Author: Oleksandr Pankieiev

Myroslav Yurkevich is senior editor of the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies Press and has participated in the Hrushevsky Translation Project at CIUS since its inception. A former editor of the Journal of Ukrainian Studies, he has also translated academic articles and government documents.   Oleksandr Pankieiev: Please tell us what led to your current role at CIUS. Myroslav Yurkevich: I studied Russian and East European history at the universities of Toronto and Michigan, and…

 Volodymyr Kravchenko, Director of the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies, University of Alberta.   Oleksandr Pankieiev: This year Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies is celebrating its fortieth anniversary and the beginning of Ukrainian studies in Canada. How has the institute changed over the years? What new challenges and tasks does it face as compared with 1976? Volodymyr Kravchenko: The institute is preparing to celebrate its fortieth anniversary, but the history of Ukrainian studies is much longer. Actually,…