About
Olena Prystayko is a research fellow at the EU-Russia Centre in Brussels, specialising in EU policy on post-Soviet states. She co-wrote the Ukraine chapter in Freedom House’s book Nations in Transit and this year gave the annual Stasiuk Lecture on Ukrainian studies at Robinson College, Cambridge.
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Ukraine and Post-Soviet Space
Olena Prystayko is a researcher, based in Brussels. She is specialising in EU policy on post-Soviet states. She co-wrote the Ukraine chapter in Freedom House's book Nations in Transit and last year gave the annual Stasiuk Lecture on Ukrainian studies at Robinson College, Cambridge.
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Latest Posts
- Two years of Viktor Yanukovych in power: Observations and conclusions of a trip to Ukraine in December 2011 – January 2012
- It finally happened
- Is there a chance to escape de-legitimisation of the election results?
- Calm before the storm…
- History is closing a circle
- European integration of Ukraine after the elections
- Elections without a choice, or déjà vu effect
- Funny times, brother
- Introduction into 2010 presidential elections in Ukraine
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#1 by William D. Prystauk on April 20, 2011 - 8:32 pm
Hi, Olena:
May this email find you well.
I have yet to truly peruse your website because I am in the midst of grading papers (I teach English at Kutztown University).
I was searching for the obituary of my grandmother (Olena Prystauk) when your name came up. My grandfather’s name was altered when he came to Ellis Island in 1909 and we have been trying to find our family in Ukraine, but the six different spellings we found have made things extremely difficult.
Our family comes from Stryj in western Ukraine (Galicia).
I apologize for taking up your time and for seeming forward, but are we related?
Regardless, thank you so much for your time.
Take care, be well and enjoy the day,
Bill
William D. Prystauk