On December 3-4, “Via Carpatia-2022” will be held in Lviv under the title “Culture: Tested by War”
On December 3-4, “Via Carpatia-2022” will be held in Lviv under the title “Culture: Tested by War”
This year’s Forum of Central and Eastern Europe Via Carpatia is dedicated to the challenges Ukrainian culture faced during the war.
The organizers have planned discussion panels that will be broadcast live on Espreso TV channel. Among the main topics that will be discussed are the potential of culture for the moral stability of society, the possibilities of promoting culture in the world today, and preserving heritage in wartime. The participants of the two-day forum will be Ukrainian intellectuals, politicians, public figures and artists.
Saturday, December 3, 2022
11:10—12:00
The potential of culture for the moral stability of society
Mykola Kniazhytskyi, Rostislav Luzhetskyi, Rostyslav Derzhypilskyi, Maria Makivnychuk
12.10 — 13:00
Possibilities of cultural promotion in the world today
Bohdan Tikholoz, Halyna Kruk, Iryna Tsylyk, Solomiya Borshosh
Sunday, December 4, 2022
12:10 — 13:00
Preservation of heritage in conditions of war
Elmira Ablyalimova, Olga Salo, Leonid Finberg, Anatoly Khromov.
It will traditionally be handed over the Stanisław Vincenz Prize “For Humanistic Service and a Contribution to Regional Development”. This year, the awards will be held on December 4, in Lviv, at the Frank House. The organizers are convinced: it is symbolic.
“This year’s awarding of the Stanisław Vincenz Prize in Lviv at the Frank House is not accidental. The first monument to the poet in the world was erected by Stanisław Vincenz in Sloboda-Rungurska in the present-day Ivano-Frankivsk region near his house. And he wrote “I believe in the power of the spirit”. This, indeed, inspires and serves as a special example in difficult times of trials.” – said the initiator of the Via Carpatia Forum – Mykola Kniazhytskyi.
The purpose of the award is to honor work for the benefit of society in the humanitarian field.
This year, the prize will be awarded to a volunteer, paramedic, commander of the Taira Angels unit Yuliia Paievska “Taira”.
As part of the form will also take place presentation of the Ukrainian translation of Stanisław Vincenz’s book “Dialogues with the Soviets”, which the author wrote after the Second World War in exile. He recreated and reflected on his experience in the years 1939-1941 – the arrival of the “Soviets”, his arrest as a representative of the “class enemy”, his release from prison in Stanislavov (modern Ivano-Frankivsk), his escape across the border to Hungary, military wanderings. The book was translated by the Lviv translator Oles Gerasym – it is relevant for our present.
To attend the event, confirm participation using registration form.
The Forum of Central and Eastern Europe “Via Carpatia-2022” is organized by the All-Ukrainian Democratic Forum, the NGO “Verkhovyna – Flower of the Carpathians”, the Frank House in Lviv, the Espreso TV channel.
“Saturday Political Club” started on October 3 with the support of the US Embassy in Ukraine
“Saturday Political Club” started on October 3 with the support of the US Embassy in Ukraine. Program “Saturday Political Club” with host Vitaliy Portnykov is dedicated to the activities of state bodies and Russia’s war against Ukraine.
During October, Espreso TV channel aired 4 programs.
The first program came out October 8 at 19:00.
Vitaliy Portnykov and Anzhelika Syzonenko summed up the political results of the week and answered the questions of the viewers of the channel and readers of our pages. The 227th day of Russia’s war against Ukraine. Operational information and fresh data for today regarding the Russian invasion. The Crimean bridge is a gift to Putin. Nuclear plans of the Kremlin. Musk gives Taiwan away.
Guests of the program:
Ized Gdanov, Crimean Tatar activist;
Serhii Fursa, investment banker;
Vyacheslav Likhachev, historian, political commentator.
October 15 at 7 p.m – came out the second program, the topics of which were the following:
The Armed Forces storm Kherson Oblast. The dead end of the Kremlin. Putin in Astrakhan. The 234th day of Russia’s war against Ukraine. Operational information and fresh data for today regarding the Russian invasion.
Guests of the program:
Viktor Yagun, military and public figure, Major General of the SBU;
Oleksiy Kucherenko, People’s Deputy, First Deputy Chairman of the Energy Committee;
Dmytro Latushko, Belarusian diplomat.
Topics of the third program October 22 at 7 p.m were:
PUTIN is destroying critical infrastructure. Premier race in Britain. The 241st day of Russia’s war against Ukraine. Operational information and fresh data for today regarding the Russian invasion.
Guests of the program:
Serhiy Krivonos, reserve major general, ex-deputy commander of the SSO;
Yuriy Rashkin, political and public figure;
Ihor Zhdanov, Minister of Youth and Sports of Ukraine (2014–2019).
On October 29 at 7:00 p.m., the fourth program aired. The topics discussed were:
Sevastopol is under attack. Valdai Putin. The end of mobilization in Russia. The 248th day of Russia’s war against Ukraine. Operational information and fresh data for today regarding the Russian invasion.
