The first stage of the fifth edition of the “Espreso. Readers’ Choice” award has concluded
One step closer to the best book of the year. The first stage of the fifth season of the “Espreso. Readers’ Choice 2021” book award has concluded.
Last year, more than 400 libraries joined the competition. And already this season, the award’s expert jury will compile a new list of literary novelties from among 180 participating books.
This year’s book award has three nominations: Literature for children, Literature for teenagers and Literature for adults.
Program of the Forum Via Carpatia 2021
THE PROGRAM
Friday, June 25
18:00 Formal opening of the Forum (by invitation).
Musical introduction by Myron Bloschychak.
Award ceremony of Stanisław Vincenz “For Humanistic Service and a Contribution to Regional Development”.
19:00 “Political Club of Vitaliy Portnykov” (live broadcast on Espreso and Channel 5).
9:00–17:00 Exhibition of paintings by artists Mykola and Lyudmila Rybenchuk “Saints of Hutsul Region” (Verkhovyna, Museum of Hutsul Region).
21:30 Concert-drama of the Frankiv Drama Theater “Expelled from Paradise” (Verkhovyna, Singing field).
Saturday, June 26
Discussions (Kryvorivnia, stage at the stadium).
10:30 Roots. Preservation of cultural heritage.
12:15 Projection. Creating an image of the era of independence.
14:30 The backbone of cultural independence. Development and financing of culture, institutions and resources.
9:00–17:00 Exhibition of paintings by artists Mykola and Lyudmila Rybenchuk “Saints of Hutsul Region” (Verkhovyna, Museum of Hutsul Region).
11:00–17:00 Knyzhkova toloka (Verkhovyna, Spivoche field).
Music program (Verkhovyna, Singing field).
19:00 “Corals”.
20:00 “Wanderings”.
21:00 “Haidamaks”.
20:00 “Evening with Mykola Kniazhytskyi” (live broadcast on Espreso).
Sunday, June 27
Discussions (Kryvorivnia, stage at the stadium).
10:30 Urbi et Orbi. Cultural diplomacy and tourism.
12:30 Memory. Politics of memory and nurturing of identity.
9:00–17:00 Exhibition of paintings by artists Mykola and Lyudmila Rybenchuk “Saints of Hutsul Region” (Verkhovyna, Museum of Hutsul Region).
11:00–17:00 Knyzhkova toloka (Verkhovyna, Spivoche field).
16:00 Presentation of the return of Stanisław Vincenz’s library to Ukraine (Verkhovyna, Hutsul Region Museum).
17:30 Presentation of the exhibition of paintings by artists Mykola and Lyudmila Rybenchuk “Saints of Hutsul region” (Verkhovyna, Museum of Hutsul region).
Music program (Verkhovyna, Singing field).
19:00 “Gutsul Planet”.
20:00 “Go-A”.
21:30 The performance of the Frankiv Drama Theater “Hutsul Wedding”.
Forum Via Carpatia-2021
In honor of the 30th anniversary of the Independence of Ukraine, the Forum Via Carpatia-2021 will be held under the slogan “Capital of freedom: 30 years of cultural independence”
“This year, the Via Carpatia International Forum will be held for the fourth time. The traditionally picturesque Hutsul region will host Ukrainian and European intellectuals, politicians, public figures and artists. We will talk about culture in the context of Independence, its development over the past 30 years, as well as the most recent historical perspective. These are closely related topics, because the formation of a nation is impossible without attention to its culture. We at Via Carpatia always collect its brightest samples. This is a forum of premiers, a forum of phenomena.”
– emphasized Mykola Kniazhytskyi, the initiator of Via Carpatia.
The musical program will be presented by well-known bands. The new star of Ukrainian cultural diplomacy, Go-A, will sing in Verkhovyna after performing at the Eurovision Song Contest. The band “Haydamaki” will come to the Forum with a premiere.
“At the Via Carpatia festival, “Haydamaki” will present songs from the new musical project “Triumph of the Word” based on the poem of the Shot Renaissance. This is a kind of sung anthology of Ukrainian poetry of the 20s and 30s, which we aim to popularize among Ukrainian youth. The texts will come to life in a modern sound and will not leave any listener indifferent.”
— Oleksandr Yarmola, the leader of the “Haydamaki” band, said.
The bands “Mandry”, “Koralli”, Myron Bloschychak will also perform. The opening of the year – the project “Hutsul Planet” will appear on the big stage for the first time with the premiere of the album “Spring Thoughts”. The concert will be conducted by the legend of Ukrainian independence music Anzhelika Rudnytska.
Rostyslav Derzhypilskyi and Halyna Barankevich will stage the open-air drama-concert “Expelled from Paradise” with the Ivano-Frankivsk National Drama Theater. The theater is also preparing a premiere – “Hutsul wedding” based on the works of Ukrainian classics.
During the Forum, there will be panel discussions on topics at the intersection of culture and politics. Leading political scientists, historians, cultural experts, writers and directors will discuss at the location in Kryvorivna and live on Espreso, directed by experienced moderators.
