Short answers, pulled from the story.
The Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute was formally founded in 1973 by Omeljan Pritsak and other leading scholars in Ukrainian studies. It grew out of an earlier effort that established three endowed professorships at Harvard on the 22nd of January 1968, the 50th anniversary of Ukraine's first proclamation of independence.
HURI was founded in 1973 by Omeljan Pritsak along with other leading scholars in Ukrainian studies. The broader effort was also supported by the Ukrainian Studies Fund and Ukrainian-American community activists who began organizing in the mid-1950s.
HURI publishes the Harvard Ukrainian Studies journal, founded in 1977, as well as several book series including the Harvard Series in Ukrainian Studies, the Harvard Library of Early Ukrainian Literature, and Harvard Papers in Ukrainian Studies. It also produces pamphlets and document series.
HURI covers Ukrainian history, culture, language, literature, and politics, along with sociology, archaeology, art, economics, and anthropology. It also manages the Harvard Ukrainian Summer Institute, which offers summer courses in Ukrainian language, history, literature, and culture.
On the 25th of February 2022, HURI issued a statement against the Russian military invasion and in support of Ukraine and Ukrainians.
HURI maintains one of the largest collections of Ukrainian books and other media available in the West, drawing on both its own holdings and materials stored in the Harvard Library.