George Shevelov Memorial Lectures

George Shevelov (1908-2002), the eminent Slavic linguist, philologist, essayist, literary historian and critic, taught at Columbia University for over three decades. His scholarly and literary activities were closely tied to New York City: to Columbia, the Ukrainian Academy of Arts and Sciences in the US, the Shevchenko Scientific Society, the journal Suchasnist and other institutions. The George Shevelov Memorial Lecture in Ukrainian Studies is presented in his honor.

The inaugural George Shevelov Memorial Lecture, “The Cult of St. Volodimer and the Theft of History” was delivered at Columbia University on April 27, 2018 by Valentina Izmirlieva.

Image: KHARKIV, UKRAINE – MAY 21, 2021 – A fragment of a fresco is seen on the wall in the Slovo (Word) writing residency inaugurated in the George Shevelov Memorial Apartment, Kharkiv, northeastern Ukraine.