Svitlana Nyzhnikova is a Candidate of Historical Sciences (PhD), Associate Professor at the Department of History of Ukraine at V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University. Her research interests include topics related to gender and women's history, as well as oral history. The author has published about 15 works on women's history. During 2022-2023, S. Nyzhnikova was a participant in a research project that documented oral history testimonies of Ukrainian asylum seekers in Germany. She is the author of the chapter "Ukrainian Refugees in Germany," which is included in the collection Unspeakable: Stories of Ukrainian Women about the Russian Invasion and Evacuation to Germany.
Alina Ponypalyak is Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Ukrainian Center for Security and Cooperation, expert. Her research interests include the Ukrainian liberation movement during World War II, the politics of memory in Eastern Europe after World War II, the history of the Holocaust, the history of the Holodomor of 1932-1933, women's history, gender history, and Jewish studies. In 2022-2023, Dr. Alina Ponypalyak joined the organization and conduct of a research project that documented oral history testimonies of Ukrainian women military personnel who found themselves in the ranks of the Ukrainian armed forces after the great Russian invasion. Based on the materials she collected, she prepared a chapter entitled "Ukrainian Military Women in the Ukrainian Culture of Memory," which was included in the collection Unspeakable: Stories of Ukrainian Women about the Russian Invasion and Evacuation to Germany.
Svitlana Telukha holds a PhD in History, Associate Professor of the Department of Ukrainian Studies, Cultural Studies and History of Science at the National Technical University "Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute"/Scholarship holder at the Leibniz-Institute for History and Culture of Central Europe (GWZO) (Philipp Schwartz-Initiative der Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung). His research interests are in the areas of social history, trauma, history of everyday life, and gender. Her scientific research method is mostly related to oral history. She has participated in many oral history projects: "Prisoners of Neuengamme", "Kharkiv - do not forget!", "Voices", "Chornobyl Historical Workshop", "Choice to exist", "Museum of War Childhood", "Unspeakable", "Kharkiv - my city". Her scientific publications are related to the culture of memory, traumatic memories, and the politics of memory.
Yevheniia Shyshkina holds a PhD in History, Associate Professor at the Department of Ukrainian Studies, Cultural Studies and History of Science at the National Technical University "Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute". Her research interests cover a wide range of different topics related to the methodology of historical research, historical source studies, and special historical disciplines. With the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian war in 2014, the researcher began to pay much attention to collecting and studying digital and oral sources about the conflict. Most of her publications in recent years have been devoted to Russia's hybrid war against Ukraine in 2014-2022. In 2022-2023, Shyshkina joined the organization and conduct of a research project that documented oral history testimonies of Ukrainian asylum seekers in Germany. Based on the materials she collected, she prepared a chapter on "Mutual Aid and Volunteerism," which was included in the collection Unspeakable: Stories of Ukrainian Women about the Russian Invasion and Evacuation to Germany.
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