Olesya Khromeychuk
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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
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
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
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
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!
October 25, 2025 at 1:36 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.
October 24, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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
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. 🔗👇
October 19, 2025 at 9:19 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. 🔗👇
October 18, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Istoria: Lessons for the Present. Full course: buytickets.at/ukrainianins...
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👇
October 13, 2025 at 9:14 PM
‘Everyday Amulets: On House Keys from Crimea to Palestine and Beyond’ by Maria Sonevytsky
londonukrainianreview.org/posts/everyd... 10/10
October 12, 2025 at 12:02 PM
‘Lessons from the Empire: The Concert Hall as Security’ by Leah Batstone
londonukrainianreview.org/posts/lesson... 8/10
October 12, 2025 at 12:02 PM
‘When Words Fail to Protect your Culture the Armed Forces Will’ by Kateryna Zarembo, trans. by Tanya Savchynska
londonukrainianreview.org/posts/when-w... 7/10
October 12, 2025 at 12:02 PM
‘Defensive Wall: Why Ukraine’s Culture Is Everyone’s Fight’ by Uilleam Blacker
@uilleamblacker.bsky.social
londonukrainianreview.org/posts/defens... 6/10
October 12, 2025 at 12:02 PM
‘The Other Front: Deconstructing Western Bias Towards Russia’ by Edward Lucas
@edwardlucas.bsky.social
londonukrainianreview.org/posts/the-ot... 5/10
October 12, 2025 at 12:02 PM
‘Defeat the Enemy and Liberate the Space’: Peter Pomerantsev on Propaganda and Civic Culture in conversation with Olesya Khromeychuk
londonukrainianreview.org/posts/defeat...
4/10
October 12, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Delighted to see such powerful pieces in this issue, each exploring this idea from a different angle. I’m also thrilled that my conversation with @peterpomerantsev.bsky.social
is part of it. Huge thanks to Editor-in-Chief Sasha Dovzhyk, Managing Editor Larissa Babij, and every contributor. 2/10
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
October 12, 2025 at 12:02 PM
‘Fighting Forgottenness – Stories of Hope and Resilience‘ was part of Lviv BookForum 2025, organised in partnership with Hay Festival Global and the Ukrainian Institute London, hosted at The Conduit Club.

Photos by UIL’s Anton Trofimchuk. Recording coming soon.
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.
October 3, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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
Through Love and Loss. Full programme: uil.org.uk/ukrainian-fi...
September 9, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Fragments of Ice, Curzon Soho, Sep 21, 15:00
Tickets: www.curzon.com/ticketing/se...
September 9, 2025 at 10:19 AM
2000 Meters to Andriivka, Curzon Soho, Sep 20, 17:50
Tickets: www.curzon.com/ticketing/se...
September 9, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Love Letters from Ukraine (Short Films), Curzon Soho, Sep 20, 15:00
Tickets: www.curzon.com/ticketing/se...
September 9, 2025 at 10:19 AM