On May 15-16, the “Espreso” TV channel will host a telethon dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the birth of Vasyl Stefanyk. Literary experts and historians, economists and political scientists, philosophers will discuss the topics raised by Stefanyk.
In honor of the 150th anniversary of Vasyl Stefanyk, we invite you to discuss his ideas and creativity. Stefanyk was not only an outstanding writer, whose style and depth are among the best European examples. He also updated current topics, both in his work and in articles and speeches, as a Ukrainian member of the Austrian parliament. Over the course of a century, these questions have not lost their relevance, but have transformed and received sometimes quite unexpected answers.
Topics of the telethon:
● Vasyl Stefanyk’s work in European and Ukrainian contexts. Peculiarities of the writer’s creative manner. Creative relations with Ivan Franko, Olga Kobylyanska, Lesya Ukrainka.
● Ukrainian emigration in the short and long term. A tragic page during Stefanyk’s time or the Ukrainians’ use of an unobvious chance in the conditions of a totalitarian society?
● Decolonization of Ukrainian classics. How they “Sovietized” Vasyl Stefanyk, Lesya Ukrainka, Ivan Franko and others.
● Ethics and politics. Beliefs and political activity of Vasyl Stefanyk. How to combine the ethical imperative with political practice?
The organizer is the All-Ukrainian Democratic Forum public organization.
Partners — “Ukrainian Book Institute”, “Spirit and Letter” Scientific Publishing Association, Lviv Literary and Memorial Museum of Ivan Franko “Frank House”.
