Events / Timothy Snyder

	Title	Date	Type	Speakers
	IWM–Ukrainian History Global Initiative Workshop	Thu, 12.02.2026 - Fri, 13.02.2026	Conferences and Workshops	Sara Silverstein Timothy Snyder Volodymyr Kulyk Yaroslav Hrytsak Yuliya YurchenkoTomasz Kamusella, Nataliya Kibita, Olena Betlii, Dieter Pohl, Olga Gnydiuk	IWM–Ukrainian History Global Initiative Workshop Thu, 12.02.2026 - Fri, 13.02.2026 Speakers: Sara Silverstein Timothy Snyder Volodymyr Kulyk Yaroslav Hrytsak Yuliya YurchenkoTomasz Kamusella, Nataliya Kibita, Olena Betlii, Dieter Pohl, Olga Gnydiuk Series: Conferences and Workshops The second workshop in a multi-year collaboration between the IWM and UHGI brings together leading historians and literary scholars to examine the political, economic, and cultural transformations that reshaped Ukraine in the 19th and 20th centuries. Read more
IWM–Ukrainian History Global Initiative Workshop Thu, 12.02.2026 - Fri, 13.02.2026 Speakers: Sara Silverstein Timothy Snyder Volodymyr Kulyk Yaroslav Hrytsak Yuliya YurchenkoTomasz Kamusella, Nataliya Kibita, Olena Betlii, Dieter Pohl, Olga Gnydiuk Series: Conferences and Workshops The second workshop in a multi-year collaboration between the IWM and UHGI brings together leading historians and literary scholars to examine the political, economic, and cultural transformations that reshaped Ukraine in the 19th and 20th centuries. Read more
	Belarus: Ancient and Modern	Fri, 27.06.2025	Lecture	Timothy SnyderStephanie Fenkart	Belarus: Ancient and Modern Fri, 27.06.2025 Speakers: Timothy SnyderStephanie Fenkart Series: Lecture Timothy Snyder, IWM Lesya Ukrainka Permanent Fellow, has delivered a lecture on modern authoritarianism at Wien Museum. Read more

	Making Sense of an Unsettling World	Thu, 13.02.2025	Panels and Discussions	Ivan Krastev Ludger Hagedorn Timothy Snyder	Making Sense of an Unsettling World Thu, 13.02.2025 Speakers: Ivan Krastev Ludger Hagedorn Timothy Snyder Series: Panels and Discussions We have entered a world of uncertainty. As individuals and citizens, we at times feel powerless and vulnerable, and are left wondering whether the checks and balances that have sustained liberal democracies for decades are sufficient to meet the unprecedented challenges they face. Two great thinkers of our time, Ivan Krastev and Timothy Snyder, cast light on the forces driving these developments and discussed how safety, freedom, and democracy can be preserved. Read more
Making Sense of an Unsettling World Thu, 13.02.2025 Speakers: Ivan Krastev Ludger Hagedorn Timothy Snyder Series: Panels and Discussions We have entered a world of uncertainty. As individuals and citizens, we at times feel powerless and vulnerable, and are left wondering whether the checks and balances that have sustained liberal democracies for decades are sufficient to meet the unprecedented challenges they face. Two great thinkers of our time, Ivan Krastev and Timothy Snyder, cast light on the forces driving these developments and discussed how safety, freedom, and democracy can be preserved. Read more
	The New Paganism: How the Postmodern Became the Premodern	Wed, 10.07.2024	Lecture	Misha Glenny Timothy Snyder	The New Paganism: How the Postmodern Became the Premodern Wed, 10.07.2024 Speakers: Misha Glenny Timothy Snyder Series: Lecture In his talk, Timothy Snyder addressed current burning issues from a historian's perspective. Read more

	Liberty after Liberalism: Emancipatory Struggles in Ukrainian Journalism, 1998-2021	Mon, 10.07.2023	Lecture	Katherine Younger Mary Kaldor Taras Fedirko Timothy Snyder	Liberty after Liberalism: Emancipatory Struggles in Ukrainian Journalism, 1998-2021 Mon, 10.07.2023 Speakers: Katherine Younger Mary Kaldor Taras Fedirko Timothy Snyder Series: Lecture This talk traced the emergence and transformation of a movement for the reform of Ukrainian journalism in 1998-2021 in order to explore the rise of an anti-oligarchic liberalism and its effects on civic conflicts in pre-invasion Ukraine. Read more
