Source: de Volkskrant
An essay by Arnout le Clercq on the dreams – or rather nightmares – of Ukrainians as a form of resistance, based on the Center's documentation project "Diaries and Dreams of the War."
Source: Satori
The piece reflects on the idea of "lost cities" in Ukraine — urban places that still exist, but have been irrevocably transformed by war, occupation or population decline. It begins by highlighting the Soviet-era photographer Marko Zaliznak, whose photos were digitized by the Urban Media Archive.
Source: CEU Reviewas of Books
Kornelia Kończal interviews Bohdan Shumylovych and Magdalena Zolkos, the editors of Psychosocial and Cultural Perspectives on the War in Ukraine: Imprints and Dreamscapes, published by Routledge in 2024.
Source: Museum Guide on Ukraine. Ukraine Institute London
Vladyslava Moskalets' essay on Ukrainian Jews, which is included among other texts that contextualize the complex issues of working with material and cultural heritage.
Source: Open Space(s) (Review of Democracy)
In a new episode of the Open Space(s) (Review of Democracy) podcast, Bohdan Shumylovych, a historian and researcher at the Center for Urban History, talks about the politics of urban spaces, knowledge production, the relevance of the city, and the Center's future projects.
Source: Le Monde
A text by Rémy Ourdan about the annual international symposium "The Most Documented War" held on May 22-24 in Lviv
Source: DataLabBLOG
Text by sociologist and researcher of the Center Natalia Otrishchenko about the "Voices of Resistance and Hope" project
Source: Peripheral Histories
In this interview, you can learn all about the development of "REESOURCES. Rethinking Eastern Europe" Educational platform and how the it can be used for researching and teaching the history of Eastern Europe.
Source: Holistic Heritage
Podcast episode with Iryna Sklokina about the "Un/Archiving Post/Industry" project, which digitally preserves endangered industrial heritage collections in Ukraine’s East and fostering engagement with this heritage among local communities.
Source: In Geveb
Vladyslava Moskalets talks about the updated education platform of the Center for Urban History, designed to decentralize study programs on the history of East Europe, to diversify and enrich the University studies of this region with new primary sources, academic approaches, and discussions.
Source: ZZF Podcast
In this podcast episode, Natalia Otrishchenko, Taras Nazaruk, and Oleksandr Makhanets from the Center for Urban History present their project "Testimonies from the War" and their efforts to document the war.
Source: Research in Ukraine: Where has it gone?
This conversation with our colleague Natalia Otrishchenko was recorded during her night shift in the Center's shelter for internally displaced persons. Listen to the podcast on life in wartime, both professional and private.