Wars happen to us; they turn our lives upside down and change us for good. They make us re-evaluate life and death. They make us experience crushing hatred and overwhelming love.

With this book, Dr Olesya Khomeychuk invites the reader to witness her personal experience of war, her journey from London to Lviv, from peace to a warzone, and to discover why Russia’s war in Ukraine is closer to home than we might think.

You can find out more about the book here.

The talk will take place in Bush House (S), room 2.03.

SPEAKER

Dr Olesya Khromeychuk is a historian and writer. She received her PhD in History from University College London. She has taught the history of East-Central Europe at the University of Cambridge, University College London, the University of East Anglia, and King’s College London. She is author of The Death of a Soldier Told by His Sister and Undetermined Ukrainians. Post-War Narratives of the Waffen SS Galicia Division. She is currently the Director of the Ukrainian Institute London.