Fall 2023 at the Melikian Center features presentations by affiliates on topics like Mongol-French medieval contacts and a US-funded Balkan entrepreneurship program.

Kateryna Babkina, a Ukrainian writer, will share her experience of fleeing Kyiv for Poland due to Russian attacks. Her accolades include the 2021 Angelus Award and the Natalia Gorbaniewska Award.

Sergei Loznitsa, Ukraine's eminent filmmaker, gains global recognition for his documentaries, which utilize archival footage and are celebrated at international festivals.

Ukrainian artists continue to engage in their artistic pursuits despite the perilous circumstances caused by the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine.