The Association for the Advancement of Baltic Studies hosted an online roundtable discussion on “Decolonizing Effects of the War in Ukraine: Baltic and Ukrainian Perspectives” on Wednesday, October 4, 2023, from 12:00-1:00 pm EST.

This webinar addresses the full-scale war in Ukraine as a potential move toward decolonization. Decolonization refers to resisting Russia and asserting new identities and subjectivities. Which processes of decolonization are taking place in Ukraine and the Baltic states? What will be the impact of this war on challenging imperial hierarchies in international relations? What will be its impact on domestic developments?

These and other questions were tackled by Nadiia Koval (Ukrainian Institute), Andrii Bahinskyi (Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute), and Maria Mälksoo (University of Copenhagen). The webinar was moderated by Tomass Pildegovičs (University of Cambridge) and welcome remarks were delivered by AABS Director-at-Large Daunis Auers (University of Latvia).