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Ukraine on the Eve of WWII: Life Under a Permanent State of Emergency (1920s–1930s) How did the Soviet Union’s preparations for war transform everyday life in Ukraine? And what were the consequences for millions of people forced to live...

Historical documentary on the Amistad Rebellion On the night of 30 June to 1 July 1839, 53 recently captured Africans revolted against their jailers on the Spanish schooner La Amistad. Led by Sengbe Pieh, later known as Joseph Cinqué...

The Cold War and Ukraine: East-Central Europe and Ukraine in the Soviet security system This lecture explores how WWII reshaped East-Central Europe and how Ukraine became a key Soviet outpost in the emerging Cold War order. 📌 Key topics...

Ukrainian Victims of Nazism: POWs, Ostarbeiters, and Burned Villages What did Nazi Germany's occupation mean for Ukrainians who were not Jewish? This lecture explores the colonial policies and mass crimes the Nazis committed against millions...

This Outlook program focuses on Harpers Ferry, West Virginia (previously Virginia). The first section explores the birth and history of this pre-civil war, industrial town. The second section focuses on the abolitionist, John Brown, and his...

The Holocaust in Ukraine: Mass Murder, Memory, and Moral Choices Why did Ukraine become one of the central killing fields of the Holocaust? This lecture explores the ideologically driven and systematic genocide of the Jews by Nazi Germany...

The Ukrainian Question in the International Arena (1918–1939) After the defeat of the Ukrainian People's Republic, the lands inhabited by Ukrainians were once again divided—this time between the Soviet Union, Poland, Romania, and Czechoslovakia...

Ukrainians on the fronts of the Second World War: A Stateless Nation in a Global Conflict This lecture examines the complex involvement of Ukrainians on all sides of WWII — often fighting under foreign flags due to the lack of an independent...

The Struggle for Ukraine's Independence (1914–1921) Why did Ukraine’s struggle for independence begin during the First World War? And how did it shape the future of Eastern Europe? In this introductory lecture, we explore the dramatic...