Guests of the program:
Oleksandr Kovalenko, military and political columnist of the “Information Resistance” group;
Serhiy Grabskyi, military commentator, reserve colonel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, public figure;
Volodymyr Ogryzko, Ukrainian diplomat, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine from December 2007 to March 2009. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine;
Mykhailo Gonchar, president of the Center for Global Studies “Strategy XXI”;
Maksym Bilyavsky, Leading Expert of Energy Programs, Razumkov Center.
You can view the programs for October at the links below:
Program 1
Program 2
Program 3
Program 4
The project is implemented by the public organization “All-Ukrainian Democratic Forum” with the support Media Development Fund of the US Embassy in Ukraine.
Head of the board of the NGO “All-Ukrainian Democratic Forum” Yaryna Yasynevych took part in the round table “Ukraine in search of mature national statehood” in Washington
On October 20, 2022, the XXIII round table “Ukraine in search of mature national statehood” was held at the University Club of Washington, DC. Its title this year is “Formation of a strong but sustainable national identity – modern efforts”.
The meeting was the second in a trilogy of UA Quest roundtables (2021-23), dedicated to the study and assessment of Ukraine’s efforts to establish a distinctive, but large-scale, national identity. The task of the UA Quest roundtables is to look at the present, while examining Ukraine’s attempt to define itself – in the midst of a war that threatens the country’s very existence – through four vectors: a sense of “common history”, a sense of “common culture”, the ability to accept/assimilate the “other”, and a sense of a “common future”.
Head of the board of the NGO “All-Ukrainian Democratic Forum” Yaryna Yasynevych was the speaker of the panel session “Work on the formation of a common “sense of the past and present”.
She talked about the information campaigns that took place in Ukraine and aimed to change the optics of looking at the difficult history of the 20th century.
The panel discussion was moderated by Adrian Karmazyn, former head of the Ukrainian service of the Voice of America, among the speakers were Mykola Posivnych, senior researcher of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Paul Robert Magochy, prof. history of the Department of Ukrainian Studies at the University of Toronto.
Speaking of “Ukraine’s path to mature statehood” its participants emphasized that creating a common view of Ukrainians on their past was a difficult process.
The authorities, which were dependent on Russia, tried to return Ukrainians to the paradigm in which they existed for decades, when they were trained to think that those who oppressed Ukrainians’ desire for freedom were heroes, and fighters for independence, such as soldiers of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army, were considered criminals.
“The attitude of Ukrainians to the past was formed on the basis of ignorance,” the Ukrainian public figure and communications expert emphasized in her speech Yaryna Yasinevych.
In total, the round table consisted of four panel sessions and three focus sessions. More than two dozen speakers spoke at the meeting.
The forum aims to help clarify a broader issue – the pace of Ukraine’s aspiration to achieve “mature national statehood”.
The second stage has started in “Shelter – Friendly Lviv”.
New special free classes for children who were forced to leave their homes because of the war began in Lviv on August 16. 20% of places in the project are provided for local children.
The project provides physical, intellectual and psycho-emotional development for children. And it also ensures acquaintance, communication and integration of internally displaced persons with Lviv residents.
The project includes swimming lessons, a chess school, a fencing school, an art course with elements of art therapy, a Ukrainian language course, and an open-air movie. The sewing school will start in September.
In the first 3 days, 274 applicants registered with us. Of them: art school – 34, chess – 34, fencing – 14, swimming – 192, Ukrainian language course – 42. As of August 22 – 348 applications for various directions.
The project “Shelter – Friendly Lviv” is implemented by the NGO “All-Ukrainian Democratic Forum” with the support of Stiftung Schüler Helfen Leben. The first stage continued from May 16 to August 15.
The first stage of “Shelter – Friendly Lviv” has been completed
From May 16 to August 15, 2022, special free events for children were held in various locations in Lviv: chess school, active games, sports games, master classes, open-air cinema.
In total, more than 1,000 children took part in the first stage of the project, who fled the war and moved with their families to safer regions of Ukraine.
The project provided for children’s physical, intellectual and psycho-emotional development. And he also ensured acquaintance, communication and integration of internally displaced persons with Lviv residents.
The classes took place in various locations of the city of Lviv: schools, rehabilitation centers, theological seminaries, modular towns and dormitories.
– More than 20 children attended the chess school twice a week. In addition to classes, 2 tournaments were held.
– There were 13 classes on active games. They were attended by more than 500 children.
– There were also 13 sports games classes. They were attended by about 300 children. They played football, frisbee, badminton, volleyball and rugby.
– Every week we watched a movie outdoors. Entire families were invited to participate. More than 300 participants attended 13 joint movie screenings.
– 1 of the master classes took place. More than 200 children visited them. The children were taught to embroider, make wind-up dolls, dry felting, appliqués and origami, paint with paints, decoupage technique, make candles from wax, appliqués from salt dough, paint on glass and combine hay and wool in products.
The project “Shelter – Friendly Lviv” is implemented by the NGO “All-Ukrainian Democratic Forum” with the support of Stiftung Schüler Helfen Leben.
A tournament was held at the summer chess school for children who were forced to leave their homes with their families because of the war. PHOTO
On June 21, the second stage of the chess tournament for children who were forced to leave their homes with their families due to the war ended.
