Historical Context for the Russian-Ukrainian War REGISTRATION REQUIRED VIA ZOOM

The presentation will offer an historical examination of Ukrainian national identity from its origins in Kievan Russia to relations between Ukraine, Russia, and “The West” that brought us to the current war . David M. Kalivas, Ph.D., currently serves as Senior Adjunct Professor of History at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. Prior to retirement, he was a full-time professor of history at Middlesex Community College for nearly 40 years. For the last thirteen years of his career at the college he served as founding director of the Commonwealth Honors Program. His teaching and research interests cover a broad range of topics in world history with specialties in the history of racism, religion, and cross-cultural interactions. David has a Ph.D. from Northeastern University, a Master's from the University of Connecticut, and Bachelor's Degree from Suffolk University.