The College of Charleston will hold a panel discussion designed to explain the circumstances surrounding the recent political crisis in the Ukraine.

“Ukraine’s Protests: Authoritarianism and the Spirit of Resistance” will be held on March 12, 2014, in Room 315 of the Tate Center.  The discussion will begin at 4 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.59026_443214389071667_571600656_n

The panel discussion will feature four College of Charleston professors focusing on the Ukrainian- Russian relationship and the recent tensions between the two countries.

Panel members include:

The panel will be moderated by Political Science professor Gibbs Knotts.


[Related: Read a perspective from Ukraine native and College of Charleston Music Professor Natalia Khoma.]


For more information, contact Gibbs Knotts at knottshg@cofc.edu.