Liberty after Liberalism: Emancipatory Struggles in Ukrainian Journalism, 1998-2021 Mon, 10.07.2023 Speakers: Katherine Younger Mary Kaldor Taras Fedirko Timothy Snyder Series: Lecture This talk traced the emergence and transformation of a movement for the reform of Ukrainian journalism in 1998-2021 in order to explore the rise of an anti-oligarchic liberalism and its effects on civic conflicts in pre-invasion Ukraine. Read more
	The Russo-Ukrainian War and the Future of the World	Mon, 26.06.2023	Panels and Discussions	Ivan Krastev Timothy Snyder Misha Glenny	The Russo-Ukrainian War and the Future of the World Mon, 26.06.2023 Speakers: Ivan Krastev Timothy Snyder Misha Glenny Series: Panels and Discussions The Russo-Ukrainian War recalls all of the half-forgotten precedents and warnings from the past. Yet, in a profound sense, it is a war for and about the future of democracy. It is also about sustainable energy, the distribution of natural resources, and the possibility of truth in an age of digital propaganda. The war raises the need for ethical judgement at a time when it might appear that the major questions are all technical. We invite you to a discussion between two thinkers who bring together an expertise in the region with a concern for the broadest possible questions of international order and justice. Read more
The Russo-Ukrainian War and the Future of the World Mon, 26.06.2023 Speakers: Ivan Krastev Timothy Snyder Misha Glenny Series: Panels and Discussions The Russo-Ukrainian War recalls all of the half-forgotten precedents and warnings from the past. Yet, in a profound sense, it is a war for and about the future of democracy. It is also about sustainable energy, the distribution of natural resources, and the possibility of truth in an age of digital propaganda. The war raises the need for ethical judgement at a time when it might appear that the major questions are all technical. We invite you to a discussion between two thinkers who bring together an expertise in the region with a concern for the broadest possible questions of international order and justice. Read more
	Krzysztof Michalski In Memoriam	Mon, 13.02.2023	Social and Networking Events	Agnieszka Pasieka James Dodd Klaus Nellen Ludger Hagedorn Marci Shore Piotr Kubasiak Timothy SnyderMonika Szmigiel-Turlej	Krzysztof Michalski In Memoriam Mon, 13.02.2023 Speakers: Agnieszka Pasieka James Dodd Klaus Nellen Ludger Hagedorn Marci Shore Piotr Kubasiak Timothy SnyderMonika Szmigiel-Turlej Series: Social and Networking Events Im Februar 2023 ist der 10. Todestag von Krzysztof Michalski, weltgewandter Philosoph, charismatische Persönlichkeit mit Organisationstalent und, nicht zuletzt, Gründer und langjähriger Rektor des IWM. Freunde und Wegbegleiter, die ihn kannten, schätzten und bisweilen kritisierten, erinnerten an eine herausragende Person der polnischen und österreichischen Zeitgeschichte, an einen Brückenbauer mit großen Verdiensten für Europa Ost und West. Read more
Krzysztof Michalski In Memoriam Mon, 13.02.2023 Speakers: Agnieszka Pasieka James Dodd Klaus Nellen Ludger Hagedorn Marci Shore Piotr Kubasiak Timothy SnyderMonika Szmigiel-Turlej Series: Social and Networking Events Im Februar 2023 ist der 10. Todestag von Krzysztof Michalski, weltgewandter Philosoph, charismatische Persönlichkeit mit Organisationstalent und, nicht zuletzt, Gründer und langjähriger Rektor des IWM. Freunde und Wegbegleiter, die ihn kannten, schätzten und bisweilen kritisierten, erinnerten an eine herausragende Person der polnischen und österreichischen Zeitgeschichte, an einen Brückenbauer mit großen Verdiensten für Europa Ost und West. Read more
