One Year of Defense of Ukraine Panel

Event time: 
Friday, February 24, 2023 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Location: 
Linsly-Chittenden Hall (LC ), 102 See map
63 High Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Event description: 

Ukraine House at Yale presents
One Year into Ukraine’s Defense of Freedom
Friday, February 24th, 12 p.m. In-Person, Linsly-Chittenden Hall, Rm 102
The 24th of February will mark the one year anniversary of Russia’s invasion.
On this day, Professor Timothy Snyder and Deputy Mayor of Kyiv Konstantin Usov will have a discussion moderated by Professor Marci Shore.
Space is limited, so we are asking all invited Yale students and faculty to fill out this form so that we may evenly distribute spots at the in-person event.
Afterwards, join us for a student Vigil for Ukraine, set to take place at 3pm on Cross Campus.
Free pizza will be provided for lunch! We invite you to join us in this conversation.
Be Brave. Be Free. Be Ukrainian!
The panel is hosted by Ukraine House at Yale and sponsored by Jackson School of Global Affairs, the REEES Program, and the European Studies Council at the Yale MacMillan Center.
Timothy Snyder is the Richard C. Levin Professor of History at Yale University, specializing in the modern history of Central and Eastern Europe, and an ambassador for the UNITED24 platform initiated by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Konstantin Usov is the Deputy Mayor of Kyiv who was in the capital during the invasion’s onset and was responsible for all transportation and evacuation of civilians in Kyiv’s vicinity, including Irpin and Bucha.

Marci Shore is an Associate Professor of History at Yale University, where she specializes in European cultural and intellectual history. Professor Shore is the author of “The Ukrainian Night: An Intimate History of Revolution” and “The Taste of Ashes: The Afterlife of Totalitarianism.”