| Learn About Ukraine • On virtual display starting February 28, 2022 • Last updated October 4, 2022 • Selected by Kristen Shuyler |
As Russia continues its escalation of violence in Ukraine, we acknowledge the worry, grief, and uncertainty that people in the JMU community and around the world may be feeling.
This display, originally launched in February 2022, offers books, ebooks, music, videos, and selected reputable online resources that offer broad context to the current events in Ukraine, to support anyone who wants to understand this situation better. We have continued to add resources, most recently in October 2022.
At the end of this page, we have shared some actions you can take in addition to checking out some of these library materials.
Print Books from JMU Libraries
E-Books from JMU Libraries
Music
Two Ukrainian singers have won the Eurovision Song Contest: Jamala (listen to her winning song, 1944) and Ruslana (listen to her winning song, Wild Dances).
Listen to the JMU Brass Band perform the Ukrainian National Anthem on March 5, 2022.
The JMU Music Library also has Ukrainian music for you to check out, including:
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Selected Reputable Online Resources (freely available)
- State of Ukraine (podcast from NPR)
- Danyliw Research Center on Contemporary Ukraine
- Maidan Lectures hosted by the University of Ottowa
- Saving Ukrainian Cultural Heritage (seeking volunteers)
- Eastern Europe and Former Soviet Union online collections from Ivy Plus Libraries Federation
- The Russian Invasion of Ukraine Guide from University of Texas Libraries
- Resources on the Russian Invasion of Ukraine from Duke University Libraries
- Guide to Russia's War on Ukraine from the Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute
- Internet Encyclopedia of Ukraine from the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies
- The Russian Invasion of Ukraine from the NATO Library
Actions you can take
In addition to checking out the library materials in this display, here are some actions you can take:
- Listen to four JMU experts in this recording of a "Russia Invasion of Ukraine" panel held on March 1, 2022, hosted by the James Madison Center for Civic Engagement and the JMU College of Arts & Letters.
- Trust and share only verified information. Before you believe something you see about this war online, ask yourself if it could be misinformation or disinformation. Learn how to evaluate videos and images about the war. We offer more tips on media literacy.
- Donate to Ukrainian nonprofits such as Razom for Ukraine or Voices of Children. These organizations—and several others—are described in this news story.
- Support refugee organizations, such as one from this list of refugee programs in all 50 U.S. states, or the UN Refugee Agency.
- Call your representatives to share your concerns and ask what they are doing in response to this war.
- Veterans, service members, military families, and family members of veterans may find the Veterans Crisis Line (call 800-273-8255 and select 1) or Military OneSource helpful.
- Seek out Ukrainian journalists, activists, scholars, politicians, artists, and other local experts to listen to and learn from. A list of Ukrainian journalists and politicians on Twitter is available in a Mashable article. Some more options, recommended by Ukraine Information & Resources from the UT Austin Department of Slavic & Eurasian Studies:
- The Kiev Independent
- The New Voice of Ukraine
- H-Ukraine
- Business Ukraine Magazine
- Ukraine World
- An in-depth interview with Ukrainian sociologist Volodymyr Ishchenko covering the historical and political-economic context of the crisis