Students and teachers of the Academy joined in commemorating the victims by wearing symbolic red poppies on the Day of Remembrance and Victory over Nazism in World War II. This symbol represents remembrance of the victims of war and serves as a reminder of the price of peace.

For students, historical minutes of remembrance were organized, during which they discussed the events of World War II, human losses, and the importance of preserving historical truth.

Separately, for the Academy’s lecturers, Nataliia Perekhodko delivered a lecture titled “Anthropology of Pain: Sexual Violence in World War II through the Lens of Politics.”

This is a complex and emotionally difficult, yet extremely important topic that must not be ignored even decades later. The lecture addressed the causes and consequences of sexual violence in wartime, included eyewitness accounts, and analyzed historical facts. This topic resonates especially painfully today, as Ukraine once again experiences the crimes of war and witnesses contemporary tragedies.

Memory is not only about the past. It is about responsibility for the present and the future.