Explaining and documenting Ukraine’s famine: new research findings from the UK
Date and time:
Thursday 18 October, 2018
19:00 - 20:30
Location:
Ukrainian Institute London
79 Holland Park
London
W11 3SW
As we approach the centenary of Ukraine's famine of the 1930s, we are yet to understand its scale and mechanism. There're not many witnesses left, but the archival documents, written testimonies and photographic evidence allow researchers to analyse and reveal the most hidden aspects of the biggest tragedy in Ukraine's history.
While Stalin and his functionaries in the Kremlin have long become an object of inquiry, people who directly facilitated mass famine in Ukraine have largely been neglected by scholars. Who were the perpetrators on the ground? How have they been remembered?
The talk will be moderated by Marina Pesenti, Director of Ukrainian Institute London.
This event will be held in English.
£10 standard
Speaker
Samara Pearce
Samara Pearce is a researcher and fine art photographer, this coupled with the family connection to Holodomor, she hopes to bring attention to this historical act of genocide through her art. During her work on this subject, Samara has been fortunate to help such people as Anne Applebaum, Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies, Andrew Tkach, Bohdan Klid and many more artists and researchers of Holodomor. Samara has also exhibited her art in London, Ukraine and won a Creative Conscience Award, for work that helps change the world. Check Samara's website here.
Speaker
Daria Mattingly
Daria Mattingly is a PhD candidate in Ukrainian studies at University of Cambridge. She is currently finishing her dissertation on the rank-and-file perpetrators of the Holodomor and their representation in cultural memory. She is also a convener of Places of Amnesia research group which focuses in its seminars on themes less commonly studied. Mattingly has written articles and reviews on topics in Ukrainian history and cultural history. She was educated at Kyiv Shevchenko University and University of Bristol, where she received her MA in Russian history.
