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Vasyl Myroshnychenko @ambvasyl.bsky.social · 4d

How is Russia weaponising words? 🪖🗞️
Disinformation has become one of the most powerful tools in Russia’s hybrid warfare — exploiting the vulnerabilities of democratic societies to weaken them from within.

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Iryna Skubii @irynaskubii.bsky.social · 16d

My latest article for @insidestory.bsky.social, thanks to Peter Browne, looks at Russia's drone attack on Poland and how it tests the boundaries of Europe. Will Europe and NATO be ready for the next 'incursion'? What dangers does it pose for both Europe & Ukraine?

insidestory.org.au/russia-tests...

Russia tests the boundaries • Iryna Skubii

A series of drone incursions into NATO countries has created a critical test for Europe

insidestory.org.au

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Iryna Skubii @irynaskubii.bsky.social · 23d

This Thursday in Lviv! Join me at the Centre for Urban History in Lviv for my lecture on the short history of the sunflower and its images in the modern Ukrainian city.

www.lvivcenter.org/en/discussio...

From an Exotic Plant to a Symbol of Modern Culture: A (Brief) History of Sunflower in Ukraine

www.lvivcenter.org

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Iryna Skubii @irynaskubii.bsky.social · 28d

This morning, I joined Steve Lai on #BBCWorldService / Newsday from Kyiv, during a countrywide air alert to discuss Russia’s overnight massive drone & missile attacks, drones crossing into Poland, what this escalation means for Ukraine and the urgent need for stronger pressure on Russia.

Iryna Skubii @irynaskubii.bsky.social · Sep 5

My newest article for The Interpreter / @lowyinstitute.bsky.social on the role of Soviet symbols in Russia's diplomacy and its manipulative intentions.

#RussiaUkraineWar #Ukraine️ #alaskameeting

Iryna Skubii @irynaskubii.bsky.social · Aug 25

Independence Day of Ukraine in Melbourne 🌻💙💛
With thoughts of Ukraine, home, and sunflowers.

The story of Viktoria, a Ukrainian woman from Kharkiv, was especially moving. She posed the haunting question: “How many kilograms does your life weigh?” And sunflowers appeared in songs, flags, and plants.

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Iryna Skubii @irynaskubii.bsky.social · Aug 14

My commentary for The Interpreter / @lowyinstitute.bsky.social on the Alaska summit and Ukraine — and why the “land swap” narrative misses the point.

The Lowy Institute @lowyinstitute.bsky.social · Aug 14

“It would be alarming for Ukraine’s future to be decided without its presence at the table,” writes Iryna Skubii in The Interpreter.
https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/trump-s-alaska-summit-putin-ignores-what-ukraine-s-territory-really-means

Trump’s Alaska summit with Putin ignores what Ukraine’s territory really means

Talk of “land swaps” misses the point and sets a dangerous precedent for international order.

www.lowyinstitute.org

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Iryna Skubii @irynaskubii.bsky.social · Aug 13

See the program details and register here: events.humanitix.com/ukrainian-st...

#UkrainianStudies #Ukraine #Australia

Ukrainian Studies in Australia: Past, Present, and Future

A symposium dedicated to the Independence Day of Ukraine

events.humanitix.com

Iryna Skubii @irynaskubii.bsky.social · Aug 13

Roundtable: Building Cooperation Beyond the Academy

• Prof. Mark Edele /@edelemark.bsky.social (Chair)
• Dr Iryna Skubii
• H.E. Vasyl Myroshnychenko
• Kateryna Argyrou, AFUO
• Marko Misko, Ukrainian Studies Support Fund
• Jurij Suchowerskyj, Ukrainian Studies Foundation in 🇦🇺
• Dr Olga Maxwell

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Iryna Skubii @irynaskubii.bsky.social · Aug 13

🇺🇦 Ukrainian Studies in Australia: Past, Present & Future — Symposium @UniMelb for Ukraine’s Independence Day.

🗓 29 Aug 2025 | 1–4:45 PM AEST
📍 Forum Theatre+ 💻 Livestream

Keynote: Emer. Prof. Marko Pavlyshyn
Speakers: Prof. Jennifer Balint, 🇺🇦 Ambassador Vasyl Myroshnychenko /@ambvasyl.bsky.social.

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Iryna Skubii @irynaskubii.bsky.social · Aug 3

📚It was a day full of great talks and conversations about #Ukraine, books, and culture during wartime. The First #Ukrainian-Australian Book Festival 2025 has been a great success. Thanks to the Ukrainian Women’s Association Victoria for such a wonderful event and for inviting me to talk 🙏

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Matt Fitzpatrick @kilderbenhauser.bsky.social · Jul 10

Taking out the AAEH best book prize for 2025 was @edelemark.bsky.social
Congratulations!

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Iryna Skubii @irynaskubii.bsky.social · Jul 8

#Ukraine #Australia
#UkrainianStudies #envhist #environment #history #envhum @aehhub.bsky.social

Iryna Skubii @irynaskubii.bsky.social · Jul 8

This conference was extra special as I received travel funding for ECRs and was shortlisted for the 2025 Philippa Hetherington Prize for best thesis. 🏆 Grateful to the Prize Committee, AHA, and my supervisor, Rebecca Manley / Queen's University, Kingston.

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Iryna Skubii @irynaskubii.bsky.social · Jul 8

One keynote that stayed with me was Prof. Andrea Gaynor's talk on regenerative histories for troubled times. Her focus on care for local communities and environments resonates deeply with Ukraine, despite the geographical distance.💛💙

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Iryna Skubii @irynaskubii.bsky.social · Jul 8

Just got back from tropical Townsville, where I presented for the first time at the @austhistassoc.bsky.social Conference. 🌴☀️ It was eye-opening to share my project on #Ukraine and #sunflowers with Australian historians as part of RIPSS.

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Oksana Dudko @oksanadudko.bsky.social · Jun 3

Starter packs might be a bit old, but they’re still a great way to find focused content. Here’s a starter pack of Ukrainian scholars and experts. Please read and share.

If you work on Ukraine and want to be included, feel free to DM.

go.bsky.app/NrWpykf

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Oksana Dudko @oksanadudko.bsky.social · Jun 3

Such a wonderful event to be part of. Consider applying!

The Danyliw Research Seminar on Contemporary Ukraine, September 25-27, 2025 in Ottawa, Canada.

Call for proposals: www.danyliwseminar.com
Deadline : 26 June 2025

#Danyliw25

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Iryna Skubii @irynaskubii.bsky.social · May 26

First visit to Sydney last week! Grateful to the Ukrainian Studies Foundation in Australia for hosting my talk. Despite the clouds, I met wonderful colleagues, talked about #Ukrainianstudies in Australia and saw many sunflowers 🌻

#Ukraine #Australia #Sydney #sunflower #Ukrainiancommunity

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Iryna Skubii @irynaskubii.bsky.social · May 11

🌻In a week in Sydney! Thanks to the Ukrainian Studies Foundation in Australia for the invitation. Honoured to give a lecture "From Seed to Symbol: The Sunflower in Ukrainian Historу."

#Ukraine #sunflower #UkrainianStudies #UkrainianStudiesFoundationInAustralia #Sydney

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Darya (Дарця) Tsymbalyuk @daryatsymbalyuk.bsky.social · May 5

for those in Europe, you can now order "Ecocide in Ukraine" with a 40% discount, just use the code DTS40 when ordering at @politybooks.bsky.social
with huge thanks to Serhii Plokhii, Luke Harding, Svitlana Matviyenko, Philippe Sands, Maria Popova, Lisa Brady, and Emma Hakala for their kind words 🌿

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Iryna Skubii @irynaskubii.bsky.social · May 4

unimelb.zoom.us/webinar/regi... 3/3

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: ‘Names on the Maps’: Poetry Reading and Conversation with Oksana Lutsyshyna and Oksana Maksymchuk. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email ...

Ukraine Writes Back: Writers, Poets and the War webinar series Co-hosted by the Arts Faculty Research Initiative on Post-Soviet Space (RIPSS) at the University of Melbourne and the Ukrainian Studies A...

unimelb.zoom.us

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Iryna Skubii @irynaskubii.bsky.social · May 4

Ukraine Writes Back: Writers, Poets and the War webinar series. Co-hosted by the Research Initiative on Post-Soviet Space at the University of the University of Melbourne and the Ukrainian Studies Association of Australia and New Zealand. 2/3

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Iryna Skubii @irynaskubii.bsky.social · May 4

Join the 1st webinar “‘Names on the Maps’: Poetry Reading and Conversation (8 May) with a stellar line-up: Oksana Lytsyshyna, Oksana Maskymchuk, and Marko Pavlyshyn! 1/3

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Iryna Skubii @irynaskubii.bsky.social · Apr 20

A must read by Marko Pavlyshyn for anyone interested in Ukrainian and Soviet history and literature!

Mark Edele @edelemark.bsky.social · Apr 16

Marko Pavlyshyn's excellent short history of Ukrainian Literature (A Wartime Guide for Anglophone Readers) has been published! Free electronic version available until 29 April @cambridgeup.bsky.social . Get your copy before the paywall goes up: www.cambridge.org/core/element...

Ukrainian Literature

Cambridge Core - European Studies - Ukrainian Literature

www.cambridge.org

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