Ukraine: What is Ukraine Known For?
4-weeks (first 4) | This course is completed
This is an introductory course aimed not only to provide the basic knowledge of Ukraine, its culture and its brief history, but also to reveal the Seven Wonders of Ukraine and one of the most unique tourist attractions in Ukraine, the so-called “Tunnel of Love”. We will learn about Ukrainian folk arts of embroidery, wood carving, ceramics, egg painting and textiles. This class will not discuss any subjects dealing with the current war.
Gala Leganof
Gala Leganof received a B.A. degree cum laude in International Politics and was a winner of the Marist Baccalaureate Award in Political Science. In 1999, she was inducted into Pi Sigma Alpha, the National Political Science Honor Society. She received an M.A. from McGill University. McGill-Queen’s Press published her book, How to Understand American Democracy in the Concept of Empirical and Normative Evolutions. In 2015 she completed studies at Columbia University about the United Nations and lectured on the subject, “Ukraine v. Russia: the Annexation of Crimea.”
Rob Cohen
Rob Cohen is a retired technologist/farmer committed to practicing a sustainable lifestyle. He continues to work part-time as a technology consultant focused on helping non-profit organizations leverage technology.