From October 12 to October 16, 2026, Germany hosted the Ukrainian Week, dedicated to the development of Ukrainian studies, academic cooperation and presenting the Ukrainian experience to the European intellectual community.

Pylyp Orlyk Foundation visiting researcher, historian Olesia Isaiuk took part in the event “Embracing the New, Preserving the Old: Researching Fascism, Communism and Totalitarianism in the 2020s,” held at the Pilecki Institute in Warsaw on October 15. Her presentation, “Puzzle inside of a blind zone: experience of identifying and categorizing of Ukrainians in Auschwitz (1941–1945),” focused on the experience of identifying Ukrainians among the prisoners of the Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz.

On October 21, to mark the birthday of Pylyp Orlyk, a panel discussion titled “The Butterfly Effect of the Orlyk Constitution: How an Early 18th-Century Document Shaped Our Present” will take place.

On October 11, the photo exhibition “Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra: 975 Years of History — 100 Years of Responsible Preservation” opened at the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art in Chicago (USA). It introduces visitors to the history of one of the most significant landmarks of Ukrainian cultural heritage. The Pylyp Orlyk Foundation joined the implementation of the project, which tells the story of the Lavra and the current challenges of preserving Ukrainian historical heritage amid Russia’s war against Ukraine.

The National Museum of the History of Ukraine and the Pylyp Orlyk Foundation invite you to the presentation of Yaroslav Faizulin’s book “Behind the Scenes of the Crime. The Assassination of Symon Petliura”.

The National Museum of the Revolution of Dignity summed up the results of the 6th All-Ukrainian Competition of Student Research Papers on the Revolution of Dignity, held as part of the Serhii Kemskyi Award. This year, 29 applications were submitted by 32 participants from nine regions of Ukraine. The participants’ research covered various aspects of the Revolution of Dignity — from the linguistic portrait of the Maidan and the role of political figures to the use of social media to organize medical volunteering.

The OSCE Warsaw Human Dimension Conference is underway in Poland. It is an international platform for discussing respect for human rights, democratic principles and the international commitments of the organization’s participating States.

On October 8, 2026, Chicago (USA) hosted the international discussion “Information Wars: Democracy and the Disinformation Age”. The participants discussed how disinformation affects public trust, elections, and the resilience of democratic societies.

The book “Surviving Hostomel: 21 Stories from a Hero City” by Kseniia Dvornikova, Head of Communications and Public Relations at the Pylyp Orlyk Foundation, has been included in the Long List of the BBC Book of the Year 2026 literary award in the Essays category.