Book presentation ‘Freiheitsschauplatz’ with Susann Worschech - free entry

Three revolutions in three decades, a vibrant civil society and the epitome of resilience - Ukrainian society is as impressive and diverse as it is largely unknown in Germany. Who are the Ukrainians, how do they see themselves and their country in Europe? How have the revolutions, the upheaval of the 1990s and the developments since the Maidan shaped Ukrainian society? What significance do Europeanisation and the decades-long conflict with Russia have in Ukrainian society? In the book ‘Freiheitsschauplatz’, German and Ukrainian experts offer comprehensive insights into Ukrainian society for the first time - from political structures and processes such as EU rapprochement to the development of the economy and social policy, social dynamics such as democracy, gender issues and migration, to civil society, culture and the role of the culture of remembrance. The book thus contributes to a better understanding of Ukrainian society, its historical development, its fractures and conflicts and its resilience.

In an interview with journalist Gesine Dornblüth, editor Dr Susann Worschech and one of the authors of the anthology, Garry Polushkin, explain why our knowledge of Ukrainian society is so limited.