Literature

“Core expressions of human nature remain unchanged”: an interview with Taras Prokhasko, a prominent Ukrainian writer

Taras Prokhasko is a Ukrainian writer, journalist, a representative of the Stanislaviv literary phenomenon.), a laureate of the 2020 Taras Shevchenko National Prize for his

Andrey Kurkov: The Border Between Real and Surreal Lies Somewhere Else

Andrey Kurkov and I were supposed to meet for coffee. That’s how I imagined it. Me, an aspiring novelist and the granddaughter of a Ukrainian

A debate on Italian and Ukrainian literature in Kiev

In the context of the celebrations of the 211th anniversary of the birth of Taras Shevchenko, the Ukrainian national poet, the Italian Embassy took part

Ukrainian book included in the honorary list of the U.S. Council on Children’s Literature

The Children’s Book Council’s list of  “2025 Notable Social Studies Trade Books” includes the book “Quiet Night, My Astronaut — The First Days (and Nights)

Ukrainian literature in English: Discover 5 remarkable Ukrainian women writers

Discover the voices of five extraordinary Ukrainian women authors whose works are available in English — perfect for your next read! Oksana Zabuzhko Lesia Ukrainka

Ukrainian poet and corporal Yaryna Chornohuz, life between words and weapons

Being committed to her country’s defense since 2019, both through her writings and on the front lines, in March 2024 the soldier was awarded the

The Ukrainian Town Where ‘Masochism’ Was Born

The writing of Leopold von Sacher-Masoch impacted the world, but in his birthplace of Lviv, in western Ukraine, his controversial legacy has not been officially

Poems inspired by Ukrainian women win Kobzar Book Award – 2020

The Shevchenko Foundation has been dedicated to the promotion and development of Ukrainian Canadian culture since 1964. The Kobzar™ Book Award, instituted by the Foundation

Red Famine by Anne Applebaum review – did Stalin deliberately let Ukraine starve?

The terrible famine of 1932-3 hit all the major Soviet grain-growing regions, but Ukraine worst of all. It was not the result of adverse climatic

The cult of Babel: Odessa’s literary flashmobs attract book-loving tourists

The Black Sea city may lack the pedigree of St Petersburg but it was home to Isaac Babel, and has a storied past as a