Searching for a Sense of Belonging: Lewis Namier, a Champion of Galician Ukrainians at a Crossroads of Identities

Abstract

Three years of war in our eastern neighborhoods has put Ukraine in the spotlight. The paper describes the life of Lewis Namier, a Polish Jewish-born advocate of Ukrainian interests as well as a British diplomat at the Versailles Peace Conference, who struggled to find his identity. Although the historian finally found a home in Britain, the recognition of Ukraine, which has recently undergone a radical shift in historical memory policy, is still yet to come.