Memory of National Minorities of Ukraine

In this project, people belonging to national minorities narrate their life experiences from the Soviet era to the times of independent Ukraine.

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Project implemented in cooperation with POST BELLUM-UKRAINE NGO. Copyright jointly owned by POST BELLUM and POST BELLUM-UKRAJINA. For complete records of witnesses or to correct existing errors, please contact svitlana.dovhan@postbellum.ua

Peter Gergeli during the interview, 2024

Петер Гергелі Peter Gergeli

* 1951

Civic activism in Ukraine, Ukraine, National minorities, University professor

Ukraine in 1990-s., 23. 10. 1956 - Hungarian revolution of 1956 and fightings for independence, 5. 1. - 21. 8. 1968 - The Prague Spring, 21. 8. 1968 - Invasion of the Warsaw Pact troops, Ukraine in 1986–1991 and 2 more anniversaries

Адель Діанова Adel Dianova

* 1948

Ukraine, National minorities, Artists

Ukraine in 1990-s., Perestroika, Ukraine in 1986–1991, The Ukrainian declaration of independence in 1991, Dissolution of the Soviet Union and 3 more anniversaries

Pavlo Kozlenko during the interview, 2024

Павло Козленко Pavlo Kozlenko

* 1976

Civic activism in Ukraine, Ukraine, National minorities, Holocaust

Ukraine in 1990-s., Perestroika, 2022 - full scale invasion of Russia into Ukraine

Semen Martkovych during his service in the Soviet army, early 1960s

Семен Марткович Semen Martkovych

* 1940

Ukraine, National minorities

Ukraine in 1986–1991, The Ukrainian declaration of independence in 1991, The 1991 referendum in Ukraine, Dissolution of the Soviet Union

Valentyna Nikiruy (Georgieva) as a child

Валентина Нікіруй Valentyna Nikiruy

* 1951

Ukraine, National minorities, Art and censorship

Ukraine in 1990-s., The Ukrainian declaration of independence in 1991, Dissolution of the Soviet Union, The Revolution of Dignity (21.11. 2013 – 22.02. 2014), 2014 - first invasion of Russia into Ukraine and 1 more anniversaries

Дмитро Терзі Dmitro Terzi

* 1944

Ukraine, National minorities, Witnesses of local events connected to WWII

Ukraine in 1990-s., The Khrushchev Thaw 1953 – 1964, Ukraine in 1986–1991, 2022 - full scale invasion of Russia into Ukraine

Lerane Khanum Kurtnebi Qizi during the interview, 2024

Леране Ханум Куртнебі Кизи Lerane Khanum Kurtnebi Qizi

* 1980

Civic activism in Ukraine, Forced displacement from and within Ukraine, Ukraine, National minorities

Ukraine in 1990-s., The Ukrainian declaration of independence in 1991, The 1991 referendum in Ukraine, The Orange Revolution of 2004, The Revolution of Dignity (21.11. 2013 – 22.02. 2014) and 3 more anniversaries

Memory of National Minorities of Ukraine

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* 1951

* 1948

* 1976

* 1940

* 1951

* 1944

* 1980

Blažena Koulová

Božena Procházková

Mgr. Klára Formanová

Prof. Ing. Petr Munk , DrSc.

Václav Nedomanský