After a month of training, 16 young chess players from Donetsk, Kherson, Kharkiv, Kyiv, Kramatorsk, Mariupol, Pokrovsk and their peers from Lviv passed the knowledge and skill test.
“Boys and girls showed an appropriate level of play, gained the necessary experience of tournament competitions and chess mastery,” – Vladyslav Baklazhkov, coach of the summer chess school, assistant to the chief judge of the tournament, shared the results of the tournament.
The victory was won by Denys Stuliko, the second – Matvii Hlukhivskyi, the third place was taken by Kostyantyn Tur. All participants received gifts and certificates, and the winners of the competitions were awarded with cups.
The chief judge of the tournament is FIDE Master Volodymyr Medvedyk.
After the intellectual struggle, all participants were treated to goodies. The time spent together contributes to the quick adaptation of children to a new environment, and also helps to find new friends.
The chess school is open until August 15, so children from internally displaced families who have not yet registered can join. Lessons take place every Tuesday and Thursday at 5:00 p.m. in the city youth center Lviv Open Lab. The chess school functions within the project “Shelter – Friendly Lviv”, which is implemented by the NGO “All-Ukrainian Democratic Forum”, with the support of Stiftung Schüler Helfen Leben.
You can look at the photo report on our Facebook page.
We thank the Armed Forces and believe in the victory of Ukraine: in Lviv, children who were forced to leave their homes because of the war made postcards for the Ukrainian military!
On June 16, Lviv Lyceum No. 46 hosted a master class on making patriotic postcards and face painting for boys and girls from Kharkiv, Kyiv, Kramatorsk, Donetsk region and their peers from Lviv.
First, the children painted the flag of Ukraine on their faces, and later they made postcards for our defenders. “We love you very much and are grateful to you”, “we believe in the Armed Forces”, “peace to our Ukraine”: each participant wrote wishes to the Ukrainian soldiers in their own hand. In addition, the children made a stork for themselves.
Thank you for the wonderful master class of the RozUmiyko development studio.
The master class took place within the framework of the “Shelter – Friendly Lviv” project, which is implemented by the NGO All-Ukrainian Democratic Forum, with the support of Stiftung Schüler Helfen Leben.
We also conduct chess training, sports games and open-air movie viewing. Follow our announcements!
You can see more photos on our Facebook page.
A master class on appliqué and origami was held in Lviv for families who were forced to leave their homes due to the war (video)
On June 11, in a modular town built for internally displaced persons, parents and children from Kherson, Kharkiv, Mykolaiv, Zaporizhzhya and Donetsk regions learned the art of assembling paper figures and making appliqués from colored paper. Postcards with a bee, dreams, or figures of birds: each participant chose what to do.
Thank you for the wonderful master class “Love and joy” Family Space.
The master class took place within the framework of the “Shelter – Friendly Lviv” project, which is implemented by the NGO All-Ukrainian Democratic Forum, with the support of Stiftung Schüler Helfen Leben. We also conduct chess training, sports games and open-air movie viewing.
The video can be viewed at our Facebook page.
Supporting the Armed Forces of Ukraine: Families from frontline regions made decorations in Lviv for a fair whose proceeds will go to Ukrainian soldiers
On June 2, at Lviv Lyceum No. 18, families from Kharkiv, Lysychansk, Bakhmut, Dnipro and Lviv learned to make patriotic ornaments from wool using the dry felting technique. Blue and yellow hearts, green fish, a brown bear, a purple butterfly and many other handmade ornaments will be donated to the charity fair. The funds received will go to the needs of our defenders.
The master class took place within the project “Shelter – Friendly Lviv”, which is implemented by the NGO “All-Ukrainian Democratic Forum”, with the support of Stiftung Schüler Helfen Leben.
As part of the project, we also conduct chess training, sports games and outdoor movie viewing for children from families who were forced to leave their homes due to the war. Follow our announcements!
You can see more photos on our Facebook page.
In Lviv, fifty children from frontline regions took part in Children’s Day activities! (PHOTOS)
On June 1, on World Children’s Day, as part of the “Shelter – Friendly Lviv” project, attractions for Lviv schoolchildren and children who left their homes due to the war were held in the city of Leva. More than a hundred boys and girls gathered at the stadium of the 40th school, among whom half are children from the front-line regions who live and study in Lviv during the full-scale invasion.
The event began with a joint performance of the anthem of the Sich riflemen “Oh, in the meadow red viburnum…”. After that, the children took part in mobile games, a flash mob and tug-of-war. A master class on combat hopak was also held for those interested. As a sign of support for our defenders, children drew blue and yellow flags and hearts with chalk.
Such joint activities of boys and girls from regions where hostilities are currently ongoing with their peers from Lviv contribute to the rapid adaptation of children to a new environment, and also help to find new friends.
The “Shelter – Friendly Lviv” project for children from families who were forced to leave their homes due to the war is implemented by the NGO “All-Ukrainian Democratic Forum” with the support of Stiftung Schüler Helfen Leben. Sports events and master classes are also held within the project.
You can look at the photo report on our Facebook page.
