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An UA HES Special Event entitled Contested Ground/The Legacy of the Second World War in Eastern Europe was run on October 23-24, 2015 at the University of Alberta in Edmonton AB. The conference was dedicated to taking a fresh, critical look at the famed events of 1945: the Yalta Summit, the San Francisco Conference, VE Day (May 8), VE Day (May 9), the Potsdam Gathering (and VJ Day) as well as the legacies that have emerged in the seven decades since their occurrence. In effect, the forum took its cue from a phrase (and sentiment) first coined by historian Norman Davies: “No Simple Victory”.

Speakers included:

Jars Balan Valerii Kuchynskyi
Aurel Braun Taras Kuzio
Yitzhak Brydny Marius Laurinavičius
Janusz Bugajski George O. Liber
Serge Cipko Zuzanna Lorek
Ariel Cohen Janusz Onyszkiewicz
Heather Coleman Roman Petryshyn
Derek Fraser Herman Pirchner
Oleksandr Gladun Jan M. Piskorski
Paul Goble Omelian Rudnytskyi
Lubomyr Hajda Yuri Shapoval
Bohdan Harasymiw James Sherr
Pekka Holopainen Myroslav Shkandrij
Vladislav Hrynewych Vladimir Socor
Yaroslav Hrytsak Vlad Spânu
Robert H. Keyserlingk Frank E. Sysyn
Hakan Kirimli Lori Thorlakson
Bohdan Klid Mark Von Hagen
Zenon E. Kohut David M. Wineroither
Volodymyr Kravchenko Myroslav Yurkevich
Svitlana Krys Volodymyr Zaryckyj

Organizing Institutions:

Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies Center for US-Ukrainian Relations

Sponsoring Institutions:

Ukrainian Canadian Congress Ukrainian World Congress

Patrons:

Alberta Society for the Advancement of Ukrainian Studies Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties Foundation
Alberta Ukrainian Commemorative Society Ukrainian Credit Union (Toronto)
Alberta Foundation for Ukrainian Education Society Ukrainian Foundation for College Education
Alberta Ukrainian Self-Reliance League Ukrainian National Foundation
Buduchnist Foundation Ukrainian Professional Business Association (Calgary)
Caisse Populaire Ukrainienne de Montréal Ukrainian Self-Reliance Association (Edmonton)
Center for US-Ukrainian Relations Ukrainian Senior Citizens Association of Boyeslaw (Edmonton)
Franko Foundation Ukrainian Youth Association (Edmonton)
Dr. Ehor Gauk Ukrainian Youth Unity Council (Edmonton)
Koziak Family Foundation Wirth Institute for Austrian and Central European Studies
League of Ukrainian Canadians (Edmonton) World Congress of Ukrainians Education Fund
League of Ukrainian Canadian Women (Edmonton) Ukrainian National Federation (Edmonton)
Dr. Boris and Anna Petriw Emil and Orasia Yereniuk
Servus Credit Union Council (Edmonton) Canada Ukraine Alliance
Ukrainian Benevolent Association of Alberta

Proceedings/Presentations:

Window on Eurasia Founder/Chief Editor Paul Goble’s

featured remarks
Academician of Ukraine Dr. Yuri Shapoval’s

featured remarks
Ambassador Valeriy Kuchynskyi’s

featured remarks
UA Institute of Demography Dep. Dir. Dr. Oleksandr Gladun’s

PPT presentation
Academician of Ukraine Dr. Vladslav Hrynewych’s

featured remarks

CEPA Senior Fellow Janusz Bugajski’s featured remarks remarks

Ambassador Derek Fraser’s

presentation abstract
University of Szczecin Prof. Jan Piskorski’s

comprehensive summary of topics
University of Toronto Prof. Aurel Braun’s

presentation abstract
Arizona State University Prof. Mark Von Hagen’s

PPT presentation
Finnish Army Col. Pekka Holopainen’s

featured remarks

 

Press:

Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies
promotional leaflette
Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies
Press Release

 

Program:

The event’s program

 

Brochure:

The event’s
brochure

 

 

Speaker Bios:

Short biographies of the the participants are available.

 

Photos:

A CIUS Facebook photo montage