# MAPA Digital Atlas of Ukraine #### The MAPA program aims to advance Ukrainian studies using Geographic Information System ![ukraine at night](/sites/g/files/omnuum4941/files/styles/hwp_21_9__1920x825/public/mapa/files/homepage-hero.jpg?itok=ncdX_9Up) ## Featured Maps [### Chernobyl/Chornobyl Project ](/chornobyl) ![Chernobyl Chornobyl project image](/sites/g/files/omnuum4941/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/mapa/files/mapa_chornobyl_collage_512_349.jpg?itok=ki-OY0sU) [### Donbas and Crimea In Focus ](/donbas-and-crimea-focus) ![Donbas War Protest](/sites/g/files/omnuum4941/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/mapa/files/donbas_protest.jpg?itok=9K1aarcS) [### The Great Famine Project ](/great-famine-project) ![The Great Famine](/sites/g/files/omnuum4941/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/mapa/files/great-famine_card-photo.jpg?itok=hkN7cLjS) [### Religious Revolution ](/religious-revolution) ![Religion](/sites/g/files/omnuum4941/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/mapa/files/religion_slide.jpg?itok=sfcmC8WJ) [### Language ](/language-module) ![Shevchenko Monument](/sites/g/files/omnuum4941/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/mapa/files/shevchenko_simferopol.jpg?itok=mPzKeRoc) [### Rus' Genealogy ](/rus-genealogy) ![Rus' Genealogy](/sites/g/files/omnuum4941/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/mapa/files/rus_gen.jpg?itok=30Dmq8yN) ## Maps by Type language [### Web Maps ](/resource-type/web-maps) timeline [### Timeline Maps ](/resource-type/timeline-maps) photo [### Galleries ](/resource-type/galleries) history\_edu [### Story Maps ](/resource-type/story-maps) ## Research Analysis [### Leninfall ](/leninfall)During the Euromaidan Revolution, Ukrainians confronted their Soviet past by toppling statues of Lenin. ![man hitting statue](/sites/g/files/omnuum4941/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/mapa/files/leninfall.png?itok=ddd-GlGI) [### Mapping the Famine ](/mapping-the-great-famine)Serhii Plokhii outlines how mapping data about the Holodomor can help researchers ask and answer questions. ![mapping famine](/sites/g/files/omnuum4941/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/mapa/files/mapping-famine2.png?itok=R5QzW3tD) [### Famine Data Insights ](/new-insights)Which areas of Ukraine suffered the most during the Great Famine—and why? ![web map](/sites/g/files/omnuum4941/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/mapa/files/famine-web-data-insights2.png?itok=ZlqPCBK_) [### 'Rus Geneology ](/rus-genealogy)Why did they call Yaroslav the Wise the father-in-law of Europe? ![religious symbol](/sites/g/files/omnuum4941/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/mapa/files/yaroslavwise2.png?itok=MDI2Bh6H) [### Revolution on Granite ](/revolt-center)Before cellular "pings," there were telegram records. This set shows where support was greatest for the Revolution on Granite. ![telegram](/sites/g/files/omnuum4941/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/mapa/files/telegram2.png?itok=SfZZIiKT) [### Demography of a Man-Made Human Catastrophe ](/publications/demography-man-made-human-catastrophe-case-massive-famine-ukraine-1932%E2%80%931933)Why did Ukrainians in rural areas suffer much greater rates of starvation mortality than those in urban areas? ![Direct Losses in 1933 Table](/sites/g/files/omnuum4941/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/mapa/files/demographycatastrophe.jpg?itok=aQl7U1rM) ## Story Maps [### Chernobyl/Chornobyl Story Map ](/chernobylchornobyl-web-map)The Chornobyl (Chernobyl) Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine suffered a catastrophic nuclear accident on April 26, 1986, with far-reaching consequences. ![chernobyl/chornobyl web map](/sites/g/files/omnuum4941/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-03/chornobyl_webmap_home.png?itok=5U26QZiy) [### Famine Story Map ](/famine-story-map-journal)The Holodomor or the Great Ukrainian Famine of 1932-1933 is one of the most studied – and vigorously debated – events in Ukraine's history. ![Famine Story Map](/sites/g/files/omnuum4941/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/mapa/files/famine-story-map-cap.jpg?itok=7oCoHQ3I) [### Religious Pluralism Story Map ](/religious-pluralism-story-map-journal)What happened after the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople announced his decision to create a new Orthodox Church in Ukraine? ![Religion Story Map](/sites/g/files/omnuum4941/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/mapa/files/story-map-religion.jpg?itok=86Lztu1e) ## Explore All Maps [### Contemporary Atlas ](/contemporary-atlas)- [Chernobyl/Chornobyl](https://prod-mapa.drupalsites.harvard.edu/chornobyl) - [Donbas and Crimea](https://prod-mapa.drupalsites.harvard.edu/donbas-and-crimea-focus) - [Religious Revolution](https://prod-mapa.drupalsites.harvard.edu/religious-revolution) - [Transfer of Parishes](https://prod-mapa.drupalsites.harvard.edu/transfer-parishes) - [Religious Pluralism](https://prod-mapa.drupalsites.harvard.edu/religious-pluralism-story-map-journal) - [History and Identity](https://prod-mapa.drupalsites.harvard.edu/history-and-identity-module) - [Language](https://prod-mapa.drupalsites.harvard.edu/language-module) - [Goodbye Lenin](https://prod-mapa.drupalsites.harvard.edu/leninfall) - [Ukraine and Russia](https://prod-mapa.drupalsites.harvard.edu/ukraine-and-russia-together-or-apart) - [Statistics](https://prod-mapa.drupalsites.harvard.edu/statistics) - [Revolution on Granite](/revolution-granite "Revolution on Granite") ![](/sites/g/files/omnuum4941/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/mapa/files/map_with_overlay_religion.jpg?itok=R_BVEFmQ) [### Historical Atlas ](/historical-atlas)- [The Great Famine](https://prod-mapa.drupalsites.harvard.edu/great-famine-project) - [Mapping the Great Famine](https://prod-mapa.drupalsites.harvard.edu/mapping-the-great-famine) - [New Insights](https://prod-mapa.drupalsites.harvard.edu/new-insights) - [Holodomor Demographic Research](https://prod-mapa.drupalsites.harvard.edu/demographic-research) - [Famine Web Map](https://prod-mapa.drupalsites.harvard.edu/famine-web-map) - [Famine Story Map](https://prod-mapa.drupalsites.harvard.edu/famine-story-map-journal) - [Holodomor Map Galleries](https://prod-mapa.drupalsites.harvard.edu/famine-galleries) - [The Golden Age of Kyivan Rus´](https://prod-mapa.drupalsites.harvard.edu/golden-age-kyivan-rus) - [Rus' Genealogy](https://prod-mapa.drupalsites.harvard.edu/rus-genealogy) - [Historic Podillya](https://prod-mapa.drupalsites.harvard.edu/historic-podillya) ![](/sites/g/files/omnuum4941/files/styles/hwp_1_1__360x360_scale/public/mapa/files/hist-atlas-hero.jpg?itok=y0EAIyhz)