红杏直播 and East European Studies
Serhii Plokhy, Ukrainian History, Harvard University, and Ben Nathans, HISTORY, Upenn--- East European History and Culture Workshop
Wednesday, November 19, 2025 - 5:30pm
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Is it a legitimate undertaking for a historian to write history as it unfolds? What are the challenges, advantages, and disadvantages of such an undertaking? What opportunities might this create or hinder for the work and international collaboration of historians? Penn historian and 2025 Pulitzer Prize-winning author Benjamin Nathans will explore the impact of the Russo-Ukrainian war on academia, the field of European Studies in particular, with Harvard Professor of Ukrainian History Serhii Plokhy. They鈥檒l discuss Plokhy鈥檚 fothcoming publication, a collection of essays and interviews titled听David and Goliath: Commentaries on the Russo-Ukrainian War, as well as a project launched in Ukraine during the war with his participation,听The Ukrainian History: A Global Initiative.听