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Away from the Empire: The Linguistic and Cultural Shift in Ukraine in the Wake of the Russian Invasion

Apr 19, 2023 - Apr 26, 2023   11:00 am  
Seminar/Symposium
Sponsor
Center for Global Studies and the Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center at the University of Illinois
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European Union Center Events

April 19, 21, 26, 2023 via Zoom

The Russian-Ukrainian war of the 21st century aimed not only to physically destroy Ukraine but also to expand the linguistic borders of the “Russian world,” denationalize Ukraine, and reestablish the cultural dominance of Russia over the Ukrainian people. The war that began in 2014 and intensified in the last year's invasion has led to a cultural and linguistic shift from Russian to Ukrainian among much of the Ukrainian population. On April 19, 21, and 26, 2023, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will host a virtual symposium titled "Away from the Empire: The Linguistic and Cultural Shift in Ukraine in the Wake of the Russian Invasion" that will explore this topic. The symposium will feature seven Ukrainian scholars (linguists, sociologists, literary scholars, ethnologists, and political scientists) and practitioners (front-line interpreters embedded with the Ukrainian Armed Forces). We kindly invite you to this exciting event. 
The symposium is supported by the Center for Global Studies and the Russian, East European, and Eurasian Center at the University of Illinois. 

All presentation times are in the US Central Standard Time (CST).
To register for the symposium, please go to: https://go.illinois.edu/UkraineSymposium2023

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