The international online academic conference “Stanisław Vincenz’s Homo agens” will take place on December 18–19
On December 18 and 19, 2021, the international scientific online conference “Homo agens” by Stanisław Vincenz will be held.
“Stanisław Vincenz’s Homo agens” is a catchphrase inspired by the modern experience of the pandemic as a time that calls for action.
The focus of the conference is the biography and literary and intellectual legacy of Stanisław Vincenz, an author and philosopher who connects the idea of freedom with action.
The organizers will also offer a targeted, but also unlimited reading of “Polonina”, “Post-war vicissitudes of Socrates”, “Dialogues with the Soviets”, essays, drafts and correspondence, in order to once again hear the voice of Vincenz, who was a witness and participant in several historical turning points and dramatic social processes: the industrial revolution in the Eastern Carpathians, the birth of nationalism, which destroyed the essence of local communities, both World Wars, genocide, emigration and isolation
The NGO “All-Ukrainian Democratic Forum” will be presented at the conference by acting chairman of the board Yaryna Yasynevych with a report “Promotion of Vincenz’s heritage in Ukraine” and project manager Maria Gurska on the topic “Film “On the High Uplands”: Polish-Ukrainian co-production”.
Organizers of the event:
The Union of Polish Writers in Emigration in London, the Institute of Polish Philology and the Faculty of Philology of the University of Wroclaw, the Faculty of Art Education and Curatorship of the Art University named after Magdaleny Abakanowych in Poznań, the Interdisciplinary Center for Polish Studies at the Haifa University, the All-Ukrainian Democratic Forum, the Institute of European Culture of the Polish University in Emigration in London
Details at the link:
https://stanislaw-vincenz.puno.ac.uk/homo-agens/?lang=uk
“Espreso. Readers’ Choice 2021”: Voting for children’s favorite book is underway
The final stage of the “Espreso. Readers’ Choice 2021” competition for the best Ukrainian children’s book is underway.
Since September, young Ukrainians have been choosing one winner in the “Literature for Children” category among the three finalist books: “Oleksa Dovbush. The Secret of Power” by Vasyl Karpyuk, “Lost in the Camp” by Nastya Muzychenko and “The Porpoise Detective” by Ivan Andrusiak.
Natalia Nevmerzhitska, librarian:
“Our readers, in principle, voted very actively even in the period established for readers’ voting, namely the third stage. Now our children simply read to themselves, leave oral feedback about these books.”
In the fifth season, over 600 libraries participate in the final stage of the award, where young readers vote for the books they have read. These are preschoolers and students of grades 1-4.
Natalia Zimina, librarian:
“Our children read different books. The smallest are poems, and there are many illustrations. And children of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th grades are very interested in adventures. Some children wrote such interesting things. About the fact that they love detectives”
Librarians are convinced that the prize attracts children to read the best books, which will be distributed in the country’s book collections.
Alla Gordienko, director of the National Library of Ukraine for Children:
“The main thing for us now, as children’s librarians, is to teach a child to read. And this award confirms that we choose the best books for children, for our development. Because children are our future. Everything we do is for the future, for our children.”
Thanks to the Charitable Fund “Together” of patron Lyudmila Rusalina, more and more Ukrainian libraries attract young visitors to read domestic books. This year, the foundation is a partner of the “Literature for Children” nomination. He helped buy books for libraries. Lyudmila Rusalina’s “Together” charity foundation also helps in the organization of various sports, cultural and educational events. Meanwhile, the Organizing Committee of the Book Award is already preparing for the awarding ceremony of the winners. The results of the voting of young readers of libraries all over Ukraine are promised to be announced at the beginning of 2022.
A special project marking the 88th anniversary of the Holodomor in Ukraine on Espreso TV
Today, Ukraine and the world commemorate the victims of the Holodomor. This memory unites Ukrainians in our country and in other countries where they live. It has become an important element of national identity
This memory is also important as a warning of what can happen to a nation that fails to protect its freedom. We have not forgotten the horrors of 1932-1933 and are now ready to defend our independence with weapons in hand.
