ukraine in 2022–2025; the functioning of public administration and the problem of bureaucratic competence; as well as the evolution of the justice system and anti-corruption policy under martial law. Particular attention is paid to the transformation of the vertical structure of state governance and to the interaction between military and military-civil administrations and local self-government bodies in the context of decentralization and martial law.
Work continues within the framework of the joint Polish–Ukrainian project “The Impact of Types of Political Systems on the Quality of Functioning of Political Institutions: Polish and Ukrainian Experience and Prospects.” The project is being implemented with the participation of leading Polish and Ukrainian scholars, including researchers from the Department of Political Institutions and Processes of the Kuras Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.
The first meeting of 2026, held on 15 January at the University of Warsaw, was devoted to the functioning of the judicial system in Ukraine and Poland. A scholarly presentation entitled “Judiciary in Ukraine: The Path to a Fair Trial,” addressing the challenges and prospects of reforming Ukraine’s justice system under conditions of prolonged transformation and full-scale war, was delivered by Svitlana Brekharia, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute and PhD in Political Science.
In her presentation, the researcher emphasized that, despite more than thirty years of independence, the judiciary continues to operate under significant institutional challenges shaped by the Soviet legacy, political interference, and a deficit of public trust. Particular attention was paid to the phenomenon of negative selection within the judicial and law enforcement systems and its impact on the quality of law enforcement. Svitlana Brekharia highlighted the achievements of judicial and anti-corruption reform, including the introduction of mechanisms for judicial accountability, competitive selection procedures, the restoration of the disciplinary function of the High Council of Justice, and the functioning of anti-corruption institutions—the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU), the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO), and the High Anti-Corruption Court.
In the presentation “The Erosion of Constitutional Adjudication in Poland and Its Impact on the Protection of Constitutional Rights and Freedoms of the Individual” Professor Monika Flóczak-Wątor of the Jagiellonian University analyzed the transformation of the role of the Polish Constitutional Tribunal in the context of a constitutional crisis. Special attention was devoted to the historical role of the Constitutional Tribunal during the period of systemic transformation, the formation of the principles of a democratic state governed by the rule of law, as well as contemporary manifestations of the politicization of constitutional justice. Professor Monika Flóczak-Wątor emphasized that the erosion of the independence of the Constitutional Tribunal leads to a decline in public trust, restricts citizens’ access to effective constitutional protection, and creates risks for legal certainty.
The presentations were followed by a broad and fruitful discussion involving Ukrainian and Polish scholars, including Professor Galyna Zelenko, Deputy Director of the Kuras Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies of the NAS of Ukraine; leading research fellows Rostyslav Balaban, Nataliia Kononenko, and Tetiana Liashenko; Senior Research Fellow and Associate Professor Svitlana Sytnyk; Professor Jarosław Flis (Jagiellonian University); Professor Antoni Kamiński (Institute of Political Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences); Professor Agnieszka Dudzińska; and Professor Jacek Zalesny (University of Warsaw).
On 15 January 2026, the I. F. Kuras Institute of Political and Ethno-National Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine hosted an interdisciplinary scientific and practical seminar entitled “History in the Political-Psychological Dimension: Personality, Culture, Nation.”
The event was co-organized by the I. F. Kuras Institute of Political and Ethno-National Studies of the NAS of Ukraine and the Institute of Social and Political Psychology of the National Academy of Educational Sciences of Ukraine.
Welcoming remarks were delivered by Mykola Sliusarevskyi, Corresponding Member of the NAES of Ukraine and Director of the Institute of Social and Political Psychology of the NAES of Ukraine, and Yurii Nikolaets, Deputy Director of the I. F. Kuras Institute of Political and Ethno-National Studies of the NAS of Ukraine.
Presentations were given by Pavlo Hornostai, Doctor of Psychological Sciences, Professor, Chief Research Fellow at the Institute of Social and Political Psychology of the NAES of Ukraine, as well as by Yurii Nikolaets, Deputy Director of the I. F. Kuras Institute of Political and Ethno-National Studies of the NAS of Ukraine, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor.
Participants emphasized the importance of analyzing the impact of collective memory, identity, trauma, and historical narratives on the formation of political processes, culture, and the nation. Special attention was paid to the interaction of psychological mechanisms—particularly resentment, heroization, and demonization—with historical events and political ideologies, as well as to their role in shaping political decisions and societal orientations.
In the context of the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian war, the seminar highlighted the accelerated transformation of perceptions of the past, present, and future, as well as the growing importance of shared (often traumatic) historical experience as a foundation of national identity. Issues related to the use of historical narratives by political actors for societal mobilization and for constructing images of “friends” and “enemies” were discussed.
Particular attention was devoted to changes in Ukrainian public consciousness as a result of the full-scale military invasion by the Russian Federation. It was noted that the war has fostered an unprecedented level of social solidarity, the growth of volunteer and civic movements, the strengthening of horizontal social ties, and a deeper identification of citizens with the values of freedom, dignity, and justice.
