Lecture by Kateryna Hryshchenko "From Sloboda to Outpost: The Diversity of Dnipro’s Identities"

Behind the visual chaos of Dnipro lies a rather distinct set of features that shape its identity. How did the Cossack freedom of a sloboda transform into a closed city, and now into an outpost of Ukrainian statehood?

We will explore this together with historian Kateryna Hryshchenko during her lecture "From Sloboda to Outpost: The Diversity of Dnipro’s Identities" on July 29 at 18:00.

The lecture will move beyond the usual markers of Dnipro as an "industrial giant" or "space capital." We will break down what city identity actually is, why it functions as a "living" organism, and which historical factors have forged it over time.

Why has the local character proven to be so adaptable while retaining its fundamental, core traits? We will examine its origins and the challenges of the Russo-Ukrainian war to understand that the transformations Dnipro is undergoing today are not accidental, but the logical outcome of a centuries-long history.

Kateryna Hryshchenko is a PhD in History and Senior Researcher at the Dmytro Yavornytskyi Dnipro National Historical Museum.

Free admission upon registration

2nd floor, Lecture Hall.

The lecture program on local identity is part of the capacity-building and networking program for local cultural actors "Heritage: Space for Work". This program is supported by the Partnership Fund for a Resilient Ukraine (PFRU), funded by the governments of the United Kingdom, Estonia, Canada, Norway, Finland, Switzerland, and Sweden.