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Monday, October 27, 2025
Historians joined the radio dictation of national unity
Today, October 27, Ukraine celebrates the Day of Ukrainian Writing and Language - a holiday of the development of the Ukrainian language. On this day, it has become a good tradition to take part in the All-Ukrainian Radio Dictation of National Unity. This year, not only in Ukraine, but also from other parts of the world, teachers and students of the Faculty of Psychology, History and Sociology and, in particular, the Department of History, Archaeology and Teaching Methods joined in writing the radio dictation. This action aims to unite as many people as possible around Ukraine around the world and popularize the Ukrainian language.
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Wednesday, October 15, 2025
The head of the department took part in an international conference
On October 15, 2025, Natalia Kuzovova, Head of the Department of History, Archaeology, and Teaching Methods, presented a paper titled “Memory of the Holodomor and the Russian-Ukrainian War” within the panel “Russian/Soviet Imperial Continuity and the Politics of Annihilation: From the Holodomor to the Russia-Ukraine War and the Battle of Memory” at the international conference The War and Beyond: Perspectives on Ukrainian Culture and Society, hosted by the University of Bergen (Norway) with the support of Ukrainett+ (https://uni.oslomet.no/ukrainett/) and the Norwegian Research Council (https://www.forskningsradet.no/en/).
The event was held under the patronage of the Rectorate of the University of Bergen and the Embassy of Ukraine in the Kingdom of Norway. The presentation addressed urgent issues related to the destruction of memorials to the victims of the Holodomor of 1932–1933 in the occupied territories of Ukraine, the impact of the war on the preservation of the Holodomor’s historical memory, and the appeal for the recognition of the Holodomor as an act of genocide.
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Friday, October 10, 2025
Natalia Kuzovova - member of the commission for the rehabilitation of victims of repressions
The regional commission for the rehabilitation of victims of repressions of the communist totalitarian regime of 1917–1991 has resumed its work in the Kherson region. Its key goal is to restore the honorable name of people who became victims of the Soviet penal system. At the first meeting of the renewed commission, the case of Serhiy Fedorovych Lavirko was considered, the story of which was presented by his great-granddaughter.
The 37-year-old man was arrested in 1937. Absurd accusations of “counter-revolutionary” agitation and criticism of the Stalinist constitution became the basis for the sentence. An extrajudicial body – the so-called “troika” of the NKVD – sent him to camps for 10 years without the right to defense. He died six months later.
Only 27 years later did a Soviet court overturn the sentence “due to the absence of elements of a crime,” but the family never saw full rehabilitation.
Under the chairmanship of Dementiy Bely, the members of the commission studied the archival criminal case in detail and unanimously formulated substantiated proposals for the National Rehabilitation Commission to recognize Serhiy Lavirko as rehabilitated.
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Tuesday, September 30, 2025
Natalia Kuzovova took part in an international online seminar
On September 30, 2025, the head of the department, Natalya Mykolaivna Kuzovova, joined the international online seminar "The Holodomor in the Light of the Theory of Famine". Natalya Mykolaivna delivered a report "Robert William Fogel (Robert William Fogel, 1926—2013) and his "theory of technophysiological evolution"". The event was organized by the Institute of History of Ukraine of the NAS of Ukraine. The event aimed to activate, based on the principles of interdisciplinary interaction, discussions among scientists on the potential of methodological approaches and methodological techniques for the study and scientific understanding of the crime of the Holodomor - in the context of Ukrainian, as well as global, human history.
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Tuesday, September 30, 2025
The associate professor of the department held an open lecture
Associate Professor of the Department, Candidate of Historical Sciences Mykhaylenko Galyna Mykolaivna held an open lecture for second-year, second (master's) level higher education students in the discipline "History of the Ukrainian Diaspora", on the topic "The Role of Historians in the Socio-Cultural Life of the Ukrainian Diaspora". The lecture was attended by scientific and pedagogical workers of the Department, the leading specialist of the Educational and Methodological Department Chorna M.M. and the Dean of the Faculty Shaposhnikova I.V.
Colleagues noted that the lecturer skillfully supported the search nature of the students' activities, paying attention to previous knowledge and topics covered in the course, and recognized that the lecture was held at a high scientific and methodological level.
