Highlights from “How to Study Crimea” & photo gallery
Summary
On November 26, 2025, the Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics (SITE), together with the Mission of the President of Ukraine in Crimea / Crimea Platform, the Global Coalition of Ukrainian Studies, and the Embassy of Ukraine in Sweden, hosted “How to Study Crimea: Evidence, Policies, and Lessons Yet to Learn.” The event, held alongside the Parliamentary Summit of the Crimea Platform, featured opening remarks by Torbjörn Becker, Ambassador Svitlana Zalishchuk, and Olha Kuryshko; a presentation by Olena Kulish; and a panel discussion with Olha Kuryshko, Tamila Tasheva, Yulia Yurchuk, and Per Ekman, moderated by Anna Anisimova.
Photo of Torbjörn Becker, Director of SITE. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo of Torbjörn Becker. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo of Svitlana Zalishchuk, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the Kingdom of Sweden. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo of Svitlana Zalishchuk. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo of Olha Kuryshko, Permanent Representative of the President
of Ukraine in Crimea (based in Kyiv). Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo of Olena Kulish, researcher, social anthropologist, Ukraine Culture Now Association. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo of Olena Kulish. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo of Anna Anisimova, researcher at SITE. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
In focus: Olha Kuryshko. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo of Tamila Tasheva, Member of Parliament of Ukraine. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo of Yulia Yurchuk, Assistant Professor, Södertörn University. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo of Per Ekman, Postdoctoral Researcher, Center for Statecraft and Strategic Communication at SSE. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
Photo of Per Ekman and Olena Kulish. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
From left: Per Ekman, Olena Kulish, and Tamila Tasheva. Photo: Dominick Nilsson
From left: Per Ekman, Olena Kulish, and Tamila Tasheva. Photo: Dominick Nilsson