Ukraine and its neighbors: Problems of ethnogenesis, nation-building and international relations in Central and Eastern Europe (from the middle ages to the era of globalization): ХІ Drynovsky Readings

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This article presents ХІ Drynovsky Readings “Ukraine and its neighbors: Problems of ethnogenesis, nation-building and international relations in Central and Eastern Europe (from the middle ages to the globalization era)”, organized at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, V. N. Karazin Kharkiv University and the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, with the financial support of the Center for Academic Studies in Sofia and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation. The two plenary sessions and five thematic sections provided a vibrant platform for scholars to present and discuss a wide range of topics. These included historical issues related to religious, ethnic, and political identities, national liberation movements, the resurgence of national statehood, and the political evolution of nations. In addition to these sessions, two dynamic roundtables were convened: “European Mobility of National Minorities and New Diasporas: Current Status and Prospects” and “Divergent and Convergent Phenomena in Slavic Languages: Historical Context and Current Status”. We have noted high academic standards of the reports that showcased both originality and depth in addressing innovative topics, discussion culture, the high-quality organization and the adequate level of technical equipment and service.