Olesya Khromeychuk
@okhromeychuk.bsky.social
Historian of East-Central Europe, PhD. Author of The Death of a Soldier Told by His Sister (2022), ‘Undetermined’ Ukrainians (2013). Director of Ukrainian Institute London. www.olesyakhromeychuk.com
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Are you ready for war? Five lessons from Ukraine
When the enemy strikes, you can take little with you in your emergency bag. Choose wisely
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
'Are you ready for war?' In my latest piece for @prospectmagazine.co.uk, I use Ukraine’s emergency bag—tryvozhna valizka—to explore what we as individuals and societies need to safeguard when we’re under threat.
The text is free to access. www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/europe...
The text is free to access. www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/europe...
‘Rarely does a public talk I participate in go by without someone asking how to save Russia. Russia, not Ukraine. The assumption seems to be that the country of Pushkin, Tolstoy and Dostoevsky must somehow be rescued from the evil that has befallen it.’ 1/2
November 21, 2025 at 9:09 AM
‘Rarely does a public talk I participate in go by without someone asking how to save Russia. Russia, not Ukraine. The assumption seems to be that the country of Pushkin, Tolstoy and Dostoevsky must somehow be rescued from the evil that has befallen it.’ 1/2
'Are you ready for war?' In my latest piece for @prospectmagazine.co.uk, I use Ukraine’s emergency bag—tryvozhna valizka—to explore what we as individuals and societies need to safeguard when we’re under threat.
The text is free to access. www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/europe...
The text is free to access. www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/europe...
Are you ready for war? Five lessons from Ukraine
When the enemy strikes, you can take little with you in your emergency bag. Choose wisely
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 11:15 AM
'Are you ready for war?' In my latest piece for @prospectmagazine.co.uk, I use Ukraine’s emergency bag—tryvozhna valizka—to explore what we as individuals and societies need to safeguard when we’re under threat.
The text is free to access. www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/europe...
The text is free to access. www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/europe...
Reposted by Olesya Khromeychuk
We were delighted to publish this beautiful writing from @okhromeychuk.bsky.social. Please read it!
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/europe...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/europe...
Are you ready for war? Five lessons from Ukraine
When the enemy strikes, you can take little with you in your emergency bag. Choose wisely
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
November 17, 2025 at 5:28 PM
We were delighted to publish this beautiful writing from @okhromeychuk.bsky.social. Please read it!
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/europe...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/europe...
Reposted by Olesya Khromeychuk
What would you put in your emergency bag in case you had to flee, known in Ukrainian as a tryvozhna valizka? @okhromeychuk.bsky.social writes movingly of preparing for war.
Are you ready for war? Five lessons from Ukraine
When the enemy strikes, you can take little with you in your emergency bag. Choose wisely
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
November 17, 2025 at 6:53 PM
What would you put in your emergency bag in case you had to flee, known in Ukrainian as a tryvozhna valizka? @okhromeychuk.bsky.social writes movingly of preparing for war.
Join us for our Winter Fundraiser on 5 December at The Garden Cinema in Covent Garden! It’ll be a fun night, and you’ll be helping to support the work of the @ukrinstitute.bsky.social. Today’s the final day for early bird tickets! Book here: www.tickettailor.com/events/ukrai...
November 9, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Join us for our Winter Fundraiser on 5 December at The Garden Cinema in Covent Garden! It’ll be a fun night, and you’ll be helping to support the work of the @ukrinstitute.bsky.social. Today’s the final day for early bird tickets! Book here: www.tickettailor.com/events/ukrai...
I’m looking forward to delivering a keynote address at this year’s Berlin Conference! Friends in Berlin, join us on 6 November at Französische Friedrichstadtkirche. Check out the full programme here: www.stiftungzukunftberlin.eu/wp-content/u...
November 3, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I’m looking forward to delivering a keynote address at this year’s Berlin Conference! Friends in Berlin, join us on 6 November at Französische Friedrichstadtkirche. Check out the full programme here: www.stiftungzukunftberlin.eu/wp-content/u...
This piece has been simmering inside me for a while. I’d like it to be the final text I write about my cancer journey, but, of course, the end is never truly the end. Thanks for reading. If you know someone undergoing treatment, please consider sharing it with them. open.substack.com/pub/olesyakh...
