UKRAINIAN WEEK 2026
Die Ukrainian Week Leipzig 2026 widmet sich mit Ausstellungen, Gesprächen, Literatur, Film und Musik der ukrainischen Gegenwartskultur im Kontext des russischen Angriffskrieges. Im Mittelpunkt stehen Fragen des Aufwachsens im Krieg, kultureller Selbstbehauptung sowie internationaler Solidarität und transatlantischer Verantwortung.
Eine Kooperation zwischen dem Deutsch-Amerikanischen Institut Sachsen und der Universitätsbibliothek Leipzig
Partner der Woche: GRASSI Museum für Völkerkunde zu Leipzig, Polnisches Institut Berlin Filiale Leipzig, Passage Kinos Leipzig, America House Lviv, Universität Leipzig, Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University
Ermöglicht durch die Förderung des Auswärtigen Amtes und des Freistaates Sachsen.
Coming of Age Amidst War //Ukrainian Portraits
17.2.– 5.4.26
Eine Ausstellung in der
Bibliotheca Albertina Ausstellungsraum Beethovenstraße 6, 04107 Leipzig
Mo–Mi 10.00–18.00
Do–So 10.00–21.00
Eintritt frei
Partners and sponsors for the week
Interview with Lucy Zoria from America House Lviv
Ukrainian Portraits
Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014 in violation of international law ruptured the relationship between Ukraine and Russia. The international community imposed both political and economic sanctions on Russia in response to the annexation and support for separatist forces in Ukraine. In spring 2021, the conflict over Ukraine escalated further. Russia began a massive troop build-up on the border with Ukraine. By February 2022, Russia had amassed around 150,000 troops and military equipment on the borders around Ukraine. On 24 February 2022, Russian troops attacked Ukraine. With this, President Vladimir Putin abandoned diplomatic efforts and launched a war of aggression on the country.
While we see the horrific images of war in Ukraine almost on a daily basis, the people who had to flee the war often remain ignored. Almost eight million Ukrainians have fled the country since then, just under 10,000 of them now live in Leipzig. Each of these individuals has their own view of the war, their own history, family, friends, and dreams. “Ukrainian Portraits” sheds light on five individual fates of Ukrainian refugees in Leipzig.
Listen to their stories in our podcast "Ukrainian Voices".
Photography by Sophie Meuresch.