CIUS celebrates the life of Peter Kule (1921-2023)

The Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies is saddened to learn of the passing of Peter Kule, a visionary and champion of education and Ukrainian studies. Read more about a life truly well and fully-lived.

Ukrainian Displaced Persons in Canada post 2022: Making Home in Times of Peace and War

The February 2022 full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine has caused the largest displaced persons/refugee crisis in Europe since WWII. Through the Canadian government's Canada-Ukraine Authorization for Emergency Travel (CUAET) visa program, Ukrainian Displaced Persons (UDPs) have obtained the right to relocate to Canada for three years.

The oral history project Ukrainian Displaced Persons in Canada post 2022: Making Home in Times of Peace and War documents the successes, challenges, and ongoing needs of UDPs in western Canada.

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Historians and the War: Rethinking the Future

Watch this international seminar series to hear from historians who are addressing the emerging epistemological paradigm shift in historical studies that has been set in motion by the Russian Federation's invasion of Ukraine.

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Statements on Russia's War Against Ukraine

The Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies at the University of Alberta stands united with Ukraine and Ukrainians in these critical times.

Director's Statement Marking One Year of Russia's Full-Scale War on Ukraine »

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