November 1, 2025 at 10:26 AM
This piece has been simmering inside me for a while. I’d like it to be the final text I write about my cancer journey, but, of course, the end is never truly the end. Thanks for reading. If you know someone undergoing treatment, please consider sharing it with them. open.substack.com/pub/olesyakh...
We’re starting our online Istoria course on 28 October! I’m thrilled to see so many people already enrolled and can’t wait to meet you all soon.
If you haven’t registered yet, there’s still time. Just follow this link: www.tickettailor.com/events/ukrai.... Let’s explore Ukrainian history together!
If you haven’t registered yet, there’s still time. Just follow this link: www.tickettailor.com/events/ukrai.... Let’s explore Ukrainian history together!
October 25, 2025 at 1:36 PM
We’re starting our online Istoria course on 28 October! I’m thrilled to see so many people already enrolled and can’t wait to meet you all soon.
If you haven’t registered yet, there’s still time. Just follow this link: www.tickettailor.com/events/ukrai.... Let’s explore Ukrainian history together!
If you haven’t registered yet, there’s still time. Just follow this link: www.tickettailor.com/events/ukrai.... Let’s explore Ukrainian history together!
I had the pleasure of giving a keynote address at the Aleksanteri Conference. Many thanks to Brendan Humphreys for his thoughtful and sensitive hosting, to the @aleksanteri-uh.bsky.social for the invitation, and to everyone who came along and joined the discussion. 📷 Miranda Jakiša.
October 24, 2025 at 1:20 PM
I had the pleasure of giving a keynote address at the Aleksanteri Conference. Many thanks to Brendan Humphreys for his thoughtful and sensitive hosting, to the @aleksanteri-uh.bsky.social for the invitation, and to everyone who came along and joined the discussion. 📷 Miranda Jakiša.
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Powerful talk yesterday by @okhromeychuk.bsky.social on Russia's war against Ukraine - against autonomy, identity and resilience of Ukraine - thank you for visiting Finland & @aleksanteri-uh.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Powerful talk yesterday by @okhromeychuk.bsky.social on Russia's war against Ukraine - against autonomy, identity and resilience of Ukraine - thank you for visiting Finland & @aleksanteri-uh.bsky.social
Friends in Helsinki, I’ll be giving a keynote this Thursday at the Aleksanteri Conference ‘Extremisms: Ambiguities, Ideologies, Agency’. Would love to see you there! Many thanks to the @aleksanteri-uh.bsky.social for inviting me! More details here: tapahtumat.helsinki.fi/en-FI/page/6...
October 20, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Friends in Helsinki, I’ll be giving a keynote this Thursday at the Aleksanteri Conference ‘Extremisms: Ambiguities, Ideologies, Agency’. Would love to see you there! Many thanks to the @aleksanteri-uh.bsky.social for inviting me! More details here: tapahtumat.helsinki.fi/en-FI/page/6...
Today’s your last chance to take advantage of our early bird discount for the Istoria course!
From 28 Oct, we’ll be delving into Ukrainian history with an incredible group of scholars. It’s been such a joy to put this course together, and I know it’ll be just as rewarding to attend. 🔗👇
From 28 Oct, we’ll be delving into Ukrainian history with an incredible group of scholars. It’s been such a joy to put this course together, and I know it’ll be just as rewarding to attend. 🔗👇
October 19, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Today’s your last chance to take advantage of our early bird discount for the Istoria course!
From 28 Oct, we’ll be delving into Ukrainian history with an incredible group of scholars. It’s been such a joy to put this course together, and I know it’ll be just as rewarding to attend. 🔗👇
From 28 Oct, we’ll be delving into Ukrainian history with an incredible group of scholars. It’s been such a joy to put this course together, and I know it’ll be just as rewarding to attend. 🔗👇
Reposted by Olesya Khromeychuk
In her keynote plenary at #Aleksanteri2025 23 Oct 13:30-14:45 historian and writer @okhromeychuk.bsky.social explores how we decide what to carry into an uncertain future, and how we can carry it together.
Find the abstract and the link to the livestream here: tapahtumat.helsinki.fi/en-FI/page/6...
Find the abstract and the link to the livestream here: tapahtumat.helsinki.fi/en-FI/page/6...