A book fair will also be held at the Forum as part of the literary “Vincenz Circle”, where guests will be able to purchase books and attend interesting events for children and adults. The Hutsul Region Museum in Verkhovyna presents the return of Stanisław Vincenz’s library to Ukraine and the exhibition of paintings by Mykola and Lyudmila Rybenchuk “Holy Hutsul Regions”.
Traditionally, the Stanisław Vincenz Prize “For Humanistic Service and a Contribution to Regional Development” will be presented.
Organizers – NGO “Verkhovyna – Flower of the Carpathians”, NGO “All-Ukrainian Democratic Forum”, Espreso TV channel, Verkhovyna Town Council.
The initiator – Mykola Kniazhytskyi.
With support Ukrainian Cultural Foundation, Ukrainian Book Institute, Poroshenko Charitable Fund, Agropromholding Astarta-Kyiv.
Director – Yaryna Yasinevych.
Director-curator – Rostyslav Derzhypilskyi.
Curators – Olena Shargovska, Olga Salo, Oksana Poltavets.
Television curator – Svitlana Samoilenko.
The film “Force of Destiny” as part of the “Right to the Future” project
As part of the “Right to the Future” project, the All-Ukrainian Democratic Forum public organization created the film “Force of Destiny”.
The film tells the real story of the child Nastya Huzarska, who has health problems due to lack of vaccination. This 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. A heart transplant operation was successfully performed in India.
The main message of the film is the touching story of a child and how her life and her family were changed by the disease and what difficulties they faced.
The production of the tape became 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.
Telethon “His Word. Stefanyk Today”
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”.
Nationwide Bike Day in Verkhovyna on May 29, 2021: A celebration for active people
On May 29, 2021, the All-Ukrainian Cycling Day will be held in Verkhovyna.
The action will take place in a mass parade of cyclists and users through the central streets.
The purpose of the campaign is to draw attention to ecological transport and popularize an active and healthy lifestyle. Join in!!!
How it will be:
- On May 29, 2021, all neighbors of all villages will gather;
- We will start in an organized column from the main square of Verkhovyna;
- Let’s go through blocked streets;
- Let’s take a mega cool collective photo of all like-minded people in the city;
- Let’s become friends in social networks 🙂
The route, meeting point, announcement of all interesting things and other information will appear in the group Facebook.
The action is organized by cyclists of Verkhovyna with the support of the village council.
Organizer: NGO “Verkhovyna flower of the Carpathians”
Partners: NGO “All-Ukrainian Democratic Forum”, LLC “Goldberry”, BF “Vesna!”
Details for link.
Note: If Verkhovyna is in the red zone during the promotion period, the date of the promotion may be postponed until the epidemiological situation allows.
Espreso TV to present the film “Force of Destiny” on April 24 as part of the “Right to the Future” project
This Saturday at 17:15, Espreso TV will present the documentary “Force of Destiny”.
The film tells the real story of the child Nastya Huzarska, who has health problems due to lack of vaccination. This 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. Nastya has inevitable processes in her heart, it becomes the size of a 17-year-old athlete. As a result of the therapy, she has a stroke. She urgently needs a heart transplant operation. The operation was successfully performed in India. Today, Nastya is the youngest person in Ukraine with a transplanted heart. The consequences of childhood diseases force Nastya to take pills to suppress her immunity for the rest of her life and bide her time in life.
The main message of the film is the touching story of a child and how her life and her family were changed by the disease and what difficulties they faced. The film also deals with the daily physical inconveniences and problems faced by the family.
The film was created as part of the “Right to the Future” project by the “All-Ukrainian Democratic Forum” public organization.
The production of the tape became 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.
After the presentation of the film, a discussion is planned with representatives of the Ministry of Health, UNICEF, the Ukrainian Center for Transplant Coordination, and immunologists. 18:00-19:00, hosted by Khrystyna Shkudor.
Topics for discussion: vaccination, Covid, transplantology.
Verkhovynshchyna competes for the title of “Small Cultural Capital of Ukraine – 2022”
The Verkhovyna Town Council in partnership with the NGO “All-Ukrainian Democratic Forum” submitted an application for the Ukrainian Cultural Foundation’s “Small Cultural Capital of Ukraine – 2022” competition
LOT A small cultural capital is one of the three honorary annual statuses of the Cultural Capital of Ukraine, which can be awarded to a territorial community with a population of less than 100,000 people and with the ability to implement an annual program of cultural and artistic projects (a portfolio of initiatives) aimed at achieving the goals of the “Cultural Capitals of Ukraine” program.
“Hutsulska Verkhovynshchyna – a small cultural capital” with such a name and a portfolio of initiatives, they will fight for victory.
