Dear colleagues,
Ukrainian Crisis Media Center cordially invites you to participate in the Conference Ukraine: Thinking Together on May 15-19 in Kyiv, Ukraine.
The event will bring together twenty-five leading figures from the worlds of art, literature, and scholarship from all around the world for a series of public discussions with Ukrainian colleagues about the meaning of Ukrainian pluralism for the future of Europe, Russia, and the world.
This historically unprecedented encounter of international and Ukrainian intellectuals is initiated by Leon Wieseltier of The New Republic and Timothy Snyder of Yale University. There has never been a gathering in modern Ukraine with this kind of ambition and we would be very glad to see you among the guests.
Brief program of Ukraine: Thinking Together:
(Please find the full program here)
Thursday May 15
5:00pm Public Lecture by Timothy Snyder “Not Even Past: Ukrainian Histories, Russian Politics, European Futures”. Site: Congregation Hall, Old University Building, Kyiv Mohyla Academy (2, Hryhoriy Skovoroda Str)
Friday May 16
12:00 Opening press conference: Timothy Snyder, Leon Wieseltier, international guests. Site: Ukrainian Crisis Media Center (Hotel Ukraine: 4 Instytutska Str)
5:45pm Public Lecture by Bernard-Henry Lévi “La résistible ascension d'Arturo Poutine”. Site: Congregation Hall, Old University Building, Kyiv Mohyla Academy (2, Hryhoriy Skovoroda Str)
Saturday -Sunday May 17 - May 18
9.00am – 8.00pm Conference Ukraine: Thinking Together. Panels on human rights, culture after the Maidan, corruption, revolution, geopolitics, and totalitarianism. Site: Diplomatic Academy (2 Velyka Zhytomyrska Str).
Monday 19 May
9.30am – 12.00pm Conference Ukraine: Thinking Together. Panel on history and memory. Site: Diplomatic Academy (2 Velyka Zhytomyrska Str).
12:00 Closing press conference. Site: Ukrainian Crisis Media Center (Hotel Ukraine: 4 Instytutska Str)
In order to register, please follow the link
In case you would like to arrange an interview with any of the participants, please let us know in the registration form. For any additional information about the event contact us directly at +38 (044) 495 29 60 (landline) or via email [email protected]. In case you need a fixer, please contact Oleksandra Ustinova at +38 067 550 15 70 or via email [email protected].
Please note: There will be a press center functioning at the Diplomatic Academy, where you will be able to get the help or information if needed.