The non-governmental analytical center "Ukrainian Studies of Strategic Research" organized and held the All-Ukrainian essay competition "Freedom to the peoples! Freedom to man! - History and prospects of the struggle of the peoples enslaved by Russia" within the framework of the XII Bander Readings. The event was attended by KhNUIA cadet Miliena TSVIETKOVA (scientific supervisor - Professor of the Department of Theory and History of State and Law Yulia ZAHUMENNA).

226 works were submitted to the competition from students, masters, postgraduate students, teachers, civil servants and military personnel from all regions of Ukraine, including from the temporarily occupied territories. This year's readings united historians and young researchers around the theme of the centuries-old struggle of the peoples enslaved by the Russian Federation.