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On February 24, a historical webinar “The Famine of 1946–1947 in Ukraine in the Context of Soviet Famine Policy” was held, organized by “Tkuma” Institute together with the “Orion” Publishing House.
The speakers of the webinar were Ukrainian historians: Dr. Yehor Vradii, Dr. Igor Shchupak and Prof. Stanislav Kulchytskyi – Doctor of Historical Sciences, Candidate of Economic Sciences, Acting Chief Researcher of the Department of History of Ukraine of the 20s–30s of the 20th Century of the Institute of History of Ukraine of the NAS of Ukraine, author of several thousand scientific and journalistic works, dozens of monographs and school textbooks on history.
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A regional webinar for history and civic education teachers from Mykolaiv, Odesa, and Kherson regions was held on February 24. The event, organized by “Tkuma” Institute and the “Orion” Publishing House, was dedicated to discussing the role of history textbooks for grade 9 within the framework of the New Ukrainian School reform as an important tool for forming students' competencies, their practical value, and opportunities for integration with other educational components.
Read more: Regional webinar for teachers: presentation of new history textbooks for grade 9
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On February 2–3, 2026, an All-Ukrainian scientific and practical seminar dedicated to the International Holocaust Remembrance Day was held in Vinnytsia. The educational project was organized on the initiative of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine and the “Tkuma” Ukrainian Institute for Holocaust Studies with the support of the Claims Conference.
The seminar brought together 35 participants from 12 regions of Ukraine – history teachers, scientists, public figures and artists. Traditionally, significant assistance in organizing the event was provided by partners in Vinnytsia: employees of the Vinnytsia Academy of Continuing Education, Deputy Director for Scientific and Methodological Work of the State Archives of Vinnytsia Region Dr. Faina Vynokurova, local teachers, as well as the head of the Jewish religious community of Vinnytsia Isaak Novoseletsky.
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On January 27, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, a historical webinar “Genocide Repeated?” was held, organized by “Tkuma” Institute together with the International Center for Auschwitz and Holocaust Education (Auschwitz, Poland) and the “Orion” Publishing House.
The webinar was attended by leading Ukrainian and Polish experts: historian, teacher, director of the International Center for Auschwitz and Holocaust Education, deputy director of the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum (Poland) Andrzej Katzorzyk; deputy director of the “Tkuma1” Institute, deputy director of the Museum “Jewish Memory and Holocaust in Ukraine” Dr. Yehor Vradii; head of the Department of Educational Programs of “Tkuma” Institute Iryna Piskareva; Dr. Igor Shchupak.
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On January 14, “Tkuma” Institute and the “Orion” Publishing House held a historical webinar on the “De-Stalinization and Its Lessons on the Eve of Deputization.” The event was attended by Dr. Igor Shchupak, Dr. Yehor Vradii, and a special guest from New York, Ukrainian-American historian and archivist Mykhailo Mitsel, who has many years of experience working in archives in various countries.
During the conversation, the participants discussed a wide range of problematic and extremely relevant issues, including: