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Uilleam Blacker @uilleamblacker.bsky.social · 20h

Thrilled that my colleague Marta Jenkala has won the Hvylia/Dalga award for promoting Ukrainian language abroad from
the state Ukrainian Institute. Marta taught Ukrainian at @uclssees.bsky.social and @camukrainistyka.bsky.social, and led @ukrinstitute.bsky.social.
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Winners of the Hvylya / Dalğa Prize for the promotion of the Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar languages honored in Ukraine

Winners of the Hvylya / Dalğa Prize for the promotion of the Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar languages honored in Ukraine For the first time, the Ukrainian Institute recognized activists who have made sig...

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UCL European Institute @uclei.bsky.social · 6d

🎙️ Tune in to the latest episode of The Ukraine Shelf podcast where @oliahercules.bsky.social and Felicity Spector speak with @uilleamblacker.bsky.social and @okhromeychuk.bsky.social on all things food!

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🎧 www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6HZ...

#Europe #TheUkraineShelf

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Uilleam Blacker @uilleamblacker.bsky.social · 6d

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UCL European Institute @uclei.bsky.social · 6d

🎙️ Tune in to the latest episode of The Ukraine Shelf podcast where @oliahercules.bsky.social and Felicity Spector speak with @uilleamblacker.bsky.social and @okhromeychuk.bsky.social on all things food!

☁️ soundcloud.com/european-ins...
🎧 www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6HZ...

#Europe #TheUkraineShelf

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Uilleam Blacker @uilleamblacker.bsky.social · 8d

It was a joy to talk translation with Ali Kinsella, Mark Andryczyk & Oleh Kotsyuba at the launch of Taras Prokhasko's Earth Gods @huribooks.bsky.social last week! We talked botany, brain scans, geopolitics & mountain dialects👇. Happy International Translator Day! www.youtube.com/watch?v=RN7Y...

Kinsella, Andryczyk, Blacker — Earth Gods: Writings from before the War by Taras Prokhasko

YouTube video by Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute (HURI)

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Uilleam Blacker @uilleamblacker.bsky.social · 9d

I spoke to the @telegraphnews.bsky.social Ukraine: The Latest podcast about Babyn Yar and Holocaust memory in Ukraine. Thank you @adeliepjz.bsky.social and the much-missed David Knowles for the invitation and for your excellent reporting from Kyiv in this episode. podcasts.apple.com/gr/podcast/g...

Gas shortages ‘finally’ hit Moscow as Kyiv intensifies strikes on refineries & David Knowles on the largest Nazi massacre in Ukraine

Podcast Episode · Ukraine: The Latest · 26/09/2025 · 55m

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Seth Graham @sethbgraham.bsky.social · 27d

I echo what my fellow russianist and colleague @sarahjyoung.bsky.social says, and fully support what @uilleamblacker.bsky.social calls for in his essay.

Dr Sarah J Young @sarahjyoung.bsky.social · 27d

Brilliant, thought-provoking essay by my colleague @uilleamblacker.bsky.social - as a russianist who fully accepts that I have contributed this problem, I’d welcome the sort of institutional change Uilleam argues for here, and am trying to work towards that. www.eurozine.com/russia-is-no...

Russia is not the sea

Imperial Russia saw the nation as the sea into which all the other Slavic cultures flowed. The idea persists today not only in Russia's attitude towards its neighbourhood, but also in the way eastern ...

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Uilleam Blacker @uilleamblacker.bsky.social · 26d

Thanks, Seth!

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Uilleam Blacker @uilleamblacker.bsky.social · 27d

Thank you, Sarah!

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Dr Sarah J Young @sarahjyoung.bsky.social · 27d

Brilliant, thought-provoking essay by my colleague @uilleamblacker.bsky.social - as a russianist who fully accepts that I have contributed this problem, I’d welcome the sort of institutional change Uilleam argues for here, and am trying to work towards that. www.eurozine.com/russia-is-no...

Russia is not the sea

Imperial Russia saw the nation as the sea into which all the other Slavic cultures flowed. The idea persists today not only in Russia's attitude towards its neighbourhood, but also in the way eastern ...

www.eurozine.com

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Eduard Klein @edklein.bsky.social · Sep 8

@uilleamblacker.bsky.social:
"Institutions that are built around the idea of ‘Russia and Eastern Europe’, or even Slavic Studies, are something akin to the fossil fuel industries. If we want to find a sustainable and ethical way forward, they are no longer tenable" www.eurozine.com/russia-is-no...

Russia is not the sea

Imperial Russia saw the nation as the sea into which all the other Slavic cultures flowed. The idea persists today not only in Russia's attitude towards its neighbourhood, but also in way the region i...

www.eurozine.com

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Uilleam Blacker @uilleamblacker.bsky.social · Sep 8

Thanks for reading!

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Uilleam Blacker @uilleamblacker.bsky.social · Sep 8

I wrote for Eurozine on the lingering imperial geographies that define our understandings of Ukraine and eastern Europe.

Eurozine @eurozine.bsky.social · Sep 8

Imperial Russia saw the nation as the sea into which all the other Slavic cultures flowed. The idea persists today in way the region is studied in the West. Ukraine scholar @uilleamblacker.bsky.social pleas for institutional reform: www.eurozine.com/russia-is-no...

Russia is not the sea

Imperial Russia saw the nation as the sea into which all the other Slavic cultures flowed. The idea persists today not only in Russia's attitude towards its neighbourhood, but also in way the region i...

www.eurozine.com

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Uilleam Blacker @uilleamblacker.bsky.social · Aug 30

Thank you for listening!

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Gwendal Piégais @gwendalpiegais.bsky.social · Aug 30

A podcast not to be missed by anyone who wants to understand #Ukraine. I've just devoured all 5 episodes. Thank you @okhromeychuk.bsky.social & @uilleamblacker.bsky.social for this crucial contribution. I particularly liked the fascinating episode on Crimea! www.olesyakhromeychuk.com/projects/the...

Olesya Khromeychuk - The Ukraine Shelf

Ukraine is at the centre of world events today, and understanding the country’s politics, history and culture has never been more important. The Ukraine Shelf is a podcast where Uilleam Blacker and I...

www.olesyakhromeychuk.com

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Olesya Khromeychuk @okhromeychuk.bsky.social · Aug 17

Looking for something uplifting today? The latest Ukraine Shelf episode explores food: how it nourishes, connects, and helps overcome trauma. @uilleamblacker.bsky.social and I chat with chef and activist @oliahercules.bsky.social, and journalist and volunteer Felicity Spector. 🎧 Link below.

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Uilleam Blacker @uilleamblacker.bsky.social · Aug 22

Watch the recording of our discussion on Odesa, identity, resistance & empire with @julianevans.bsky.social, Olha Sydorushkina, Oksana Dovgopolova, Ivan Kozlenko. Organised by @uclssees.bsky.social & @ukrinstitute.bsky.social, supported by @britishacademy.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nb17...

Odesa: identity, resistance, and imperial legacy

YouTube video by Ukrainian Institute London

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Uilleam Blacker @uilleamblacker.bsky.social · Aug 13

New Ukraine Shelf episode out now! @okhromeychuk.bsky.social and I spoke to @oliahercules.bsky.social and @felicityspector.bsky.social about Ukrainian food culture, how food sustains in wartime, the implications of the war for global food supplies and more. youtu.be/lwODG8kdTrM?...

The Ukraine Shelf Episode 5: Food with Olia Hercules and Felicity Spector

YouTube video by Ukrainian Institute London

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Uilleam Blacker @uilleamblacker.bsky.social · Aug 4

Very excited to be recording a special edition of The Ukraine Shelf at @edbookfest.bsky.social with my co-host @okhromeychuk.bsky.social and the brilliant Oksana Maksymchuk and Phillipe Sands! Ticketes here: www.edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival...

Uilleam Blacker & Olesya Khromeychuk: The Ukraine Shelf

From Sun 10 Aug - As the war in Ukraine continues, The Ukraine Shelf podcast brings together leading authors, scholars, and journalists for lively and informed discussions about what we should be read...

www.edbookfest.co.uk

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Uilleam Blacker @uilleamblacker.bsky.social · Aug 4

Very excited to be recording a special edition of The Ukraine Shelf at @edbookfest.bsky.social with my co-host @okhromeychuk.bsky.social and the brilliant Oksana Maksymchuk and Phillipe Sands! Ticketes here: www.edbookfest.co.uk/the-festival...

Uilleam Blacker & Olesya Khromeychuk: The Ukraine Shelf

From Sun 10 Aug - As the war in Ukraine continues, The Ukraine Shelf podcast brings together leading authors, scholars, and journalists for lively and informed discussions about what we should be read...

www.edbookfest.co.uk

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Iryna Odrekhivska @odrekhivska.bsky.social · Jul 30

Presented on a fantastic panel “Contact zones & Cross-Cultural Dialogue in Ukrainian Literature” chaired by @uilleamblacker.bsky.social & had the pleasure to run a panel series “Between Past & Future: The Ukrainian War as a Battle for Identity” @iceeess.bsky.social, hosted by @uclssees.bsky.social

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Uilleam Blacker @uilleamblacker.bsky.social · Jul 22

My interview for The Ukrainians is now available in English. We talked postcolonialism, western cultural biases, translation, Ukrainian-Scottish parallels, and more. theukrainians.org/en/uilleam-b...

Uilleam Blacker: ‘My understanding of postcolonialism came through Ukrainian literature’

The translator and researcher on the most impactful stories in Ukrainian literature, the role of cultural diplomacy and the craft of translation

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Uilleam Blacker @uilleamblacker.bsky.social · Jul 21

Very much looking forward to being in conversation with Dame Melinda Simmons today at #iccees2025, hosted at @uclssees.bsky.social. We'll be talking Ukraine, Poland, the Russian threat, and more www.iccees2025.org/keynote-spea...

Keynote speakers – XI ICCEES World Congress

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Olesya Khromeychuk @okhromeychuk.bsky.social · Jul 10

I had the pleasure of speaking at European Literature Night recently, in a discussion about the role of culture in resisting indifference. Here’s a clip of me reflecting on why culture is always political, but I’d highly recommend watching the full recording on YouTube: youtu.be/oK9QlhCKq24?.... 1/2

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Uilleam Blacker @uilleamblacker.bsky.social · Jul 9

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Frank Garrett @frankgarrett.online · Jul 9

I’m a bit behind (in absolutely everything), but just finished Episode 1 of The Ukraine Shelf with @uilleamblacker.bsky.social & @okhromeychuk.bsky.social from @ukrinstitute.bsky.social. Wonderful, intellectually rigorous conversation about Crimean Tartars. Next episodes are already queued up.

The Ukraine Shelf Episode 1: Crimea with Elmaz Asan and Rory Finnin

Podcast Episode · Talking Europe: The UCL European Institute podcast · 02/25/2025 · 54m

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Uilleam Blacker @uilleamblacker.bsky.social · Jul 9

Thank you, Frank!

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