On December 4, 2022, as part of the International Forum of Central and Eastern Europe Via Carpatia “Culture: Tested by War” at the Frank House in Lviv, a presentation of the Ukrainian translation of Stanisław Vincenz’s book “Dialogues with the Soviets” took place (“Apriori” publishing house, translation by Oles Gerasim, foreword by Andriy Pavlyshyn)
“The outstanding Polish writer Stanisław Vincenz wrote his book after the Second World War in exile. In it, he recreated and reflected on his experience in 1939-1941 – the arrival of the “Soviets”, his arrest as a representative of the “class enemy” (the Vincenz family owned a small business), his release from prison in Stanislaviv (modern Ivano-Frankivsk), mass appeals fellow villagers — Ukrainian villagers, fleeing across the border to Hungary, military wanderings…“, he says the author of the foreword is Andriy Pavlyshyn.
“Dialogues with the Soviets” by Stanisław Vincenz was translated by the famous Lviv translated by Oles Gerasim – relevant for our present.
“Stanisław Vincenz was a very interesting figure – he was in love with ancient culture and Hutsul region, which became the background and central image of his tetralogy “On the High Uplands”, – adds Mr. Oles Gerasim.
The book was published with the assistance of a People’s Deputy of Ukraine Mykola Kniazhytskyi and NGO “All-Ukrainian Democratic Forum”.
In addition, on December 4, 2022, the Ukrainian The Stanisław Vincenz Prize “For Humanistic Service and a Contribution to Regional Development” volunteer, paramedic, commander of the Taira Angels unit Yuliia Paievska (Taira).
Organizers
All-Ukrainian Democratic Forum, NGO “Verkhovyna — the flower of the Carpathians”, Frank House in Lviv, Espreso TV channel
Photo by Natalia Yasynevich
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