The recognition of the Holodomor as a genocide of the Ukrainian people by the parliaments of other states and individual regions is very important, because it emphasizes the persistence of the war waged against Ukraine for centuries, first by the colonizers, and now by the aggressors. And it is extremely important for us that everything we do to honor the memory of the dead is heard not only by our citizens, but by the whole world.
Today, the information war continues around the topic of the Holodomor, and Russia still uses the key myths created by it as grounds for claiming Ukraine as a “failed state” and spreads it abroad.
These problems, as well as how Ukrainians restored memory and how they tell the world about the crime of genocide and at the same time communicate the criminal essence of totalitarianism and the need to protect human rights, will be discussed in a special project of the Liberation Movement Research Center, the Center for Strategic Communications and Information Security, the All-Ukrainian Democratic Forum NGO and the Espreso TV channel.
We hope that such a project will become another proof that Ukraine will always remember the Holodomor not only as one of the greatest tragedies of the Ukrainian people, but will also demonstrate the strength of our people and prevent the recurrence of similar crimes in the future.
On the 88th anniversary of the Holodomor in Ukraine, in memory of the millions who died, we offer viewers meaningful conversations:
Why is international recognition of the Holodomor important for Ukraine? What was the role of the diaspora in breaking the information blockade about the communist crime? At 5:05 p.m., we will talk about it with Maksym Mayorov, an expert at the Center for Strategic Communications and Information Security, Hanna Hopko, a public activist and journalist, and Oleksiy Haran, a professor at the Department of Political Science at the Ukrainian National Academy of Sciences.
How did Ukraine remember the Holodomor? How did society react to the discovery of the truth about the communist crime? What is the attitude of Ukrainians to this topic in the 30th year of independence? At 6:10 p.m., publicist Vitaliy Portnykov, MP, historian and researcher of KGB archives Volodymyr Vyatrovych and Tetiana Lyshnevets, executive director of the Holodomor Museum foundation, will talk about this.
How a blind singer won gold at the Paralympics in Tokyo. The story of the champion
This Saturday in the series “Strong stories” on Espreso – an episode about the gold medalist of the Paralympics in Tokyo Mykhailo Serbin.
Mykhailo, 18, has been blind since childhood. The parents spent years rehabilitating their son in order to preserve the boy’s reaction to light. During his school years, Mykhailo began singing professionally – and achieved high results – in 2018, at the invitation of the National Paralympic Committee of Ukraine, the talented boy sang at the Farewell Ceremony of the National Team of Ukraine at the 12th Winter Paralympic Games.
But for Mykhailo himself, getting to know Ukrainian Paralympians became decisive in his life. He took an example from star athletes and started swimming. Already in three years, in 2021, he won silver and gold for Ukraine in Tokyo!
Watch the full story of Mykhailo Serbin already on Saturday, October 23, at 10:30 a.m. and at 5:00 p.m. on the Espreso TV channel.
We will remind you that the television series “Strong Stories” is a program dedicated to families of Ukrainians who have children with disabilities and who are successfully fighting for their full childhood and life. The cycle is created with the support of the Ukrainian Cultural Foundation, and the NGO project “All-Ukrainian Democratic Forum” implements it.
“Strong Stories”: A series about remarkable Ukrainians premieres on Espreso TV
On September 18, Espreso will start showing the television series “Strong Stories”, created with the support of the Ukrainian Cultural Foundation.
“Strong Stories” is a television cycle of 12 programs – successful examples of the formation of families of Ukrainians – parents of children with disabilities. Each issue is the story of a separate family raising a child with developmental disabilities – blind, with autistic disorder, epilepsy, cerebral palsy, etc. – fights for her full childhood and life – and successfully copes with this mission.
