Public Lecture by Timothy Snyder: "Not Even Past: Ukrainian Histories, Russian Politics, European Futures"

May 15-19, 2014, Kyiv
International conference "Ukraine: Thinking Together"

 

Can Memory Save Us From History? Can History Save Us From Memory?

International conference Ukraine: Thinking Together 

Panel Seven: Can memory save us from history? Can history save us from memory? Monday May 19, 2014 (Diplomatic Academy,Kyiv)

Participants: Timothy Snyder, chair, Slavenka Drakulić, Olga Filippova, Frank Foer, Yaroslav Hrytsak, Martin Šimečka, Andrey Kurkov.

Language: English

 

When do politicians become pariahs?

International conference Ukraine: Thinking Together

Panel Three: When do politicians become pariahs? Friday, May 17, 2014 (Diplomatic Academy, Kyiv)

Participants: Daniel Markovits, chair, Wolf Biermann, Cathrin Kahlweit, Mykhailo Minakov, Jurko Prochasko, Karl Schlögel, Karel Schwarzenberg

Language: English

Public lecture by Slavenka Drakulić: "Intellectuals as Bad Guys? The Role of Intellectuals in the Balkan Wars"

 

May 15-19, 2014, Kyiv

International conference "Ukraine: Thinking Together" 

I’m very pleased, and it’s my pleasure to be here, and to be invited, because first of all I’m for the first time in Kyiv, in Ukraine. I’ve never been here before. I must say, I’m very curious about the city, but also I’m even more curious about people.  

William Burke-White: On possible scenarios of Ukrainian protests

Professor Burke-White is an expert on international law and global governance. He served in the Obama administration from 2009 to 2011, on Secretary Clinton’s policy planning staff, providing the Secretary direct policy advice on multilateral diplomacy and international institutions.

Welcome.

It’s a pleasure to be with you this morning.