LIVESTREAM: The Ukrainian Experience in 1945 - A Retrospective

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This was a livestream of the September 26, 2020 Ukrainian Historical Encounters Series event, a special 75th Year retrospective webinar: The Ukrainian Experience in 1945. This critical examination looked at the myriad circumstances/situations in which Ukrainians found themselves during the watershed year of 1945 – from the Nazi concentration camps or 'slave labor' factories and various military formations operating globally at the beginning of the stated time period to the Soviet labor camps and Displaced Persons ‘lagers’ at the end of the self same period, with a glimpse at matters in Western Ukraine and Eastern Ukraine as well as in the diaspora of the time. The discussion also heard an examination on the work of The Ukrainian Quarterly, which also began its efforts as the premier English-language scholarly journal on Ukrainian affairs in 1945. Full Program and Bios: https://ucca.org/75-years-retrospective-full-program-v3/ Co-sponsoring Organizations: - Center for US-Ukrainian Relations (CUSUR) - https://usukrainianrelations.org - Shevchenko Scientific Society in the U.S. - https://shevchenko.org/ - Ukrainian Academy of Arts and Sciences in the U.S.A. (UVAN) - https://uvan.org - Ukrainian Institute of America (UIA) - https://ukrainianinstitute.org - Ukrainian Congress Committee of America (UCCA) - https://ucca.org - Ukrainian National Association (UNA) - https://unainc.org Patrons: - Self Reliance NY Federal Credit Union - https://www.selfrelianceny.org - Heritage Foundation Of First Security Federal Savings Bank - https://uaheritagefoundation.org - Ukrainian National Foundation - Jurkiw Family Fund