The purpose of the program is to give action instructions to parents who are faced with the challenge of fully raising a child with a disability, to promote networking of such families and the spread of contacts between them, to raise the level of tolerance and respect for “otherness” in society, and to call officials to responsibility in the direction of implementing reforms of inclusive child rearing.
The project is implemented by the public organization “All-Ukrainian Democratic Forum”.
The premiere of the first episode of the cycle will take place this Saturday, 18.09, at 10:30 a.m., with a repeat at 5:00 p.m. Espreso TV channel will air new episodes every Saturday and Sunday.
You can watch the trailer for the first episode here:
The success of “Force of Destiny,” a film created by the NGO “All-Ukrainian Democratic Forum”
Force of Destiny is a non-children’s film about children’s health. The refusal of vaccinations led to irreparable consequences – and the little girl was a hair’s breadth away from death. The documentary has already won a number of prestigious awards.
The story of Nastya Huzarska is not fiction. As a result of her parents’ refusal of vaccinations, she contracted whooping cough and measles. In another two years, the diseases went away. And by the age of four, the child’s condition was critical, irreversible processes began in the heart and it became the size of a 17-year-old athlete.
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The “Strong Stories” promotional video aired on Espreso TV
From September 1, the Espreso TV channel aired a promotional clip of the series “Strong Stories”, created by the non-governmental organization “All-Ukrainian Democratic Forum” with the support of the Ukrainian Cultural Foundation.
“Strong Stories” is a television cycle of 12 programs – successful examples of the formation of families of Ukrainians – parents of children with disabilities. Each issue is the story of a separate family raising a child with developmental disabilities – blind, with autistic disorder, epilepsy, cerebral palsy, etc. – fights for her full childhood and life – and successfully copes with this mission.
Among the heroes of the program are successful businessmen, heroes of the Russian-Ukrainian war, as well as famous people – for example, Ukrainian swimming champion Oleksiy Kovgan, the family of Ukrainian director Serhiy Lysenko, well-known volunteer and TEDx speaker Olesya Yaskevich, who was awarded the Order of Princess Olga by President Volodymyr Zelenskyi on Ukraine’s Independence Day, August 24, 2021, and other incredible Ukrainians.
The program will start airing on the Espreso channel from September 18, 2021, and will air every Saturday and Sunday at 10:30 am with a repeat at 5:30 pm.
The host of the program is Iryna Koval, journalist, author of the PRO health program on Espreso.
The documentary “Force of Destiny” wins in two categories at Fusion International Film Festivals: West Europe 2021
The documentary film “Force of Destiny”, produced by the All-Ukrainian Democratic Forum, was nominated for 2 awards at the Fusion International Film Festivals (Brussels) as part of the USAID-Internews “Medical Journalism” competition: the best short documentary film and a talented filmmaker.
The award ceremony took place yesterday, August 21, 2021, in an online format.
We are very happy that the film was recognized by international experts in two nominations: “Best Short Documentary” and “Talented Filmmaker”.
“Force of Destiny” is a unique story of a girl who, as a result of her parents’ refusal to receive vaccinations, contracted whooping cough and measles. The consequences of these diseases are amazing. At the age of two, Nastya Huzarska developed complications from measles. And by the age of four, the situation reached such a critical level that the only way to save the girl was a heart transplant.
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The production of the film was made possible thanks to the support of the American people, which was provided through the USAID project “Media Program in Ukraine”, which is implemented by the international organization Internews.
We are very grateful to the international organization Internews for its comprehensive support and to the entire team that worked on the film. Special thanks to Stanislav Tsekhmistrenko – the film’s producer.
Finalists selected in the “Children’s Literature” category of the fifth edition of the “Espreso. Readers’ Choice 2021” book award
During July 2021, in the 2nd stage, the highly respected Expert Jury of 12 professional literary experts, critics and children’s writers chose the best books from the Long List. This year, the choice for experts turned out to be difficult. It is nice to note that many books worthy of victory were submitted to this year’s competition
The finalist works first went through a two-stage selection. Thus, out of 79 publications in the category “Literature for children” that were submitted for evaluation by the jury, 3 books made it to the finals.
