Kherson historians met with colleagues at the V. Stefanyk PNU
Teachers of the Department of History, Archaeology and Teaching Methods and students of the second (master's) level of higher education met with historians of the Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University on the basis of the Faculty of History of the PNU. The welcoming speech was delivered by Ihor Fedorovych Hurak - Dean of the Faculty of History, Political Science and International Sciences, Candidate of Historical Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of International Relations. In his speech, he emphasized the importance of cooperation between PNU and Kherson State University, which was initiated by rectors Ihor Tsependa and Oleksandr Spivakovskyi, and assured that Ivano-Frankivsk has always supported and will support Kherson and the Kherson region.
During the meeting, the Kherson residents presented their publications. Professor of the department Oleksandr Cheremisin presented the publication "Chronicle of the Kherson Civil Resistance" to his Ivano-Frankivsk colleagues and spoke about the idea of an oral history study about the occupation of Kherson. The main slogan of the civil resistance "Kherson is Ukraine!", uttered by Oleksandr Viktorovych, caused applause from his colleagues.
Associate Professor of the Department, Halyna Mykhailenko, presented the new publication "Kherson 2022: with Ukraine in the Heart", which became this year's winner of the competition of the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine among book publications.
Natalia Kuzovova presented her monograph "The Holodomor of 1932-1933 in the Kherson Region". Natalia Mykolayivna emphasized the continuous support that Dnieper Ukraine received from the Stanislav Region, which made an important contribution to the dissemination of information about the crimes of the Soviet regime in the world. She also presented a project to honor the memory of famous Kherson residents and heroes who died during the ATO and the Russian-Ukrainian war, defending the sovereignty of Ukraine.
Professor Serhiy Vodotyka emphasized the common historical tradition of the Kherson and Ivano-Frankivsk regions and proposed creating a scientific partnership for the implementation of joint projects. PNU lecturers, in turn, expressed interest in memorialization practices, oral history methods, and regional studies, invited to hold joint conferences and scientific projects, and talked with KhSU applicants who attended the event.
