History as a source of freedom

At the event “How History Makes Us (or Not) Who We Are — Ukraine, Europe, America” at kmbs, Timothy Snyder, American historian and writer, and Volodymyr Yermolenko, philosopher, president of Ukrainian PEN, and editor-in-chief of UkraineWorld, explored the role of the past as a force that shapes our perception of the world. They reflected on the balance between a sense of historical kinship with past generations and the myths, memory, and deep layers of Ukraine’s historical heritage — from the Scythians to the Trypillian civilization — and on why contemporary events are not repetitions of the past, yet still require deep understanding.