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Thursday, September 25, 2025
The professor of the department conducted training for civil servants of Ivano-Frankivsk
On September 25, a full-time training course for civil servants was held at the Ivano-Frankivsk Regional State Administration, under the general short-term advanced training program “Strategic Communications”. The speaker of the program was the Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor of the Department, Oleksandr Viktorovich Cheremisin. During the training, attention was focused on the experience of using strategic communications tools in the conditions of full-scale Russian aggression against Ukraine.
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Friday, September 19, 2025
Conference announcement!
Dear colleagues, we invite you to join the work of the All-Ukrainian conference dedicated to the 3rd anniversary of the Liberation of Kherson. With respect!
We invite you to read the information sheet by invitation
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Wednesday, September 17, 2025
A scientific seminar for postgraduate students was held
On September 17, a scientific seminar was held at the Faculty of Psychology, History and Sociology, as part of the certification of postgraduate students. Applicants for the third (educational and scientific) level of higher education in the specialty 032 History and Archaeology presented the achievements of their postgraduate work. The event was attended by Dean Iryna Shaposhnikova, heads of departments, scientific supervisors of postgraduate students, guarantors of educational programs, and the scientific and pedagogical staff of the faculty. The scientific seminar was moderated by the Assistant Dean for Scientific Work, Professor of the Department of History, Archaeology and Teaching Methods, Oleksandr Cheremisin. We sincerely congratulate the postgraduate students on their successful certification and wish them new scientific achievements and achievements in the field of history.
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Friday, August 15, 2025
Congratulations to archaeologists on their professional holiday!
Every year on August 15, Ukraine celebrates the professional holiday of archaeologists. Happy holiday, friends! Success, patience and important finds! We sincerely wish the archaeological expedition of KhSU to be able to resume excavations at the Skelka settlement and archaeological monuments of the Kherson region as soon as possible!
Until 2008, the holiday was celebrated unofficially, and from August 6, 2008, a professional holiday - Archaeologist's Day was established by decree of the President of Ukraine in order to support the development of domestic archaeology and the study and popularization of the archaeological heritage of Ukraine.
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Wednesday, July 09, 2025
Bachelors received diplomas
Today, the KhSU held a ceremonial awarding of diplomas to graduates of the first (bachelor's) level of higher education. The 2025 class was held under the slogan - "Together into the Future", which symbolizes stability and unity in the difficult realities of today. Graduates and teachers from all over Ukraine came to the ceremony. We sincerely congratulate the graduates on this significant event in their lives, and wish them new achievements, victories, and success in the future!
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Monday, June 30, 2025
We invite future historians to apply to Kherson State University
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Thursday, June 19, 2025
Bachelor's thesis defense held
On June 19, within the framework of the certification of applicants for the first (bachelor's) level of higher education, the defense of qualification works (projects) took place.
Applicants demonstrated a high level of theoretical and scientific and practical training. Among the positive achievements, it is necessary to note the relevance of the topics of qualification works, their theoretical and practical value, the involvement of a sufficient amount of scientific literature and historical sources, the use of modern research methods. During the public defense, applicants presented the results of their research concisely and logically, provided deep and correct answers to the questions of the examination committee members, and successfully used technical means for presentation. The best works were recognized as the research of Vdovichenko Daria (scientific supervisor Mykhailenko G.M.) and Mosina Sofia (scientific supervisor Cheremisin O.V.).
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Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Сertification of bachelors has begun
Today, within the framework of the Certification of Applicants of the First (Bachelor's) Level of Higher Education, in the specialty 014 Secondary Education, specialization 014.03 History, a written certification exam in professional disciplines was held. At the beginning of the meeting, the Dean of the Faculty, Iryna Vasylivna Shaposhnykova, greeted all those present, wishing the applicants and the commission success and fruitful work. The meeting was chaired by the Candidate of Historical Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Social and Humanitarian Disciplines and Innovative Pedagogy of the Kherson State Maritime Academy, Bezlutska Olena Petrivna. Deputy Head of the Certification Commission, Head of the Department Natalya Mykolaivna Kuzovova familiarized the applicants with the procedure for conducting the certification exam.
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Tuesday, June 03, 2025
The head of the department met with lyceum students
Today, as part of career guidance work, the head of the department, Natalia Kuzovova, met with lyceum students of Kherson Lyceum No. 57 of the Kherson City Council. Natalia Mykolayivna told the students about the history of the streets of Kherson. She introduced the students in more detail to the history of the construction of the Kherson Theater and the stairs that once led to it, as well as the lost Pokrovsk monotheistic church. The lyceum students listened with delight about the history of their native city.
