Latest Past Events

Special Virtual Book Discussion by Serhii Plokhy

The Ukrainian Institute of America, in collaboration with the Shevchenko Scientific Society and the Ukrainian Academy of Arts and Sciences, is delighted to invite you to a special virtual book discussion by Serhii Plokhy, Mykhailo Hrushevsky Professor of History and Director of the Ukrainian Research Institute at Harvard University. Forgotten Bastards of the Eastern Front: American Airmen Behind the Soviet Lines and the…

The Great Chernobyl Acceleration

Jordan Center for the Advanced Study of Russia 19 University Place, 2nd Floor, New York City

In April 1986, the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant exploded and sent upwards of 50 million curies into the surrounding environment. Working through archives, Brown encountered many contradictory accounts of the disaster and its effects. Realizing that though people and archives lie, trees probably don’t, she turned to scientists—biologists, foresters, physicians and physicists—to help her understand the ecology of the greater…

Special Book Talk and Signing by The New York Times Bestselling Author Adam Higginbotham

Ukrainian Institute of America 2 East 79th Street, New York

The Ukrainian Institute of America is delighted to invite you to a special book talk and signing by The New York Times bestselling author Adam HigginbothamMidnight in Chernobyl:  The Untold Story of the World’s Greatest Nuclear Disaster The Ukrainian Institute of America 2 East 79th Street (at Fifth Avenue) New York, NY 10075 Admission: $15  | UIA members: $10 BUY TICKETS The first…

$10 – $15