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On November 20, public discussion (with the participation of the heads of Jewish organizations) on Babyn Yar memorialization concept was held in the Hall of the Presidium of the Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in Kyiv. The concept was created by a working group at the Institute of History of Ukraine of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine by order of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and commissioned by the Ministry of Culture and the National Historical and Cultural Reserve “Babyn Yar”. Borys Glazunov, Serhii Kot, Vitalii Nakhmanovych, Tetiana Pastushenko, Ivan Patriiak, Viktoriia Yaremenko and others were among co - authors of a working group led by Hennadii Boriak, corresponding member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, deputy director of the Institute of History of Ukraine.

Dr. Igor Shchupak and a number of other scientists got instructions to make a review of the concept of the Ukrainian working group, – you will be able to read the text very soon.

There was an active discussion during the event. “The most important, – Dr. Shchupak stresses, – that the Ukrainian state should take an active part in Babyn Yar memorialization, and further discussion of the project would be fruitful and comprehensive. “