The presentation will offer an historical examination of Ukrainian national identity from its origins in Kievan Rus, to relations between Ukraine, Russia, and “The West” that brought us to the current war.  

David Kalivas is a senior adjunct professor at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. His research interests are in world history and Eurasian studies. He holds a A.B. from Suffolk University, M.A. from the University of Connecticut at Storrs, and a Ph.D. from Northeastern University.

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