At the heart of this project is the idea of gathering writers, theatergoers and the intellectual elite of Ukraine together in a place that they themselves used at the beginning of the 20th century. named “Ukrainian Athens”. “Gathering together” through reading, understanding and performing their works in the places where Ivan Franko, Lesya Ukrainka, Mykhailo Kotsiubynskyi, Hnat Khotkevich created and drew their life force and inspiration at one time, and in the veins of Paraska Plytka-Horytsvit, Petr-Shekeryk Donykovy, Stanisław Vincenz flowed the blood filled with Hutsulshchyna, which permeated their creativity legacy
Within the framework of the project, six initiatives are planned, each of which is dedicated to the writers mentioned above:
- Hutsulshchyna Theater Platform 2022 is dedicated to the work of Paraska Plytka-Horytsvit;
- Educational conference named after Petro Shekeryk Donyk and the 3K festival (horses, cows and flowers);
- Annual International Forum of Central and Eastern Europe Via Carpatia and the Vincenz Circle conference;
- The exposition of the labyrinth exhibition “Franko from A to Z” will be brought to Franko’s Kryvorivnia;
- “Lesyna Pysnia” is a package of cultural initiatives of the theater of the Ukrainian tradition “Dzerkalo”;
- Cultural and literary conference “Writer’s Bonfire over Cheremosh”.
The leitmotif of the portfolio of initiatives is to focus attention on prominent figures of Ukrainian culture and science, whose lives were closely connected with the Hutsul region, or who themselves were Hutsuls.
The general thematic concept of the portfolio of initiatives is aimed at supporting the development of culture in Ukraine, popularizing it abroad, increasing the cultural identity and intercultural dialogue of the Carpathian region.
Stanisław Vincenz’s library is now available to UCU scholars and students
The collection of books from the private library of Stanisław Vincenz, the “Homer of Hutsulshchyna” – an outstanding Polish thinker, humanist and writer, the author of the monumental Hutsul epic “On the High Uplands”, is now available to researchers and students in Ukraine.
The collection consists of almost 1,000 rare books. Among them are unique editions of Homer, Dante, Shakespeare, and Plato. As well as copies with autographs and dedications of the writer’s contemporaries and friends – Jerzy Gedroyc, Czeslaw Milosz, Józef Chapski, Gustav Herling-Grudzinski, numerous French, German, and American intellectuals.
The books, which were brought from Germany with the assistance of People’s Deputy Mykola Kniazhytskyi, were presented to the public in February in the Lviv Historical Museum in the form of an art exhibition by artist Volodymyr Kostyrk. These days, the exhibition ended – and on February 23, the book collection was transferred to the information and cultural center named after Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytskyi of the Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv.
The initiator and benefactor of the acquisition and transportation of the Stanisław Vincenz library to Ukraine is Mykola Kniazhytskyi, a People’s Deputy of Ukraine.
“Vincenz’s library is now available to students and researchers from all over the world – open for inspection, for work, for study at the best Ukrainian higher educational institution – the Ukrainian Catholic University”,
– says Mykola Kniazhytskyi.
Project organizer: Non-governmental organization “All-Ukrainian Democratic Forum”.
The organizers express their gratitude to Mrs. Joanna de Vincenz, the wife of Andrzej Vincenz (the writer’s son), the official heir to the creative heritage of Stanisław Vincenz, for her participation in the implementation of the initiative, comprehensive support and assistance in the process of transferring the book collection.
The library of the European philosopher Stanisław Vincenz has returned to Ukraine
“Vincenz. Library”, an exhibition of unique books from the writer’s private collection, will open in Lviv. The collection returned to Ukraine thanks to the efforts of patron Mykola Kniazhytskyi.
On Monday, February 8, at 4:00 p.m., the Lviv Historical Museum (Italian Courtyard) will host the opening of the exhibition “Vincenz. Library” dedicated to the outstanding personality, the Polish writer and philosopher Stanisław Vincenz.
The private library of “Homer Hutsulshchyna” returned to Ukraine with the assistance of People’s Deputy Mykola Kniazhytskyi.
The exposition of the exhibition will consist of almost 1,000 rare books. Among them are unique editions of Homer, Dante, Shakespeare, and Plato. As well as copies with autographs and dedications of the writer’s contemporaries and friends – Jerzy Gedroyc, Czeslaw Milosz, Józef Chapski, Gustav Herling-Grudzinski, numerous French, German, and American intellectuals.
Vincenz’s library was purchased in Germany.
“Vincenz will not just return to Lviv – he will return to the center of the city, because people will be able to see his library right on Rynok Square, entering the Italian courtyard in the Kornyakt building, going up to the second floor to a beautiful majestic hall, from the windows of which the heart of the city of Lviv can be seen. And later, Vincenz’s library will become available to students and researchers from all over the world, because it will be open for inspection, for work, for study at the best Ukrainian higher educational institution – the Ukrainian Catholic University.”
– says Mykola Kniazhytskyi
The exhibition will be presented to the general audience at the Lviv Historical Museum from February 8 to 21. After that, the books will be deposited in the information and cultural center named after Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytskyi of the Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv.
The initiator and patron of the exhibition is People’s Deputy of Ukraine Mykola Kniazhytskyi.
Organizer: NGO “All-Ukrainian Democratic Forum”, media partner – TV channel “Espreso”.
The author of the exhibition is the famous Ukrainian artist and art critic Vlodko Kostyrko.
