Eduard Kuzmenko,
Ph.D. student in History, Assistant Professor,
Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17721/2524-048X.2025.31.12
Abstract. On March 29, 2024, an important international scientific seminar titled «Great Britain in World and Ukrainian History» was held, bringing together 25 researchers of UK history and contemporary affairs from Ukraine and the UK. The event was organized by the Department of Modern and Contemporary History of Foreign Countries at the Faculty of History of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, as part of the development of the EP «American and European Studies (with in-depth study of foreign languages)».
The seminar covered many practical and theoretical topics, including relevant aspects of the UK’s experience for Ukraine, historical perspectives, the current state, and prospects of Ukrainian-British relations. The special emphasis was placed on the foreign policy of the United Kingdom after Brexit.
The plenary session was moderated by Professor Oleh Mashevskyi, Doctor of Historical Sciences, and Head of the Department of Modern and Contemporary History of Foreign Countries. During the plenary session, participants had the opportunity to listen to and discuss the following keynote presentations: Glen Grant: «Military education: experience of the British Army. How the lessons of military history and military technology, leadership, and battle awareness shape the battles of the future»; Serhii Vakarin: «UK and Ukraine: strategic partnership. Experience of diplomatic, military and scientific cooperation with the UK»; Serhii Tolstov: «Analysis of the United Kingdom’s foreign policy after Brexit».
Within the framework of the sections «Great Britain in World History» (moderated by Assistant Professor, Ph.D. in History Artem Koshelev) and «Great Britain in Ukrainian History» (moderated by Associate Professor, Ph.D. in History Oleh Kupchyk), a range of issues related to contemporary aspects of British-Ukrainian relations, foreign policy, and other topics concerning the United Kingdom were thoroughly examined.
It was concluded that the regular annual organization of such events, with the expanded participation of scholars from Ukraine and the United Kingdom, would contribute to strengthening the British-Ukrainian bilateral dialogue.
Keywords: History of the United Kingdom, British-Ukrainian relations, UK’s foreign policy, History of International relations, Scientific diplomacy.
Submitted 10.03.2025
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- International scientific seminar «Great Britain in World and Ukrainian History» (03.2024). American Studies, European Studies, and Oriental Studies: YouTube Channel.Retrieved from: https://surl.li/hckien [In Ukrainian].
- Roundtable «Ukraine in the Geostrategy and Geopolitics of Great Britain» (15.03.2024). American Studies, European Studies, and Oriental Studies: YouTube Channel. Retrieved from: https://surl.li/qkokqj[In Ukrainian].
- Program of International Scientific Seminar «Great Britain in World and Ukrainian History» (2024). Department of Modern and Contemporary History of Foreign Countries of Taras Kyiv National University: Website.Retrieved from: https://surli.cc/yjlueq [In Ukrainian].
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