Oxford Ukraine Hub
Between a Catastrophe and Transition: Chornobyl and Ukraine in the 1980s and 1990s
Friday 5 June 2026
Ertegun House (and online)
This workshop explores the impact of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster and the transition to an independent Ukraine in the 1990s. Please fill out this form if you wish to attend.
SCHEDULE
10:30am-1pm: After Independence: Ukraine in Transitions of the 1990s
Dr Nataliya Kibita, University of Oxford
Professor Vlad Mykhnenko, University of Oxford
Professor Kataryna Wolczuk, University of Birmingham
2:30pm-4:30pm: Chornobyl, 40 Years After: Historical Reflections
Professor David Marples, University of Alberta
Dr Tetiana Perga, Technische Universität Berlin