It’s about damn time for Western publishing houses to publish AND PROMOTE books written by Ukrainian authors and poets, such as Ivan Franko, Taras Shevchenko, Lesia Ukrainka, Mykhailo Kotsiubunskyj, Ivan Nechuj-Levytskyj, Lina Kostenko, Marko Vovchok, etc!
A short 🧵
A short 🧵
Like, what do you mean you’ve never heard of “Kajdasheva Sim’ya” (“Kaydash’s Family”) by Ivan Nechuj-Levytskyj?! Or “Lisova Pisnya” (“The Forest Song”) by Lesia Ukrainka? Or “Toreadors from Vasiukivka” by Vsevolod Nestajko?
All are complete masterpieces. Groundbreaking works.
All are complete masterpieces. Groundbreaking works.
The russian world, for SO MANY YEARS, has tried (and continues trying) to silence Ukrainian authors/poets/artists/, honestly - anyone in the creative realm.
@PenguinCanada @penguinusa @HarperCollinsCa @HarperCollins
It’s time for Ukrainians to be heard and celebrated.
@PenguinCanada @penguinusa @HarperCollinsCa @HarperCollins
It’s time for Ukrainians to be heard and celebrated.
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