Trump administration cuts funding for Ukrainian literature translations at Harvard
The termination threatens an anthology of Ukrainian-Jewish poetry that would counter Putin's narrative of Ukrainian cultural insignificance.
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Kyiv Arsenal Book Fair 2024 draws 35,000 visitors despite war. PHOTO REPORT
At Kyiv Arsenal 2024, charred books from a Russian missile strike in Kharkiv stood alongside works by soldier-authors, illustrating Ukrainian literature's endurance under fire.
Why I translate Ukraine’s silenced poets
For Russians, good or bad, the war and Ukraine are usually all about them. That is why now, more than ever, we must work to recover Ukrainian culture as a whole from its marginalization.
Russia eradicates Ukrainian literature in occupied territories, replaces it with russian books
Russia has sent an estimated 2.5 million Russian books to the occupied Ukrainian territories in 2023, Ukraine's National Resistance Center reported.
Russian literature reinforces its imperialistic policy, Ukrainian writer Zabuzhko says
Oksana Zabuzhko, a famous Ukrainian writer and one of the most translated to foreign languages, spoke about the illusion of Russian culture as allegedly unrelated to politics during the Lviv Book Forum, one of Ukraine's most popular annual literature events in the city of Lviv.
Ukraine’s message to the West: We are not Russia’s backyard
Neither breaking news nor military victories cement a nation in the global consciousness. Only through its culture may a nation's voice truly be heard, says Ukrainian writer Oksana Zabuzhko
France grants Legion of Honor to Ukrainian writer and filmmaker
Ukrainian writer Oksana Zabuzhko and filmmaker Oleg Sentsov are awarded the French Legion of Honor, the French Ambassador…
The magic of Ukrainian mythology in Mavka. The Forest Song
With distribution rights in more than 80 countries and a record-breaking opening weekend in Ukraine, the animated film unveils a fantasy world rooted in the nation's folklore.
Russian literature is an accomplice in war against Ukraine – literary critic
Over the past thirty years, Ukrainian literature has embarked on a new path, turning its face away from…
Discover Ukrainian literature, movies in the largest-yet English-language database
In partnership with the Ukrainian Institute, the Ukrainian Research Institute at Harvard University (HURI) has launched the Ukraïnica…
Ukrainian folk tale Kotyhoroshko translated to Japanese, tells story of boy born from peas like Japan’s Momotaro
The project was implemented with the financial support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. Ambassador of…
Transreading Ukrainian Poetry: the first course inspiring English writers through Ukraine’s literature
PEN Award-Winning Poet and Literary Translator Stephen Komarnyckyj is teaching an online creative writing course that uses his…
Ukrainian writer Kateryna Babkina wins Angelus Central European Literature Award
“From the 1920s in Kharkiv and the destruction of the Les Kurbas Theater, through the Holodomor, World War…
After returning historical name, Ukraine’s frontline New York debuts with literary festival
"You know, there are no absolutely safe places in the world - this is just an illusion that…
Translate Ukraine: new grant programs open Ukrainian literature to the world
Translate Ukraine — a major step in cultural revival and diplomacy Throughout the 20th century, Ukrainian literature was…
Lesia Ukrainka: Teen idol, beacon of erudition & fervent advocate of European integration
Born Larysa Petrivna Kosach-Kvitka in Novohrad-Volynsky, Zhytomyr Oblast in 1871, Lesia suffered immensely from her disease, travelling from…
Eleven books to understand Ukraine’s ongoing struggle: a shortlist by Ukrainian politicians
Read also: The rebirth of Ukrainian literature and publishing: famous contemporary authors and new policy for their support…
How important were the Soviet dissidents: the case of Ukraine
Those who were active in Ukrainian diaspora communities in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s were keenly aware of…
For the first time, Ukraine will sponsor translations of Ukrainian literature to foreign languages
For the very first time, Ukraine is going to sponsor translations of Ukrainian literature to foreign languages under…
The many faces of Ukrainian writer & feminist Lesia Ukrainka
In the family circle, Lesia Ukrainka was often called Larysa, Lesia, Zeya, Mysholosiya. Her mother called her Zeya,…