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Today – January 27 – International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Exactly this day in 1945 the Red Army liberated the prisoners of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest death camp in occupied Europe, in Auschwitz (on the territory of Poland), which became a terrible symbol of the Holocaust and Nazi crimes in World War II. It is deeply symbolic that the camp was liberated by the 1st unit of the Ukrainian Front under the command of Major Anatoly Shapiro, a Ukrainian Jew, a native of Kharkiv Oblast.
Read more: January 27– International Holocaust Remembrance Day
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On December 9-10, Chisinau (Moldova) hosted the conference “New perspectives of European cooperation in history education: invitation to joint development of educational programs and creation of educational media (Romania – Moldova – Ukraine)”. The focus was on the cooperation of historians from Romania, Moldova, Ukraine and other European countries in the field of education and textbook creation. Dr. Igor Shchupak was invited to participate in the conference.
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On November 24, a webinar of “Tkuma” Institute, dedicated to the issues of historical memory of the Holocaust and World War II was held. The online event “How Poles Preserve National Memory: A View from Oświęcim” was conducted by Dr. Igor Shchupak.
Read more: Webinar “How Poles Preserve National Memory: A View from Oświęcim”
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On November 5, TSN aired the TV program “How to turn history into a weapon?” with the participation of Iryna Krasutska, editor-in-chief of the “Orion” Publishing House, history teacher Igor Krasutsky, and Dr. Igor Shchupak.
Read more: TV program “How to turn history into a weapon?” on TSN
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On October 26, the Embassy of the Republic of Korea together with the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine held a “round table” in Kyiv dedicated to historical education and issues of cooperation in the field of textbook publishing. Among the participants of the meeting were scientists, authors of history textbooks, teachers and employees of the Ministry of Education and Science. Among them, in particular: Olena Burlaka, Dr. Ihor Hyrych, Prof. Yurii Zavalevskyi, Raisa Yevtushenko, Yuriy Kononenko, Iryna Krasutska, Prof. Tetiana Ladychenko, Iryna Rudenko and others. Dr. Igor Shchupak was invited to participate in the discussion.