Decolonizing the discourse on Europe’s East

While Global South countries have made strides over recent decades in decolonizing from historical imperialism, the idea of the Russian empire remains widely unchallenged and preserves its influence across the region. The invasion into Ukraine demonstrates that Russia’s imperial ambitions persist, with dire consequences.
This discussion explores why ongoing discourses in Germany and elsewhere in the world too often fail to acknowledge the anti-colonial character of Ukraine’s fight for freedom.


With:

• Kateryna Botanova, Cultural critic, curator, writer
• Katrin Göring-Eckardt, MdB, Vice President of Bundestag, Alliance 90/ The Greens 
• Valentyna Sotnykova, Philologist, author

Moderation: Kateryna Kvashnytska, Coordinator of Democracy Program at Heinrich Boell Stiftung Ukraine 
 

Language: German - English Simultaneous translation

Registration: Please register for the participation at the Café Kyiv and join us at 11.00 in Cinema 10. The number of seats is limited. There is no guarantee for a seat in the respective auditorium at Colosseum.

At the Heinrich Böll Foundation stand at Café Kyiv, we will be presenting the digital Museum of Stolen Art with its virtual reconstructions of stolen, destroyed or damaged works of art from Mariupol throughout the day. Virtual reality glasses are available for this purpose. With Olena Zenchenko and Oleksandra Tumyk, initiators of the Museum of Stolen Art.

Contact: Robert Sperfeld, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung
E  sperfeld (@) boell.de