At the same time, participants drew attention to problems of institutional incapacity of the state to fully meet societal demands for the establishment of basic values, particularly in the areas of integrity, the rule of law, and anti-corruption policy.
It was emphasized that under conditions of war, Ukrainian identity has become a crucial factor in the resilience of the state and its subjectivity in the international arena. The growing awareness of belonging to the Ukrainian nation as an inclusive civic community, regardless of ethnic origin, was highlighted.
The participants also noted that the war has led Ukrainians to reconsider their own history, revise established myths and symbols, and, in particular, to the final deconstruction of the imperial myth of “one people,” which Russia had long used as an instrument of political and cultural domination.
The seminar demonstrated the relevance of an interdisciplinary approach to analyzing historical, psychological, and political factors of contemporary transformations in Ukrainian society.
The discussion was attended by staff members of the I. F. Kuras Institute of Political and Ethno-National Studies, including Oleksandr Mayboroda, Head of the Department of Global Political Development; Viktor Kotyhorenko, Head of the Department of Ethnopolitology; Maksym Rozumnyi, Head of the Department of Theory and History of Political Science; Pavlo Hai-Nyzhnyk, Doctor of Historical Sciences; Zoreslav Samchuk, Doctor of Philosophical Sciences; Anatolii Podolskyi, Candidate of Historical Sciences; Ivan Leontiev, PhD; as well as representatives of the Institute of Social and Political Psychology of the NAES of Ukraine—Svitlana Chunikhina, Deputy Director; Vadym Vasiutynskyi, Chief Research Fellow of the Department of Psychology of Masses and Communities; Nataliia Dovhan, Head of the Department of Psychology of Political and Legal Relations; Olena Sushii, Head of the Department of Psychology of Masses and Communities; Lidiia Chorna, Head of the Department of Psychology of Small Groups and Intergroup Relations; Olha Volianiuk, Candidate of Political Sciences; Borys Lazorenko, Leading Research Fellow; Olha Diachenko, Acting Head of the Department of Special Fields of Historical Knowledge and Didactics of History at Oles Honchar Dnipro National University; Olha Sviderska, Professor of the Department of Military Political Science at the Military Institute of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, and others.
Galyna Zelenko, Deputy Director of the I. F. Kuras Institute of Political and Ethnonational Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, completed a four-month internship in a blended format under the Science–Policy Integration program, organized by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (USA) in cooperation with the National Research Foundation of Ukraine.
The program was aimed at developing practical skills for integrating scientific research into public policymaking and fostering effective communication between researchers and public authorities. Twenty-eight experienced Ukrainian scholars from various fields were selected through a competitive process to participate in the course. This was the first Ukrainian cohort to complete the program.
During the course, participants worked on analyzing real policy demands, mastered tools for preparing analytical materials for decision-makers, and learned how to translate complex scientific findings into actionable policy recommendations.
“Celebrating Mark Beissinger” was the title of the international conference at Princeton University on October 23-24, where Dr. Mykola Riabchuk, the Principal Research Fellow at the Department of Political Culture and Ideologies, took part in the opening session discussing the contribution of the prominent American scholar in the study of Ukrainian-Russian relations and the roots and consequences of the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian war. During his two-week visit to the U.S. Dr. Riabchuk delivered also a cycle of lectures at several other American Universities, specifically at Columbia, Georgetown, Stanford and UCLA (University of California in Los Angeles).
In his presentations, the speaker outlined the scopes and limits of war-time civic mobilization in Ukrainian society and emphasized the need to fend off the Russian venomous propaganda that has found lately its ways even to the upper echelons of American administration. Russian weaponization of culture should be a primary concern of American scholars who often underestimate the role of soft power turned hard during the war.
The Columbia lecture can be watched online at https://www.youtube.com/live/DBdhmQLeQp0
On December 16, 2025, the State Institution “Institute of World History of the NAS of Ukraine” held the International Scholar Conference “Features of the Formation of the Scientific Discourse on the Holocaust in European Countries”.
The main areas of work of the conference were the following:
- The phenomenon of the Holocaust and its place in world history.
- Problems and specifics of Holocaust research in the USSR and post-Soviet space.
- Features of the formation of modern scientific and socio-political discourse on the Holocaust in Western European countries.
- Current problems of Holocaust research in Ukraine and the world.
The leading researcher of the Department of Ethnopolitical Science of our Institute, Candidate of Historical Sciences Anatolii Podolskyi, delivered a speech at the conference on the topic “Research and Teaching of the Holocaust History in Ukraine: challenges during a modern war”. The report, in particular, discussed new forms of commemorative practices for honoring the victims of World War II, the experience of perpetuating the memory of war victims, which is now very important for our country during the Russian aggression and war against us.
During conference
The conference was also attended by well-known Ukrainian historians: Professor, Doctor of Historical Sciences Andriy Kudryachenko, Professor, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Oleksandr Lysenko, Professor, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Ihor Sribnyak and others.
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