The future belongs to freedom — and it speaks Ukrainian: Event report from the event commemorating 150 years of the notorious Ems Decree and the persistent suppression of the Ukrainian language and identity by russia

By Jasper Medenwald On May 30, 1876, Russian Tsar Alexander II signed the so-called Ems Ukaz (Decree). This decree not only banned the import of literary works in…

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Online, 28.04.2026 “Science First Hand” Lecture (in English): “Scholars in Exile: Ukrainian Diasporic Academic Institutions and Jewish-Ukrainian Intellectual Dialogue during the Cold War”, by Dr. Yaroslav Zhuravlov

Announcement TOPIC: Scholars in Exile: Ukrainian Diasporic Academic Institutions and Jewish-Ukrainian Intellectual Dialogue during the Cold War SPEAKER: Dr. Yaroslav Zhuravlov, Post-Doctoral Researcher at the Institute of History…

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Online, 23.02.2026 “Science First Hand” Lecture (in German): “Cultural monuments as bearers of Ukrainian historical memory/ Kulturdenkmäler als Träger des ukrainischen historischen Gedächtnisses”

THEMA: Kulturdenkmäler als Träger des ukrainischen historischen Gedächtnisses VORTRAGENDE: Doktor der Geschichtswissenschaften Iryna Lavrova, Dozentin am Lehrstuhl für Tourismus und Recreation, Pryazovskyi Staatliche Technische Universität, Ukraine; Stipendiatin an…

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Online, 15 December 2025, “Science First Hand” Lecture on “German Colonies in Ukraine: Tragic History & The Search for Family Heritage” by Kostiantyn Lozhkin

Announcement (This lecture will be held in English) TOPIC: German Colonies in Ukraine: Tragic History & the Search for Family Heritage SPEAKER: Kostiantyn Lozhkin, M.Sc. in System Programming, Senior…

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