Five editions had the same number of points, but according to the terms of the competition, there should be three finalist books. Everything was decided by the “voice” of the last expert.
Among the three books-finalists of the book award “Espreso. Readers’ Choice 2021” in the nomination “Literature for children” included the following works:
“Alexa Dovbush. The Secret of Power” Vasyl Karpiuk (“Discursus” publishing house)
Do you know who Oleksa Dovbush is? Probably so, because there is no greater hero in all the Carpathians! But the story of the most formidable leader of the Carpathian opryshkas began with a stubborn boy who unexpectedly received great power for himself. Plunging into this story, you and Oleksa will live in the forest next to wolves and vyrkas, join the Opryshki band and look into the world of the heroic past of the Carpathians. And most importantly, in the end you will find out where Oleksin’s Power came from and whether he was able to master it.
“Lost in the camp” by Nastya Muzychenko (publishing house “Nash Format”)
Matvii and Mia are going to rest in a mountain camp. Fresh air, discos, quests and other entertainment – everything is as usual in such camps. But only until Matvii accidentally learns about a mystical, even creepy story that happened here a few years ago. And such stories, as you know, have a habit of repeating themselves – and here our heroes find themselves at the epicenter of events…
“The Guinea Pig Detective” by Ivan Andrusiak (“Vivat” publishing house)
When mysterious crimes happen, all the animals from the nearby houses, and even those who live on the street, without fail turn to the guinea pig – detective Gerard. However, he is a known sweet tooth, so he takes on business only on the condition of a tasty fee.
Together with Gerard, you will find out who ate the cat’s breakfast, run away from hungry predators, find out everything about an unknown horror that scares good animals, explore dark chapels and fight fears, and most importantly – learn to catch intruders in an instant, using deduction and logic.
Books that were noted by experts, but did not make it to the finals:
“Lyakazochki” by Irene Rozdobudko (publishing house “Nash Format”)
“Seven holiday wishes. Overheard and recorded from Iceland to China” by Yulita Ran, Sashko Dermanskyi, Miya Marchenko, Oleg Chaklun, Oksana Davydova, Yuliya Ilyukha, Hanna Osadko (“Chitarium” publishing house)
“Maika Palivoda chooses a profession” by Mia Marchenko (“Chitarium” publishing house)
“Myroslava and others from our yard” Olga Kupriyan (publishing house “Stary Lev Publishing House”)
“Where and from” by Romana Romanyshyn, Andriy Lesiv (publishing house “Stary Lev Publishing House”)
“The White Wolf on the Black Path” by Nadiya Humenyuk (“NK-Bohdan” publishing house)
“I give my brother for the subscription. Your Instagram diary” Sasha Kochubey (publishing house “Stary Lev Publishing House”)
“Steamboats and whales” Hryhoriy Falkovich (A-BA-BA-HA-LA-MA-HA publishing house)
“Three fairy tales” by Sashko Dermanskyi (“Nash Format” publishing house)
“Tasty Alphabet” by Marko Teren (“ASSA” publishing house)
“Delphi” and magicians” Valery Puzik (“ASSA” publishing house)
“Royal Robbery” Serhiy Svyridenko (publishing house “Nash Format”)
“Marusy’s Important Matters” by Sasha Voytsehivska (“Nash Format” publishing house)
“Me and the monster George. How to be healthy” A. Yu. Varnavska (Osnova Publishing Group)
“The Ghost Who Couldn’t Sleep” by Natalka Maletych (publishing house “Stary Lev Publishing House”)
“Where dreams wander” by Rostislav Popskyi (“A-BA-BA-HA-LA-MA-HA” publishing house)
“A fast horse and a very bicycle adventure” by Yurii and Tetiana Gaidai (“Yakaboo Publishing”)
“The Happiest Lion” Oleksandr Shatokhin (publishing house “Stary Lev Publishing House”)
“Rescue Mission: Bears” by Yevgenia Zavaliy (publishing house “Stary Lev Publishing House”)
