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| Abbreviation | HURI |
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| Formation | June 1973; 52 years ago (1973-06)[1] |
| Type | Non-profit |
| Purpose | To advance knowledge of Ukraine Establishment ofUkrainian Studies |
| Headquarters | Cambridge,Massachusetts, United States |
| Coordinates | 42°24′N71°06′W / 42.400°N 71.100°W /42.400; -71.100 |
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Director | Serhii Plokhii |
Parent organization | Harvard University |
| Website | huri.harvard.edu official URL |
TheHarvard Ukrainian Research Institute (HURI) is a research institute affiliated withHarvard University devoted toUkrainian studies, including the history, culture, language, literature, and politics of Ukraine. Other areas of study include sociology, archaeology, art, economics, and anthropology.
HURI was formally founded in 1973 byOmeljan Pritsak and other leading scholars in Ukrainian studies. It functions as a focal point for undergraduate and graduate students, fellows, and professors and provides assistance with their research. Prior to the establishment of HURI, its founders organized weekly seminars in Ukrainian studies.
HURI maintains one of the largest collections of Ukrainian books and other media available in the West, both in its own collection and in those stored in theHarvard Library.[2] HURI also manages the Harvard Ukrainian Summer Institute, which offers summer courses in Ukrainian language, history, literature, and culture, as part of the Harvard Summer School. The institute publishes theHarvard Ukrainian Studies journal—founded in 1977—and a series of book publications, including the Harvard Series in Ukrainian Studies, theHarvard Library of Early Ukrainian Literature, andHarvard Papers in Ukrainian Studies.[3]
In the mid-1950s, a group of student activists and members of the Ukrainian-American community sought to preserve Ukraine's unique culture and history, which were suppressed in Soviet Ukraine and unfamiliar to political and intellectual establishments in the West.[4]
Under the guidance ofOmeljan Pritsak at Harvard, the group's general goal was shaped into a vision for three endowed chairs in Ukrainian studies at a major university, along with a research institute to support and broaden the scholarship. With the assistance of theUkrainian Studies Fund, the Ukrainian studies program was established with three endowed professorships in the departments of History andSlavic Languages and Literatures at Harvard University, beginning on January 22, 1968, the 50th anniversary of Ukraine's first proclamation of independence.
On 25 February 2022, in the face of theRussian invasion of Ukraine, HURI issued a statement against the Russian military invasion and in support of Ukraine and Ukrainians.[5]
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