October 17, 2025 at 2:24 PM
In her keynote plenary at #Aleksanteri2025 23 Oct 13:30-14:45 historian and writer @okhromeychuk.bsky.social explores how we decide what to carry into an uncertain future, and how we can carry it together.
Find the abstract and the link to the livestream here: tapahtumat.helsinki.fi/en-FI/page/6...
Find the abstract and the link to the livestream here: tapahtumat.helsinki.fi/en-FI/page/6...
🎙️ The new episode of our Ukraine Shelf podcast is out!
Recorded at the @edbookfest.bsky.social in August, this conversation features Philippe Sands and Oksana Maksymchuk. I’m deeply grateful to our guests for not shying away from difficult questions and for speaking with such integrity. 🔗👇
Recorded at the @edbookfest.bsky.social in August, this conversation features Philippe Sands and Oksana Maksymchuk. I’m deeply grateful to our guests for not shying away from difficult questions and for speaking with such integrity. 🔗👇
October 18, 2025 at 11:26 AM
🎙️ The new episode of our Ukraine Shelf podcast is out!
Recorded at the @edbookfest.bsky.social in August, this conversation features Philippe Sands and Oksana Maksymchuk. I’m deeply grateful to our guests for not shying away from difficult questions and for speaking with such integrity. 🔗👇
Recorded at the @edbookfest.bsky.social in August, this conversation features Philippe Sands and Oksana Maksymchuk. I’m deeply grateful to our guests for not shying away from difficult questions and for speaking with such integrity. 🔗👇
I’m thrilled that @ukrinstitute.bsky.social's Istoria course is back! It’s been such a joy curating it and bringing together friends and colleagues who are leading experts in Ukrainian history. We start on 28 Oct, and there’s an early bird discount until 19 Oct. See you online! Link👇
October 13, 2025 at 9:14 PM
I’m thrilled that @ukrinstitute.bsky.social's Istoria course is back! It’s been such a joy curating it and bringing together friends and colleagues who are leading experts in Ukrainian history. We start on 28 Oct, and there’s an early bird discount until 19 Oct. See you online! Link👇
This issue of the London Ukrainian Review holds a special place in my heart, and I can’t think of a better way to spend the weekend than reading it from cover to cover.
The theme, culture as security, is one I’ve spoken about for years, trying to convey a simple truth: 🧵1/10
The theme, culture as security, is one I’ve spoken about for years, trying to convey a simple truth: 🧵1/10
October 12, 2025 at 12:02 PM
This issue of the London Ukrainian Review holds a special place in my heart, and I can’t think of a better way to spend the weekend than reading it from cover to cover.
The theme, culture as security, is one I’ve spoken about for years, trying to convey a simple truth: 🧵1/10
The theme, culture as security, is one I’ve spoken about for years, trying to convey a simple truth: 🧵1/10
If you weren’t able to join our conversation with Elif Shafak, Hisham Matar, and Tanja Maljartschuk in person, you can now watch the full recording at your convenience on our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAZB...
October 7, 2025 at 5:04 PM
If you weren’t able to join our conversation with Elif Shafak, Hisham Matar, and Tanja Maljartschuk in person, you can now watch the full recording at your convenience on our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAZB...
Reposted by Olesya Khromeychuk
Nouvelle lecture, "La mort d’un frère" par @okhromeychuk.bsky.social paru au @editionsduseuil.bsky.social. Un livre touchant et d’une grande finesse à mettre entre toutes les mains. #Ukraine
October 5, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Nouvelle lecture, "La mort d’un frère" par @okhromeychuk.bsky.social paru au @editionsduseuil.bsky.social. Un livre touchant et d’une grande finesse à mettre entre toutes les mains. #Ukraine
What an honour to share the stage last night with Elif Shafak, Hisham Matar and Tanja Maljartschuk. The conversation will stay with me for the depth of thought, and for the rare, courageous vulnerability each of them brought to the room.
October 3, 2025 at 3:08 PM
What an honour to share the stage last night with Elif Shafak, Hisham Matar and Tanja Maljartschuk. The conversation will stay with me for the depth of thought, and for the rare, courageous vulnerability each of them brought to the room.
Delighted to be featured in this month’s Meet the Haymaker series. Read the interview here: www.hayfestival.com/internationa...