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Wednesday, May 28, 2025
The presentation of the guide "Released Map. Guide to New Geonyms of the Kherson Region" took place
As part of the celebration of the All-Ukrainian Day of Local History, an event was held at the “Evening of History with Honcharivka” that united everyone who is interested in the history of their native Kherson region. The event included a presentation of a unique reference publication – “The Liberated Map. Directory of New Geonyms of the Kherson Community”.
The head of the department, Natalia Kuzovova, during her report focused on the analysis of gender balance in urban toponyms. Today, only 6.7% of Kherson streets are named after women. Despite this, there is a gradual increase in the number of such names - from eight to eleven, which is a step forward. Ms. Natalia also raised the topic of memory politics, which is reflected in the names of urban space.
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Wednesday, May 28, 2025
Kherson celebrated the All-Ukrainian Day of Local History
Every year on May 28, the All-Ukrainian Day of Local History is celebrated. This event was preceded by a meeting initiated by the Kherson Regional Universal Scientific Library named after Oles Honchar, dedicated to the presentation of the guidebook “Kherson: Liberated Map”. The event brought together leading local historians of Kherson and everyone who is interested in the history of the Kherson region. The head of the department, Natalia Kuzovova, who is a member of the editorial team of the publication, joined the event. Natalia Mykolayivna noted that the decolonization of the urban space of Kherson allowed to restore its Ukrainian face.
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Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Dear friends!
We invite you to a special event - the presentation of a unique publication - the directory "Kherson: Liberated Map". This is a thorough work that summarizes the new geographical names of the Kherson urban community for 2023-2024.
The book contains official renamings, the historical context of the new names, as well as all the geonyms of the community with an indication of changes, dates and decisions.
The author team is well-known historians, sociologists and local lore experts: Dementiy Bily, Mykola Homanyuk, Serhiy Dyachenko, Natalya Kuzovova, Oleksiy Makiyenko, Vadym Yarovy.
The design was developed by Maksym Afanasiev.
The electronic version of the directory is available for free on the website khersonmemory.info.
Do not miss the chance to chat with the authors, ask questions and learn more about the living history of Kherson.
The meeting will take place on May 28, Wednesday, at 6:00 PM.
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Monday, May 26, 2025
The professor of the department received a letter of gratitude from the head of the Kherson Regional Council!
We congratulate Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor of the Department of History, Archeology and Teaching Methods Serhiy Grigorovich Vodotyka on receiving the Gratitude of the Chairman of the Kherson Regional Council.
This recognition is a fitting reward for many years of dedicated work, a great personal contribution to the training of qualified specialists and significant scientific activity. Serhiy Grigorovich is distinguished by his high professionalism and endless pursuit of knowledge. His work not only inspires applicants to achieve great heights, but also contributes to raising the prestige of Kherson State University. This recognition is an expression of respect and gratitude for his contribution to improving the level of education and scientific research activities.
Serhiy Grigorovich, we hope that your creative energy will always be a source of inspiration for all of us!
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Thursday, May 22, 2025
The 8th All-Ukrainian Scientific and Practical Conference was held
As part of the Days of Science at KhSU, the VIII All-Ukrainian Scientific and Practical Conference of Young Scientists, Postgraduate Students and Students took place today: "Current Problems of History and Archaeology: Regional and Global Dimensions". The participants were welcomed by the Dean of the Faculty of Psychology, History and Sociology, Iryna Shaposhnykova, who wished them fruitful work and interesting discussions. The event was moderated by the Head of the Department of History, Archeology and Teaching Methods, Natalia Kuzovova.
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Saturday, May 24, 2025
The professor of the department joined the work of the Symposium
On May 22-24, 2025, Professor of the Department Oleksandr Cheremisin took part in the Symposium "The Most Documented War", which was held in Lviv. As part of the event, Oleksandr Viktorovych presented the project "Documentation of the Experiences of the Occupation of Kherson 2022", implemented through oral history.
"This approach allowed us to collect and publish personal testimonies of Kherson residents about their life and struggle in the conditions of a deeply dehumanized space of Russian occupation. The project became an important step in preserving memory, studying civil resistance, social, political and psychological aspects of the war, as well as in creating an archive for future generations!, - noted Oleksandr Cheremisin.
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