Ira Yeroshko

PhD candidate

research interests

Contemporary history of Europe Researching the collecting, preserving, analysing and disclosing of Ukrainian testimonies of war (U-CORE)

Ira is a doctoral researcher working in the U-CORE project on visualization of testimonies of Russia-Ukrainian war.

Ira Yeroshko is a PhD researcher at the Centre for Contemporary and Digital History (C²DH) in Luxembourg and has started working on the U-CORE project in March 2024. Her current research project consists of analysing the use of visual media, such as film, animation and graphic novel, for creating the narratives around Russia-Ukrainian war.

content by this author

Kaputt © Volker Schlecht 2016

7 June 2024

written by :
Ira Yeroshko

Forced labor at GDR prison - animated in award-winning “Kaputt” animation

How does one visualize the tragic past of the Hoheneck imprisoned forced laborers, a reality that remained unseen for years? Three German directors, Volker Schlecht, Max Mönch, and Alexander Lahl, took on this daunting task by conducting extensive oral history research and transforming their findings into the award-winning animation “Kaputt.”

Mariupol. A Hunder Nights

7 June 2024

written by :
Ira Yeroshko

Mariupol. A Hundred Nights - A Story Not Yet Forgotten

Thoughts about the animation film "Mariupol. A Hundred Nights" by Sofiia Melnyk and Andrii Palatnyi portraying a young girl who loses her family and home in Mariupol following the Russian invasion in 2022.

research areas

Public history

Public history

History beyond the academic walls

Contemporary history of Luxembourg

Luxembourgish history throughout the 20th and 21st centuries

Contemporary history of Europe

European history throughout the 20th and 21st centuries

Digital history & historiography

Investigating the impact of digital technologies on the practice of history