Why Crimea is Ukraine with Olena Kulish
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Why Crimea is Ukraine: The Untold Story of a Stolen Homeland with Olena Kulish. This lecture tells the real history of Crimea—a land shaped by empires, forced deportations, and resistance. From the Crimean Khanate to Russian annexation, from Soviet purges to modern occupation, Crimea’s past explains why it remains one of the most contested regions today. Why does Russia hold on to it so tightly? What is it trying to erase? And why does this fight matter beyond Ukraine? It’s a story of power, identity, and the dangers of rewriting history. På engelska och tolkas till svenska.
Olena Kulish
Olena Kulish, is a social anthropologist specializing in identity and cultural preservation during war. Born in Crimea, she incorporates her personal experience of occupation into her research on Ukrainian wartime soundscapes, exploring how they shape resilience and national identity. She has also participated in ethnographic expeditions in Egypt and Turkey, studying spirituality, traditions, and material culture. Olena has organized educational projects and delivered multiple presentations, as ethnographer and ethnochoreologist, on Middle Eastern traditions and folklore, contributing to cultural understanding and safeguarding intangible heritage.
