Preserving the Legacy of the Mariupol Greeks: A Digital Approach

• In Event: The Greeks of Ukraine: History and Present

Abstract

The paper will discuss the digital project, “The Mariupol Greeks,” that would serve as a hub for the information about this community in English, Ukrainian, and Greek. The purpose of the project is to preserve the legacy of the Mariupol Greeks, an ethnic minority of Ukraine, whose culture and very existence is now in danger. The website includes information on their history, culture, dialects, and autoethnographies. The project contributes to the exploration of the Greek minorities and preservation of the knowledge about one of the oldest Greek diasporas that can be lost. It also helps the Mariupol Greeks preserve their identity and feel part of the community in spite of displacement.

Author

• Tatiana Liubchenko, Union of the Greeks of Ukraine in Greece (Greece)