This myth has become a significant part of Ukrainian national consciousness. Popular narratives stress the Cossacks’ love for freedom, their role as permanentĭefenders of the Motherland, and their unsurpassed military skills and bravery. History and presents the Cossacks as the embodiment of national values. Ukrainian “Cossack myth” stipulates the key role of Cossacks in Ukrainian How did you come up with the idea for the workshop “The Cossack Myth in Eastern Europe in the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries”?

Anatoly Bazylevych’s Illustrations to Eneyida by Ivan Kotlarevskyi (1960s).

More information on the workshop, including the full program, can be found here. We talked to the convener, Denys Shatalov ( Prisma Ukraïna Visiting Fellow 2019) about the upcoming event.

Today, we put the spotlight on the workshop, “The Cossack Myth in Eastern Europe in the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries”, which will take place at the Forum Transregionale Studien, Berlin, on 12-13 December 2019.

This article is part of the TRAFO series “Emerging Topics.

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