	Bearing Witness to War	Wed, 08.02.2023	Exhibition	Katherine Younger Timothy Snyder Volodymyr Yermolenko	Bearing Witness to War Wed, 08.02.2023 Speakers: Katherine Younger Timothy Snyder Volodymyr Yermolenko Series: Exhibition With 200 projects now funded by the Documenting Ukraine program, this event was designed to highlight the work of the Documenting Ukraine grantees and present early results from the program. It was an opportunity for grantees and round table participants to network with the wider IWM community. The evening brought together a variety of interested publics, including those who influence opinion and craft policy, to foster a greater understanding of both the program and the work of those it supports, who are bearing witness to war. The evening also included the opening of a preview exhibition of art and photography from Documenting Ukraine projects. From eight artists working in different media, the exhibition is a preview of a larger exhibition to take place later in 2023. Read more
Bearing Witness to War Wed, 08.02.2023 Speakers: Katherine Younger Timothy Snyder Volodymyr Yermolenko Series: Exhibition With 200 projects now funded by the Documenting Ukraine program, this event was designed to highlight the work of the Documenting Ukraine grantees and present early results from the program. It was an opportunity for grantees and round table participants to network with the wider IWM community. The evening brought together a variety of interested publics, including those who influence opinion and craft policy, to foster a greater understanding of both the program and the work of those it supports, who are bearing witness to war. The evening also included the opening of a preview exhibition of art and photography from Documenting Ukraine projects. From eight artists working in different media, the exhibition is a preview of a larger exhibition to take place later in 2023. Read more
	The Last Forty Years and the Next Forty: Eastern Europe, Europe, the World	Thu, 30.06.2022	Panels and Discussions	Ivan Krastev Timothy SnyderYuval Harari	The Last Forty Years and the Next Forty: Eastern Europe, Europe, the World Thu, 30.06.2022 Speakers: Ivan Krastev Timothy SnyderYuval Harari Series: Panels and Discussions In this conversation, part of a series of events marking the IWM’s 40th anniversary in 2022, Timothy Snyder and Yuval Noah Harari discussed what lessons we should take from the past four decades and what will determine the course of the years to come. Read more
The Last Forty Years and the Next Forty: Eastern Europe, Europe, the World Thu, 30.06.2022 Speakers: Ivan Krastev Timothy SnyderYuval Harari Series: Panels and Discussions In this conversation, part of a series of events marking the IWM’s 40th anniversary in 2022, Timothy Snyder and Yuval Noah Harari discussed what lessons we should take from the past four decades and what will determine the course of the years to come. Read more
	War in Ukraine and Universal Values	Fri, 11.03.2022	Panels and Discussions	Philipp Blom Serhii Plokhii Timothy Snyder	War in Ukraine and Universal Values Fri, 11.03.2022 Speakers: Philipp Blom Serhii Plokhii Timothy Snyder Series: Panels and Discussions On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine, launching a full-scale war of aggression. This war is the product of imperialism rooted in historical fantasy, intended to deny Ukraine the fundamental right to exist. It is enabled by the Putin regime’s longstanding assault on the very notion of truth. While Ukrainians are left to defend their country, what is at stake goes far beyond the borders of Ukraine. Read more
War in Ukraine and Universal Values Fri, 11.03.2022 Speakers: Philipp Blom Serhii Plokhii Timothy Snyder Series: Panels and Discussions On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine, launching a full-scale war of aggression. This war is the product of imperialism rooted in historical fantasy, intended to deny Ukraine the fundamental right to exist. It is enabled by the Putin regime’s longstanding assault on the very notion of truth. While Ukrainians are left to defend their country, what is at stake goes far beyond the borders of Ukraine. Read more