Natalia Sinkevych | History of Ukraine in the 17th–18th Centuries | Politics of Memory | University of Leipzig | 2

Natalia Sinkevych is a historian with two advanced degrees (in history and theology) and a graduate of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. She is an academic assistant at the University of Leipzig (Germany), where she teaches courses on the history of Ukraine and Central and Eastern Europe. She went to Germany for an internship in 2014. Specialization: history of ideas, intellectual history, interfaith relations. Since 2022 — politics of memory and the influence of history on political discourse.

Part 2 🔑 In conversation:

✅ A boom in interest in Ukrainian history in Germany after 2022

✅ The difficult path to building a career in German academia

✅ Suspicions of nationalism prior to 2022

✅ The importance of visibility and showcasing the competitiveness of Ukrainian academia

✅ Waning interest in 2024–2025