“Squirrels, Skipper, Albatross, or The Story of How Snowboarding Began” by Eva Solska (Ranok publishing house)
“Viktor_Robot. The Diary of a Collector of Planets” by Anastasia Lavrenishin (“Ranok” publishing house)
“How to roar correctly” by Olesya Mamchich (“Ranok” publishing house)
“The Secret Life of Rudyk” by Tais Zolotkovska (“Ranok” publishing house)
“Kuzya, Zyuzya and company” Vsevolod Nestaiko (publishing house “Nash Format”)
“Kotyhoroshka. Tangled tales.” Anastasia Lavrenishyna, Halyna Tkachuk, Oksana Lushchevska, Alina Shtefan, Mia Marchenko, Valentina Vzdulska, Sasha Kochubei, Anna Khromova. (Ranok publishing house)
“Chubzyky” Serhiy Loskot (“Ranok” publishing house)
“Secret Order of the Great Stingray” by Hanna Buyaji (Ranok publishing house)
“Mysteries” by Galina Vdovichenko (publishing house “Stary Lev Publishing House”
“The Great Cosmic Apchikh” by Slava Svitova (publishing house “Stary Lev Publishing House”)
“Sam, without problems” by Oksana Lushchevska (publishing house “Stary Lev Publishing House”)
“E-stories of Eka’s excavator” by Victoria Amelina (publishing house “Stary Lev Publishing House”)
“Mesozoic on the fourth floor” Stanislav Solovinskyi (“Ranok” publishing house)
“About three brave knights” Anna Tretyak (“Ranok” publishing house)
“Meeting on the Barefoot Bridge” by Nadiya Humenyuk (“NK-Bohdan” publishing house)
“Alphabet” by Iryna Rutilo (publishing house “Kalamar”)
According to the rules of the Prize, the final winner of the competition must be determined by readers during the third stage of voting from September to November in libraries throughout Ukraine.
The expert jury of the “Espreso. Readers’ Choice 2021” book award selected three finalists in the “Adult Literature” category
We remind you that the book prize “Espreso. Readers’ Choice” has been celebrating the best domestic literary novelties of the year for the fifth year in a row.
In the 2nd stage (during July), a highly respected expert jury of 12 professional literary experts and critics chose the best books from the Long List. Out of 84 books in the “Literature for adults” category, which were submitted for their unbiased assessment, 3 editions made it to the finals.
The top three finalists of the “Espreso.Readers’ Choice 2021” book award in the “Literature for adults” nomination, based on the results of a secret vote by experts, are as follows:
“20+1, or the Land of the Dead” by Pavlo Volvach (publishing house “Stary Lev Publishing House”)
“20+1 or the Land of the Dead” is a book in the crossover genre, in which Pavlo Volvach uses the classic means of memoir not only to create a gallery of iconic portraits of the time, but also to build his own biography as a weave of “cross paths” with all those diametrically different people.
Next to the classics of Ukrainian literature, shadowy people from the lumpen-criminalized Zaporozhian “towns” have joined here, in one company there are a musician with a solid prison and heroin experience, “Zaporebyk” countercultural figures, forgotten domestic political prisoners, and this heterogeneity of Volvach’s prose drawings will allow the reader to get into the kitchens of absolute geniuses and true evil spirits, to hear the dead is to see the living.
Poetry collection “Aviation Psalm” Serhii Zhadan (Meridian Czernowitz publishing house)
These poems were written during 2020. The place where they wrote lies on the hills. This meant the presence of a wide horizon line and a large amount of air. And there were also many trees and birds, there were streams, ponds and the even, distant breathing of the city beyond the horizon. A change in optics somehow leads to a change in writing. This is what the book is mainly about: how landscapes shape us, how trees give us verticality, and lakes give us depth, how spring greenery teaches us optimism, and summer rivers teach us generosity. Simple knowledge that helps to appreciate every voice heard in the morning.
