Viadrina Center of Polish and Ukrainian Studies

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Founded in July 2023, the Viadrina Center of Polish and Ukrainian Studies (VCPU) merges the Center for Interdisciplinary Polish Studies and the Chair for Entangled History of Ukraine into a new research institution at the European University Viadrina. The VCPU focuses on interdisciplinary research on Polish and Ukrainian history and the present day, as well as on the transfer of science-based and up-to-date knowledge about Poland and Ukraine to the public.

Interdisciplinary conferences, workshops, open lectures, summer academies, research trips as well as university lectures and seminars by the VCPU’s academic staff and international guest researchers, several publication series, an academic blog and a YouTube channel stimulate research on Poland and Ukraine and underline the special role of the Viadrina as a place of European intellectual exchange.

Große Scharrnstraße 59, DE 15230 Frankfurt (Oder)
+49 335-5534 2445
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Große Scharrnstraße 23a
DE 15230 Frankfurt (Oder)
Räume 301-311

News

"Borders in red" out now!

Borders in Red shows how Lenin and his Bolshevik leadership embraced the nationality question as a way of managing diversity and institutionalized it as a means of governance. Stephan Rindlisbacher uses the making of national borders as a lens through which to examine the Bolsheviks' fundamental shift from proletarian internationalism to ethnonational federalism sui generis.

VCPU Annual Review 2023-2024

VCPU looks back on their achievements in research, teaching, and transfer 2023/24. Read our full report in English, German, Polish, or Ukrainian.

Das VCPU sucht Verstärkung!

Das Viadrina Center of Polish and Ukrainian Studies und die Professur für Interdisziplinäre Polenstudien sucht einen akademischen Mitarbeiter. Bewerben Sie sich bei uns!

Our new blog Entanglements. Polish and Ukrainian Studies

Over a year ago, the Viadrina Center of Polish and Ukrainian Studies (VCPU) was launched. Today, we're thrilled to mark our first anniversary with an exciting milestone: the launch of our new academic blog, "Entanglements. Polish and Ukrainian Studies". This blog builds on the experience of the Polish Studies Blog (Pol-Int) and serves to network different research institutions and to transfer knowledge about the region from different disciplines to the general public.

Events

Jun

Thursday 18.00

Forschungsprojekt in Comic-Bildern – Ausstellungseröffnung über Modernisierungsblockaden der DDR

Sieben Jahre lange haben Wissenschaftler*innen der Viadrina gemeinsam mit Kolleg*innen anderer Universitäten erforscht, wie Innovationen in Wirtschaft und Wissenschaft in der DDR blockiert und begrenzt wurden. Nun haben sie die Ergebnisse mit Hilfe des Illustrators P. M. Hoffmann kompakt und comichaft auf großformatigen Tafeln zusammengefasst.

Jun

Tuesday 16.15

Book Presentation: Stephan Rindlisbacher "Borders in Red. Managing Diversity in the Early Soviet Union"

Research | Teaching | Transfer

Research

The research carried out at the Viadrina Center of Polish and Ukrainian Studies is dedicated to Poland and Ukraine in a broad transregional context, considering the close entanglements – commonalities as well as conflicts – in this multi-layered contact zone. Recognizing the cultural and political agency of Poland and Ukraine, we treat our research as an integrative endeavor with a strategic interdisciplinary focus.

Teaching

In line with its research focus, the Viadrina Center of Polish and Ukrainian Studies pursues the strategy of integrating Polish, Ukrainian, as well as Central and Eastern European studies into as many courses at the Viadrina as possible. For this reason, courses are generally offered in English and German, together with a number of seminars in Polish and Ukrainian, and are aimed at students from all three faculties at all levels of qualification – BA, MA and PhD.

Transfer

We want to share the results of our enquiries with the public. Scientifically based, trustworthy knowledge and information, especially about the complex situations and conditions in Central and Eastern Europe, are urgently needed in Germany. In order to transfer the findings of the Viadrina Center of Polish and Ukrainian Studies projects into an enlightened public debate, we will further develop our existing formats.