TO THE DAY OF UNITY OF UKRAINE. ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION “NATIONAL COMMUNITIES OF UKRAINE – HISTORICAL EVENTS AND MODERNITY IN THE NATIONAL CONTEXT”
On January 22, 2025, the Kuras Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine hosted a roundtable dedicated to the Day of Unity of Ukraine “National Communities of Ukraine – Historical Events and Modernity in the National Context”.
The scientific and practical event was organized by the Council of National Communities of Ukraine together with the scientists of the Institute.
The event was attended by scholars, MPs, representatives of state authorities and public associations of national communities of Ukraine. Before the roundtable, a minute of silence was observed in memory of the fallen fighters for the freedom of Ukraine.
The discussion was moderated by Professor, Vice President of Kyiv International University Oleh Zarubinsky.
During the round table
The participants were greeted by the Deputy Director for Research of the Kuras Institute of International Relations of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Oleksandr Maiboroda, Chairman of the Council of National Communities of Ukraine, Chairman of the National Congress of Armenians of Ukraine Ashot Avanesyan, Project Assistant of the Council of Europe Office in Ukraine Natalia Oliynyk, MPs Maksym Tkachenko and Pavlo Frolov, Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports of Ukraine Andriy Chesnokov, representative of the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights Oleksandr Osipov, Deputy Head of the State Service of Ukraine for Ethnic Policy and Freedom of Conscience Ihor Losovsky.
During the roundtable, the participants discussed a number of topical issues related to current socio-political processes, strengthening social unity and interethnic solidarity, and countering Russian military aggression.
The participants heard reports from the staff of the Department of Ethnopolitical Science of the Kuras Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. In particular, Doctor of Political Sciences, Professor, Chief Researcher Oleh Kalakura (“Crystallization of National Culture in Ukraine”), Candidate of Historical Sciences, Junior Researcher Valerii Novorodovskyi (“Challenges to Social Cohesion of Ukrainian Society”), Candidate of Philosophy, Leading Researcher Nataliia Kochan and Candidate of Historical Sciences, researcher Oleksiy Lyashenko.
During the roundtable, the participants discussed a number of topical issues related to current socio-political processes, strengthening social unity and international solidarity, and countering Russian military aggression.
During the round table
Oleg Kalakura speaks
The participants of the roundtable emphasized that the Day of Unity of Ukraine is a reminder that in the face of war and the challenges of our time, only through unity, solidarity, mutual respect and mutual support is it possible to defeat the enemy and post-war recovery.
Participants of the event