USAANZ-RIPSS Webinar II: Thinking and Writing about Ukraine in a Turbulent World

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Webinar II: Olia Hercules on her recent book, Strong Roots. A Ukrainian Family Story, Interrupted (Bloomsbury Publishing, 2025) Moderator: Dr Olga Maxwell (University of Melbourne)

Olia Hercules is a cook, teacher, activist and story teller. Born in the south of Ukraine, Olia has called home many places, including Cyprus, Italy and the UK. She is an author of four cookbooks, including the award-winning Mamushka and Andre Simone short-listed Summer Kitchens. Apart from researching and writing about her native and adopted foodways, Oliateaches cookery, including ancestral fermentation techniques from her home in London and online. Olia’s latest book is a family memoir called Strong Roots. She lives with her husband and two children in London.

More details

Ukrainian Studies Association of Australia and New Zealand: https://www.ukrainianstudies.asn.au/

Research Initiative on Post-Soviet Space, University of Melbourne: https://arts.unimelb.edu.au/school-of-historical-and-philosophical-studies/our-research/research-centres-hubs-and-groups/ripss

Contact

Iryna Skubii: iryna.skubii@unimelb.edu.au