Olga Radchenko

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Olga Radchenko holds a dual affiliation: currently as Research Associate at the Chair of European Contemporary History, European University Viadrina (Frankfurt/Oder), and previously as Associate Professor at the Chair of Tourism at Bogdan Khmelnyts'ky State University (Cherkasy, Ukraine). Her work bridges historical research with tourism studies.

Education:

• PhD (2011): Intourist in Soviet Ukraine: organisation, personnel, focus of activity (1960-1980) from Bogdan Khmelnyts'ky State University
• Moscow State Lomonosov University (1976–1981, German Studies)

Research Focus:

• Holocaust dynamics in Central Ukraine
• WWII representation in Russian school curricula
• Refugee movements during WWII in Ukraine
• Ukraine's portrayal in 20th-century travel literature
• Historical dimensions of tourism

Professional Engagements:

• Organizing committee member for annual tourism conference (2015–2023)
• Co-editor of Mizh Bugom i Dniprom journal (2015–2020)
• Research collaborations: Viadrina Center B/ORDERS IN MOTION (2018), Buchenwald exhibition (2014), EHRI/Bundesarchiv (2016), USHMM Holocaust summer school (2019)

Affiliations: Maintains ties to multiple institutions through interdisciplinary projects and editorial roles.