And join us tomorrow for ‘Fighting forgottenness – stories of hope and resilience’ with Tanja Maljartschuk, Hisham Matar & Elif Shafak: www.hayfestival.com/p-24382-figh...
And join us tomorrow for ‘Fighting forgottenness – stories of hope and resilience’ with Tanja Maljartschuk, Hisham Matar & Elif Shafak: www.hayfestival.com/p-24382-figh...
Meet the Haymaker – Olesya Khromeychuk
Our monthly 'Meet the Haymaker' series shares stories of the change-makers at the heart of Hay Festival and the impact it has had on their lives. This month, get to know Olesya Khromeychuk, director o...
www.hayfestival.com
October 1, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Delighted to be featured in this month’s Meet the Haymaker series. Read the interview here: www.hayfestival.com/internationa...
And join us tomorrow for ‘Fighting forgottenness – stories of hope and resilience’ with Tanja Maljartschuk, Hisham Matar & Elif Shafak: www.hayfestival.com/p-24382-figh...
And join us tomorrow for ‘Fighting forgottenness – stories of hope and resilience’ with Tanja Maljartschuk, Hisham Matar & Elif Shafak: www.hayfestival.com/p-24382-figh...
On 30 September, join us for a powerful discussion on the experiences of Ukrainian political prisoners past and present, featuring Maksym Butkevych, Stanislav Aseyev, and Oksana Kis, moderated by Samantha Knights. Registration: www.tickettailor.com/events/ukrai...
September 27, 2025 at 9:24 AM
On 30 September, join us for a powerful discussion on the experiences of Ukrainian political prisoners past and present, featuring Maksym Butkevych, Stanislav Aseyev, and Oksana Kis, moderated by Samantha Knights. Registration: www.tickettailor.com/events/ukrai...
🎬 Got your tickets yet? The Ukrainian Film Festival is coming to the heart of London, 18–21 September! Don’t miss this powerful lineup of films. Watch the trailer and get your tickets 🎟️ in the thread🧵below.
September 9, 2025 at 10:19 AM
🎬 Got your tickets yet? The Ukrainian Film Festival is coming to the heart of London, 18–21 September! Don’t miss this powerful lineup of films. Watch the trailer and get your tickets 🎟️ in the thread🧵below.
Reposted by Olesya Khromeychuk
A podcast not to be missed by anyone who wants to understand #Ukraine. I've just devoured all 5 episodes. Thank you @okhromeychuk.bsky.social & @uilleamblacker.bsky.social for this crucial contribution. I particularly liked the fascinating episode on Crimea! www.olesyakhromeychuk.com/projects/the...
Olesya Khromeychuk - The Ukraine Shelf
Ukraine is at the centre of world events today, and understanding the country’s politics, history and culture has never been more important. The Ukraine Shelf is a podcast where Uilleam Blacker and I...
www.olesyakhromeychuk.com
August 30, 2025 at 6:37 PM
A podcast not to be missed by anyone who wants to understand #Ukraine. I've just devoured all 5 episodes. Thank you @okhromeychuk.bsky.social & @uilleamblacker.bsky.social for this crucial contribution. I particularly liked the fascinating episode on Crimea! www.olesyakhromeychuk.com/projects/the...
I spoke on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme about Ukraine’s Independence Day: what happened 34 years ago, and how that history explains the determination to defend the country’s statehood and independence today.
Listen in full (from 22:50) here: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m....
Listen in full (from 22:50) here: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m....
August 23, 2025 at 4:52 PM
I spoke on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme about Ukraine’s Independence Day: what happened 34 years ago, and how that history explains the determination to defend the country’s statehood and independence today.
Listen in full (from 22:50) here: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m....
Listen in full (from 22:50) here: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m....
Friends in London! Tickets for our annual film festival are now on sale. They usually sell out quickly, so don’t wait! We have a brilliant line-up of films and post-screening conversations, including in-person Q&As with Mstyslav Chernov and Andrey Kurkov. Full programme and tickets below.👇
August 20, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Friends in London! Tickets for our annual film festival are now on sale. They usually sell out quickly, so don’t wait! We have a brilliant line-up of films and post-screening conversations, including in-person Q&As with Mstyslav Chernov and Andrey Kurkov. Full programme and tickets below.👇