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Kyle Frackman, Associate Professor of German and Nordic Studies, University of British Columbia

Humanities are essential in understanding the Russian war against Ukraine

Members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe demonstrate against the war in Ukraine, Monday, March 14, 2022 in Strasbourg, eastern France. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)

I recently moderated a virtual event about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine hosted by the Department of Central, Eastern and Northern European Studies at the University of British Columbia. The event had experts give brief presentations about the war’s background and the session was attended by almost 1,000 people.

The audience questions touched on subjects like Ukrainian language, culture, history and international law. And in their responses, the experts helped provide background and context for the events unfolding in eastern Europe.

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