On February 23, 2026, Professor of the Department Oleksandr Cheremisin visited Ivano-Frankivsk at Lyceum No. 5, where he participated in commemorative events dedicated to the anniversary of the events of the "Revolution of Dignity" and honoring the feat of the "Heavenly Hundred". The meeting with schoolchildren was aimed at understanding the experience of modern Ukrainian history through the prism of events in the South, in particular in Kherson. In his story, the professor recalled the first attempts by the Russians to capture the village of Strilkove, Kherson region, as harbingers of further aggression, and also emphasized the failure of attempts to destabilize the region by imposing a pseudo-republic scenario. Special attention was paid to the events of February 24, 2022 - the beginning of the full-scale invasion of the Russian Federation and the situation of Kherson under temporary occupation. During the conversation with the schoolchildren, he also revealed the phenomenon of civil resistance of the townspeople, in particular, mass pro-Ukrainian speeches on Freedom Square, as a manifestation of the city's unbreakable Ukrainian identity.
Based on his own experience of experiencing the temporary occupation, Oleksandr Viktorovych outlined the nature of the repressive practices of the Russian security forces, and also highlighted the role of Kherson State University in organizing humanitarian aid, supporting the resistance, and preserving cultural heritage. He also shared plans for the future work of the university and the Department of History, Archaeology, and Teaching Methods.
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