The photo of Marisa Myanovska is used in the artwork and on the cover.
“Radio Night” Yuriy Andruhovych (“Meridian Czernowitz” publishing house)
As in “real reality”, another revolution has been defeated. Maybe because she lost her mysterious leader. Joseph Rothsky (not to be confused with Joseph Brodsky or Joseph Roth), the musical hero of the barricades, is forced to flee somewhere, risking the fate of many other Josephs. He is being persecuted, and the regime’s special services are only half the trouble. There’s also an inappropriate love to deal with and a bank secret to deal with. Prison experience and an involuntarily successful terrorist attack. As well as mind and oblivion, laughter and darkness, cold and hell, irony and pain. The last hiding place from where it is allowed to conduct the night ether. Is it really the last?..
“Radio Night” is the most poignant and at the same time the most lyrical work of Yuriy Andruhovych. A space where adventure romance meets fantasy and David Bowie meets traveling musicians of the Middle Ages.
It is nice to note that many books worthy of victory were submitted to this year’s competition, so it was not easy for the experts of the Award to make their choice.
Books that were noted by experts, but did not make it to the finals:
“Prison Song” by Olena Gerasimyuk (“Furious Business” publishing house)
“The death of Cecil the lion made sense” by Olena Styazhkin (publishing house “Stary Lev Publishing House”)
“Nationalist’s Lexicon and Other Essays” by Mykola Ryabchuk (“Stary Lev Publishing House”)
“Three Lines for Mary” by Serhiy Osoka (publishing house “Stary Lev Publishing House”)
“Cruz and Fox. On the eve” Anton Sanchenko (Komora Publishing House)
“Anyone, but not me” Galina Kruk (“Vivat” publishing house)
Poetry collection “Order of the Silent” by Kateryna Kalytko (Meridian Czernowitz publishing house)
“Rejected and resurrected” Stepan Protsyuk (“Discursus” publishing house)
“Your M.” Iryna Zhurakovska (publishing house “Publishing House 21”)
Rough book of short prose “Because it is so” by Taras Prokhasko (“Meridian Czernowitz” publishing house)
“Fingers in the Sand” Stepan Protsyuk (publishing house “Nash Format”)
“Politicians do not lie. 10 laws of interaction between politicians and voters” Vadym Denysenko, Yuriy Vishnevskyi (“Nash Format” publishing house)
“In)visible” Ivan Baidak (“Vivat” publishing house)
“Cain” by Volodymyr Yeshkilev (“Folio” publishing house)
“Molodista” Lyudmila Taran (“Bukrek” Publishing House)
“Express to Galicia” Bohdan Kolomiychuk (publishing house “Stary Lev Publishing House”)
“Ask Miechka” by Yevgeny Kuznetsov (publishing house “Stary Lev Publishing House”)
“Iron water” Myroslav Layuk (publishing house “Stary Lev Publishing House”)
“Ivenko, or Men are…” Lyudmila Taran (publishing house “Stary Lev Publishing House”)
“The First Investigation of the Empress” Natalka Snyadanko (publishing house “Stary Lev Publishing House”)
“Treats for Medor” Andrii Bondar (publishing house “Stary Lev Publishing House”)
“My journey to the Land of Marines. From the chaplain’s diary” Andriy Zelinskyi (publishing house “Stary Lev Publishing House”)
“A black bird flew in the sky” by Anna Bilenka (“TEMPORA” publishing house)
“Culinary journey to the Hetman region” Oleksiy Sokyrko (“TEMPORA” publishing house)
“Cuba-that-wasn’t-there” by Nataliya Dovgopol (“TEMPORA” publishing house)
“8000 Miles of Solitude” by Oksana Shavarska (“Furious Business” publishing house)
We will remind, the winner of the 5th season of the book award “Espreso. Readers’ Choice 2021” will be determined by readers from September to November in libraries across the country.
